Your Guide to College Success: Strategies for Achieving Your Goals (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Santrock, John W.; Halonen, Jane S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413031927 ISBN 13: 9781413031928

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

Synopsis

Whether you're fresh from high school or a returning student, this book provides hands-on strategies to help you develop the skills and confidence that are vital to success in college and beyond. Their "secret" is a proven, effective model incorporating six achievable goals that are essential to college success: clarify values, build competence, manage your life, expand your resources, know yourself, and create your future. These themes are woven throughout the book and are consistently applied to such practical topics as goal setting, learning styles, time management, thinking and study skills, communication, relationships, money management, physical and mental health, and career planning. Exercises and self-assessments give you the chance to record your reflections, apply the strategies, and track your success throughout the course.

About this title

About the Author:

JOHN W. SANTROCK, Ph.D., is a leading author of college success and psychology textbooks. He is a professor of psychology and human development at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), where he helped to establish the college success program. More than two million students have used his top-selling texts, which include PSYCHOLOGY: CONTEXTS, SCIENCE, AND APPLICATIONS. In addition to college success strategies, his research interests focus on the nature of family processes and the social development of children and adolescents.

Review:

"Chapter 6 provides excellent content; we currently teach students in workshop format. The new Bloom's Taxonomy tied to the On Target Tips helps students apply the information to themselves and that is what encourages learning - when students can personalize the material and make it their own." "The Learning Portfolio is SUPERB!!!! Allows students to process information using multiple learning styles."

"The self assessment and application exercises in each chapter are excellent tools. They give students the opportunity to reflect upon themselves and their current state and then on how to use what they are learning. This is essential in bridging the span between what they read and real life. I think the mix of text, figures, quotes, and cartoons are very appealing and helpful in the application process."

"The tone is inviting and personal. The book speaks to its audience like a mentor would to a promising first year student."

"The theme six strategies for success is a relevant model for the students and certainly connects the students with the core strategies of a successful curriculum (values, goal-setting, self-responsibility, critical thinking, self-esteem and career exploration)."

"Chapter 3: Be a Great Time Manager - This is an excellent chapter. The balance of topics is well-chosen. I feel that if a student reads this chapter, they should have all the tools available to them that are necessary to manage their time wisely. I especially like the "Time Management Misconceptions" and "Tackle Time Wasters." All 3 self-assessments are really helpful in forcing students to think about how much time they waste and how they could spend their time better. The "Never Procrastinate Again" section is excellent. The tips are practical."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1413031927
• ISBN 13: 9781413031928
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 385