College Success: A Concise Practical Guide

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College Success: A Concise Practical Guide, by Strickland and Strickland, has helped more than 10,000 students make the transition from high school to college. This sixth edition text has been perfected over almost a decade with excellent results. It is primarily designed for a full-semester course, but can also be used effectively as part of an orientation program, or even by the individual student. With its student-friendly format and learner-centered approach, College Success captures the interest of students and keeps them engaged throughout the semester. The text is accompanied by a test bank and instructor's manual, PowerPoint slides, and online student resources including practice quizzes and flashcards.

Brief Table of Contents:

1. Adjusting to College: We're Not in High School Anymore!
2. Organizing: Plan Your Work and Then Work Your Plan
3. Listening and Taking Notes: Do You Hear What I Hear?
4. Reading: What They Never Taught You in Kindergarten!
5. Focus on Learning: Why Am I Really in College?
6. Learning Styles: How Do I Learn Best?
7. Writing College Papers: I Have a Paper Due!
8. Connecting to Resources: People, Places, and Things
9. Balancing College Life: Walking the Tightrope
10. Planning for the Future: What Courses Should I Take?

Each chapter begins with a chapter roadmap (including a brief chapter summary, chapter learning goals, and a study checklist) and a critical thinking activity. Reading comprehension questions are embedded throughout each chapter. These are specifically designed to help students assess and improve their knowledge, literal comprehension, inferential comprehension, and analytic skills. Links to online resources that complement the chapter are also provided. Each chapter concludes with study guide pages, learning activities and practical assignments, which provide valuable experiences and enrichment for students.

The underlying educational goals aim to help students:

• Make the all-important transition to a university culture of scholarship
• Adopt the role of life-long scholar as their predominant identity
• Take responsibility for their own learning outcomes
• Develop high-level skills in comprehension and analysis
• Learn how to create effective study materials from stated learning objectives
• Develop the habit of properly preparing for class
• Become comfortable and effective interacting in a higher-education setting
• Develop critical thinking skills beyond the high school level

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• Adding, deleting or rearranging sections or chapters
• Editing any of the text or illustrations throughout the textbook - down to the word level
• Creating additional assignments or in-class exercises
• Creating additional lab content or student resources
• Adding campus-specific calendars, maps, directories, resource lists, etc.

David Strickland, MA, is director of the Student Success Program and an associate professor of sociology at East Georgia State College (EGSC). In addition to writing, he has taught college courses for more than nineteen years, and has been involved in student success for more than a decade. Strickland credits some of his insights into college success to the fact that he - like a large number of his students - was a first-generation college graduate.

Carol Strickland, PhD, RN, served for 23 years as a nursing educator, most recently as an associate professor of nursing and director of nursing research at the Georgia Southern University School of Nursing. Prior to that, she was an assistant professor of nursing and an instructor of the first-year experience course at the University of Rochester.