Becoming A Master Student

BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT, Sixteenth Edition, is all about discovery, intention, and action. BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT is your guide to the culture of higher education. Through interactive journal entries, hands-on activities, and articles about success, this text will help you gain the qualities needed to become a master student. Tools like the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention Journal, Master Student Profiles, Power Process articles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory deepen your knowledge of yourself and help you prepare for success in school and in life. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

A brief version of the best-selling BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT, the fourteenth edition of BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT: CONCISE continues to lead the way in meeting the changing needs of today's first-year students. With over 150 less pages than the full edition and 2 fewer chapters, BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT: CONCISE contains the key features and tools of the bigger version, such as interactive journaling, a motivational writing style, the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention Journal Entries, Power Process articles, Master Student Profiles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI), that have helped traditional students and adult learners alike to identify their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and practice academic and life skills. In this latest edition, students will discover that study skills are really life skills with the renewed emphasis on the master student qualities throughout the book. Students will be challenged to apply the master student qualities to new Practicing Critical Thinking exercises and planning for a career by building an effective resume and learning interviewing strategies they can practice while in college. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

A brief version of the best-selling BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT, the fourteenth edition of BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT: CONCISE continues to lead the way in meeting the changing needs of today's first-year students. With over 150 less pages than the full edition and 2 fewer chapters, BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT: CONCISE contains the key features and tools of the bigger version, such as interactive journaling, a motivational writing style, the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention Journal Entries, Power Process articles, Master Student Profiles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI), that have helped traditional students and adult learners alike to identify their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and practice academic and life skills. In this latest edition, students will discover that study skills are really life skills with the renewed emphasis on the master student qualities throughout the book. Students will be challenged to apply the master student qualities to new Practicing Critical Thinking exercises and planning for a career by building an effective resume and learning interviewing strategies they can practice while in college. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT Fifteenth Edition is all about Embracing the new. As students begin their education, they embrace a new culture and need new tools to be successful. BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT can be their guide! Beginning with a new Power Process motivational article called Embracing the new students will be empowered to try new tools presented in the textbook to enhance their experience in college and in life. Tools like the Discovery Wheel and Discovery and Intention Journal System to Power Process articles, Master Student Profiles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI), have made BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT the bestselling College Success textbook and will give students a deeper knowledge of themselves and their power to be successful in college. Integrated technology discussions and tips throughout the chapters help today's students navigate the wide variety of web resources and apps that can support them throughout college. And, with the Fifteenth Edition, Cengage's MindTap Course will bring all of these assets to one place with an integrated technology solution. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT was written with you in mind. Beginning with an introduction to higher education, you will learn about Master Student Qualities - the attitudes and behaviors that lead to success in the classroom and beyond. Tools such as the Discovery Wheel, the Discovery and Intention Journal Entry System, Power Process articles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory guide you through self-assessment and discovery, creating a foundation from which to build solid strategies for academic growth. This 160-page text invites you to put new ideas into action immediately and select additional strategies as you plan for your future. The fourth edition includes the new “Do you have a minute” feature, which provides specific actions that students can take to make a positive change or implement a new skill in just one minute. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Ellis' BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT, 17th Edition, helps you make the career connection. As you begin your college experience, this proven resource can be your step-by-step guide to setting new goals, embracing a new culture and learning the best tools to successfully bridge the gap between college and career. Tools like Career Connection, Practicing Critical Thinking and the Discovery and Intention Journal System will give you a deeper knowledge of yourself and your power to be successful in college and beyond. The 17th edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest facts and examples, emphasizes health and wellness throughout and incorporates the APA's bias-free and inclusive language recommendations. New chapters on Career and Relationships guide first-year students through strategies to gain career readiness and flourish personally and academically. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Becoming A Master Student is the best-selling college textbook in the United States. The College Survival programme consists not only of text, but numerous other services and materials for instructors and students. For over a decade, College Survival has provided consultation and training for instructors and administrators who wish to teach effective student success courses.

The Essential Guide to Becoming a Master Student, First Canadian Edition, takes a student-centred approach to self-discovery, understanding learning styles, thinking critically, and achieving success in academic, personal, and career goals. Tools like the Discovery Wheel and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and features such as ?Mentor Advice? and ?Achieving Mastery? guide students through self-assessment and discovery, creating a foundation from which to build solid strategies for academic growth. This text invites students to put new ideas into action immediately, helping them discover their abilities and reach their full potential in the classroom and beyond.

"This user-friendly and accessible resource is designed to support students ̉academic success. Becoming a Master Student functions as both a textbook and a workbook. Students read articles and complete short exercises that help them: develop the characteristics of successful students, learn to identify those habits and behaviours that could prevent them from becoming master students, and become empowered to make the changes needed to succeed. This edition contains new critical thinking exercises that apply the knowledge and skills gained from using this resource."--

This portfolio is adaptable to any course that asks students to reflect, self-assess, and evaluate their own work. By following the evolution of skills through writing activities and exercises, students can create a catalog of their progress and reflect on the learning process.

This book invites [the reader] to take charge of [their] career. It contains ideas, hints, suggestions, experiements, skills, resources, and tools. ... All kinds of readers can use this book. It is for people beginning their careers, people well into their careers, people in career transitions, high school students, students in any post-secondary school, people of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds - everyone. -Intro.

Learn how to take the skills you use in the classroom and apply them to the workplace! Through interactive journal entries, hands-on activities, and articles specific to career readiness and workplace development, this text will help you gain the qualities you need to go from being a master student to a master employee. A focus on transferable skills that you can take from your classes to your career helps you develop the top skills employers look for in their employees. Tools like the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention journal entries, Master Student Profiles, Power Process articles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory deepen your knowledge of yourself within the classroom and help you prepare for success in the global workforce. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

The concise version of this best-selling text accommodates shorter courses while still offering the key elements of the complete text by combining topics, and streamlining articles and activities.Explanation and terms in the Learning Style Inventory have been simplified for clarity and ease of use.A resources chapter focuses on financial strategies, community resources, and computer resources. In addition, a new article, Don't Let Debt Bring You Down, offers suggestions on preventing credit card debt and paying student loans.A significantly shorter format (10 chapters) makes the Concise suitable for 0, 1, and 2 credit courses.