1 Beginning the Academic Year 1
INTRODUCTION 2
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY 2
LEARNING YOUR WAY AROUND 3
GETTING HELP ON CAMPUS 4
SETTING GOALS FOR YOURSELF 6
DEVELOPING GOOD STUDY HABITS 7
USING A COLLEGE CATALOG 8
USING A COMPREHENSIVE CLASS SCHEDULE 12
UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE SYLLABUS 14
MANAGING YOUR TIME 15
DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES 15
SUMMARY 20
2 Using the Library 21
INTRODUCTION 22
LEARNING YOUR WAY AROUND THE LIBRARY 22
LEARNING BASIC LIBRARY SKILLS 25
Understanding the Library of Congress System of Classification 26
USING THE GENERAL REFERENCE AREA 28
Using Different Reference Sources 29
FINDING BOOKS 31
Alphabetizing 31
Using the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) 34
Locating Books by Subject,Author, or Title 35
Locating Books in the Stacks by Call Number 39
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES 40
FINDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 43
LOCATING PERIODICALS IN THE LIBRARY 44
WORKING IN THE REFERENCE AREA 45
WORKING IN THE LIBRARY 46
SUMMARY 51
3 Reading, Notetaking,and Taking an Objective Test 53
ORGANIZING YOUR COURSE MATERIAL 54
INTRODUCTION 54
READING ACADEMIC WRITING 56
Recognizing the Topic, Main Idea, and Details in a Paragraph 56
Recognizing Signal Words 57
Reading and Underlining in Your Textbook 60
Making Notations in the Margins 61
USING THE SQ3R METHOD OF READING 62
TAKING LECTURE NOTES 66
Filling in the Gaps After a Lecture 71
PARAPHRASING 72
studing Your Notes 76
PREPARING FOR AN OBJECTIVE TEST 77
Reading Directions and Budgeting Your Time on an Objective Test 81
TRKING AN OBJECTIVE TEST 82
SUMMARY 83
4 Reading, Notetaking,and Taking an Essay Test 85
INTRODUCTION 86
Keeping Up with Your Work 86
Reading and Preparing Study Notes 87
SUMMARIZING 87
REFINING YOUR LECTURE NOTES 92
IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY 93
GETTIING INVOLVED IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS 96
SYNTHESIZING COURSE MATERIAL 98
PREPARING FOR AN ESSAY TEST 100
Reading and Understanding Essay Test Questions 100
Budgeting Your Time on an Essay Test 101
Writing Essay Test Answers 103
Editing Essay Test Answers 106
Guessing Test Questions in Advance 106
Preparing Practice Answers 107
TAKING AN ESSAY TEST 107
SUMMARY 108
5 Working on a Group Project 109
WORKING WITH A GROUP 110
INTRODUCTION 110
Understanding the Assignment 111
Meeting Deadlines 112
CHOOSING A TOPIC 113
Brainstorming 114
Writing a Thesis Statement 117
USING BOOKS AS REFERENCES 118
WRITING ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARIES 119
KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE 121
THINKING CRITICALLY 122
ARGUING PERSUASIVELY 124
COMPLETING THE PROJECT 126
Presenting Your Project to the Class 128
SETTING PRIORITIES 128
ANALYZING YOUR ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES 129
SUMMARY 131
Appendix A 133
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER 3 134
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER 4 148
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER 5 163
Appendix B 175
GLOSSARY OF UNIVERSITY TERMINOLOGY 176
GLOSSARY OF LIBRARY TERMINOLOGY 179
学习指导 183