Keys to effective learning Study skills and habits for success

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Welcome to University life
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• Objective
• To offer students practical and updated academic skills that will help
them stay accountable and on track with goals and to inculcate
lifelong learning habit.
• Learning Outcome
• Think critically and creatively in order to solve problems and make
decisions
• Implement learning and research skills that support lifelong learning
• Communicate, lead, function effectively and successfully in a team
setting
• Manage important resources such as time, money and people
• Adhere to ethical standards in academic writing

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• Main Text:
• Carter, Bishop and Kravits (2011). Keys to Effective Learning,
6th
ed. United: Pearson Education
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• Additional Text :
• Bailey (2011). Academic Writing: A Handbook for
International Students, 3rd
ed. UK: Routledge
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• McWhorter and Sember (2013). Academic Reading: College
Major and Career Applications, 8th
ed. United Kingdom:
Pearson.

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No. Method of Assessment Total
1.
2.
Coursework
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Participation
30%
30%
10%
3. Final Examination 30%
GRAND TOTAL 100%

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CHAPTER 1
Habits for Success:
Reality Check
Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and
Sarah Lyman Kravits
Keys to Effective Learning, 6e
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Habit for Success:
Persist
“Effective problem solvers stick to a
task until it is completed. They don’t
give up easily. They are able to
analyze a problem and develop a
system, structure, or strategy to
attack it.”
Art Costa
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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Where are you headed,
and how will college get
you there?
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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College is a training ground
for success in the global
marketplace.
Consider:
• If you were teaching, what would your
ideal student be like?
• If you were hiring a new employee,
what would you look for in that
person?
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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How can you
transition to
college-level
work?
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College means…
• More independence and
responsibility
• Increased workload
• More challenging work
• More out-of-class time to manage
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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What do you need to do at the start of the
semester to set you up for success?

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What/who can help you?
• People – instructors, advisors,
counselors, administrators
• Knowing how to use technology
(computer and e-mail systems at your
school)
• This book – by giving you a set of
skills for now and for life
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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Surveys indicate that only
25% of students seek
advice from instructors,
advisors, or counselors.
Boost that number and
don’t miss out –
ask for help!
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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Studies show:
Students who
reach out and
get involved tend to
continue their studies
more than students
who don’t.
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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How can habits change
your life for the better?
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“Bad” habits have negative effects.
“Good” habits have positive effects.
Research shows that you
can change habits – and that
the effort actually
builds new brain cells.
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Replace a bad habit with a
new, better habit.
“If you opened up your computer and
started removing hardware, …
chances are your computer wouldn’t
work. Similarly, you can’t just pull out
habits without replacing the needs
they fulfill.” Scott H. Young
What would you like to replace with
a better habit?
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What
habits
fuel college
success?
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Habits for Success are tools for
successful problem solving.
• Educator Art Costa studied how
students respond to problems,
especially unfamiliar ones.
• This research found that successful
students use certain positive habits to
think through and solve problems.
Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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These habits will help you…
• Focus effectively on academics
• Manage your time, money, and
responsibilities
• Improve self-knowledge
• Set and achieve goals
• Succeed on the job and in your
personal life
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The Habits for Success
• Persist. – Chapter 1
• Keep learning.
• Think before you act.
• Reach out to others.
• Create and imagine.
• Put your senses to
work.
• Ask questions.
• Use what you
know.
• Listen actively.
• Take responsible
risks.
• Be flexible.
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Class Exercise: Building skills
1. Describe an important goal that you believe
university will help you achieve
2. Name top 2 challenges yopu face in dealing
with the difference between college and high
school.
3. How can bad habits change your life for the
better?
4. Name 2 strategies you would use to change
or replace a habit that holds you back.
5. What ‘Habits for Success’ fuel college
success?
6. Name 3 ‘Habits for Success’ that you feel
you need most work.

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Class Exercise : How to begin a new habit
• Identify what you want to change & why
• Name the actions you will take
• Get support from friends and family
• Keep it up for at least 21- 30 days
• Be accountable: note your progress
• Evaluate progress
• Switch gears if it isn’t working
Note: work on one or two habits at a time
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