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Product Overview

  • How to Study in College, 9th Edition
  • Walter Pauk - Cornell University, Emeritus
  • Ross J.Q. Owens
  • ISBN-10: 0618766456  ISBN-13: 9780618766451 
  • 416 Pages  Paperback 
  • ©2008     Published
  • College Bookstore Wholesale Price = $82.75  
This best-selling text has helped over a million students transform adequate work into academic success. The Ninth Edition maintains the straightforward and traditional academic format that have made it the leading study skills text in the market. Based on widely tested educational and learning theories, How to Study in College teaches study techniques such as visual thinking, active listening, concentration, note taking, and test taking, while also incorporating material on life skills. Questions in the Margin, introduced in the previous edition and based on the Cornell Note Taking System, places key questions about content in the margins of the text to provide students with a means for reviewing and reciting the book's main ideas. Students then use this concept--the Q-System--to formulate their own questions. The Ninth Edition has been revised to include fewer questions in later chapters to encourage students to practice the Q System and provide their own questions so that they can learn to apply these concepts in subsequent academic courses. Marginal "It's Your Q" icons alert students when they should develop a question.
  • Questions in the Margins supply hundreds of examples of how main ideas can be used to formulate questions. This feature appeals to various learning styles and encourages students to reflect and review content they've read.
  • Trim Size: How to Study in College offers a unique trim size with large margins that provide students with ample space to use the Q System.
  • The PACE system for Reading Improvement presents a systematic approach to improving reading that counteracts the claims of speed reading.
  • The Word History System and the Words in Context sections offer students two different ways to learn and retain new vocabulary. The Word History system appears at the end of each chapter and illustrates words through pictures. The Words in Context sections dissect the remarks of modern thinkers and leaders to put words in context and to give them added relevance for students.
Walter Pauk
A true pioneer in the field of study skills, Dr. Walter Pauk has been dispensing common-sense advice to students for more than half a century. Pauk led the way in advocating the now popular wide margin note-taking strategy commonly known as the Cornell System. A licensed psychologist and trusted teacher, Pauk was director of the Reading-Study Center at Cornell University, where he earned his PhD in Psychology and Education and remains Professor Emeritus. He is the author of more than 100 books.
Ross J.Q. Owens
A long-time collaborator with Dr. Walter Pauk, Ross Owens earned his BA cum laude in English and film at Carleton College and did graduate work in film at the University of Iowa and the University of Maryland, where he also taught film history, filmmaking, and public speaking. Since first teaming with Dr. Pauk in 1982, Owens has contributed to a number of books on reading and study skills. In addition, he has written numerous articles on Internet-related topics and is an accomplished computer programmer.
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Note: Each chaper concludes with Final Words, Have You Missed Something?, It's Your Q, Words in Context, and The Word History System.
I. Building a Foundation
1. Knowing What You're Aiming For
Marching to Your Own Rhythm
Changing the Meaning of GPA
2. Using Time and Space Effectively
Reclaiming Lost Time
Sticking to a Schedule
Staying Organized
3. Staying Focused
Eliminating Distractions
Minimizing Multitasking
Cultivating Concentration
4. Managing Stress
Eliminating Avoidable Stress
Improving Your Attitude
Following a Healthy Routine
II. Gaining Information
5. Improving Your Reading
Learning the Limitations of Speed
Developing Ways to Pick Up the PACE
6. Strengthening Your Vocabulary
Harnessing the Power of Interest
Choosing the Right Tools
Exploring Your Personal Frontier
Treating Words like Chemical Compounds
Appreciating the Value of History
7. Zeroing In on Information That's Valuable
Engaging Your Mind With Questions
Figuring Out Whether Information Is Relevant
Deciding Whether Information is Important
Determining Whether Information is Reliable
8. Learning Through Multiple Channels
Dealing with the Dominant Channels
Changing the Channel
III. Retaining Information
9. Defending Your Memory
Making an Effort to Remember
Setting the Size and Shape of Your Memories
Strengthening Memories
Allowing Memories Time to Jell
10. Taking Effective Notes
Preparing to Take Notes
Starting with the Cornell System
Gathering Information
Tying Things Together
11. Mastering Your Notes
Reviewing to Cement Understanding
Reciting to Strengthen Memories
Reflecting to Add Wisdom
IV. Explaining Information
12. Performing Well on Tests and Quizzes
Managing Test Anxiety
Knowing What Each Question Requires
Working Systematically
Learning from Experience
13. Getting the Most Out of Discussions
Doing Your Homework
Knowing the Ground Rules
Participating Actively
AIMing to Make Points Effectively
Following Up Promptly
14. Writing a Research Paper
Deciding What to Investigate
Gathering Information
Devising a Framework
Writing the Paper
Appendix
Index

  • New! It's Your Q icons. In the Ninth Edition, some Questions in the Margins in later chapters have been deliberately eliminated and replaced with icons. When students see these icons, they know to develop their own question, record it in the margin, and use it to review the text. This practice helps students learn to formulate these questions for themselves in subsequent academic courses.

  • New! Practicing the Q System, available online, offers excerpts from a variety of disciplines (including topics in History, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Management, and English) where students can practice creating questions to write in the margins.

  • New! A chapter on critical thinking, "Zeroing in on Information That's Valuable," helps students wade through the sheer volume of information available today while determining what's relevant, important, and reliable.

  • New! A chapter on learning styles, "Learning Through Multiple Channels," provides students with strategies for understanding their own learning styles and suggestions on how to "switch channels" from one style to another in order to pick up information more readily and clearly.

  • New! A chapter on discussions, "Getting the Most Out of Discussions," helps students discover how to discuss topics both in person and online and offers strategies on what they should aim to take away from these valuable interactions.

  • New! Coverage of writing research papers, formerly available as a supplement, has been thoroughly updated and added into the text as Chapter 14.

Instructor Supplements

All supplements have been updated in coordination with the Main title.
Please see Main title page for new to this edition information.
Online Instructor's Resource Manual (ISBN-10: 061876755X | ISBN-13: 9780618767557)
Wadsworth College Success Planner 2009-2010(ISBN-10: 1439082448 | ISBN-13: 9781439082447)
The planner allows instructors to train students on how to organize assignments, tests, and other events. The planner includes 16 pages of content from our best-selling student success titles to help students prepare for a successful college experience.
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Student Supplements

All supplements have been updated in coordination with the Main title.
Please see Main title page for new to this edition information.
Wadsworth College Success Planner 2009-2010(ISBN-10: 1439082448 | ISBN-13: 9781439082447)
The planner allows you to organize assignments, tests, and other events in one handy location. The planner includes 16 pages of content from our best-selling student success titles to help you prepare for a successful college experience.
List Price = $27.95
|
CengageBrain Price = $27.49
|
College Bookstore Wholesale Price = $20.50