02159nam a2200277Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001700071020002500088020002200113035002000135040004400155050002500199082002600224100003400250245005900284246003700343250001300380260003800393300004800431504006400479505127800543650003601821650002401857283836OCoLC20160527200721.0060926s2007    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a  2006283546  a9780321364784 (pbk.)  a0321364783 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)70895179  aDLCcDLCdXTCdBAKERdIG#dBTCTAdYDXCP00aLB2395.3b.M386 200700a428.40711bM1773c2221 aMcWhorter, Kathleen T.2Local10aCollege reading & study skillscKathleen T. McWhorter.3 aCollege reading and study skills  a10th ed.  aNew YorkbPearson/Longmancc2007.  axvi, 542 p.bill. (some col.), mapsc28 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 533-537) and index.2 aSuccess workshops -- pt. 1. Building a foundation for college success -- 1. Setting goals and managing your time -- 2. Learning style and learning strategies -- 3. Understanding how learning and memory work -- 4. Taking notes in class -- pt. 2. Reading textbooks and assignments -- 5. Active reading strategies -- 6. Understanding paragraphs -- 7. Following thought patterns -- 8. Reading graphics and technical writing -- 9. Reading and evaluating electronic sources -- pt. 3. Critical thinking and reading -- 10. Evaluating the author's message -- 11. Evaluating the author's technique -- pt. 4. Developing your vocabulary -- 12. Using context and word parts -- 13. Expanding your vocabulary -- pt. 5. Studying textbooks -- 14. Textbook highlighting and marking -- 15. Methods of organizing information -- 16. Study and review strategies -- pt. 6. Studying for exams -- 17. Preparing for exams -- 18. Taking exams -- pt. 7. Reading flexibility -- 19. Improving your reading rate and flexibility -- pt. 8. Thematic readings -- Theme A. Body adornment -- Theme B. Men's and women's communication -- Theme C. Biotechnology -- Theme D. Civil liberties and the right of privacy -- pt. 9 Sample textbook chapter -- Culture and interpersonal communication / by Joseph A. DeVito. 0aReading Higher education2Local 0aStudy skills2Local