Choices for College Success, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (January 10, 2014) © 2015

  • Steve Piscitelli Florida State College at Jacksonville
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For courses in Student Success or First Year Experience.

The activities and strategies in this book focus on three core principles—critical thinking, priority management, and personal well-being. These form the foundation for academic, career, and life success.

Choices for College Success emphasizes the power of personal choice and responsibility to help students maximize their talents and minimize their anxiety by building successful habits. MyStudentSuccessLab (www.mystudentsuccesslab.com) helps students to 'Start strong, Finish stronger' by acquiring the skills they need to succeed for ongoing personal and professional development.

Teaching & Learning Experience: Power of Personal Choice and Responsibility

Choices for College Success demonstrates how organized action and critical thinking will help students achieve academic success, create a healthy and balanced life, and realize their dreams. This program provides:

· Personalized Learning with MyStudentSuccessLab: Whether face-to-face or online, MyStudentSuccessLab helps students build the skills they need through peer-led video interviews, interactive practice exercises, and activities that provide academic, life, and professionalism skills.

· Critical Thinking: The RED Model for critical thinking presents an eloquently simple and practical model to carefully analyze and address school and life challenges.

· Priority Management:Provides personal assessments and activities for students to reflect and apply the strategies introduced around the “choices they make”—and take responsibility for their journey using key principles underlying student success.

· Personal Well-being: A multi-dimensional model for personal well-being and balance helps students navigate the transitions and adjustments to college life and is critical to their overall sense of balance in life. 

Note: This is a standalone book, if you want the book/access card order the ISBN below:

0321952502 / 9780321952509 Choices for College Success Plus NEW MyStudentSuccessLab 2013 Update -- Access Card Package

Package consists of

0321908694 / 9780321908698 Choices for College Success

0321943252 / 9780321943255 NEW MyStudentSuccessLab 2013 Update -- Valuepack Access Card

Introduction: YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!

TOPIC 1: TRANSITIONS, BALANCE, AND ORGANIZATION

TOPIC 2: CRITICAL THINKING

TOPIC 3: PRIORITY MANAGEMENT

TOPIC 4: INFORMATION LITERACY

TOPIC 5: MOTIVATION AND GOAL ACHIEVING

TOPIC 6: LEARNING STYLES

TOPIC 7: CLASS TIME LISTENING AND NOTE-TAKING

TOPIC 8: MEMORY AND STUDYING

TOPIC 9: READING

TOPIC 10: TEST PREPARATION AND TEST TAKING

TOPIC 11: CIVILITY

TOPIC 12: TREATING YOURSELF WITH RESPECT

TOPIC 13: FINANCIAL LITERACY

TOPIC 14: EXPLORATION OF MAJORS AND CAREERS

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