Learning Outcomes Practicing College Learning Strategies 4^th Edition

Clearly defined learning outcomes give direction and form a framework for learning by providing instructors and students with standards and expectations for every lesson, and perhaps more importantly a way to measure if goals for the course or class have been met.

When you complete Chapter 1 Applying the Principles of Time Management, you are

expected not only to understand the material presented but also you should be able to

List ways you can make use of time previously wasted and do the same task in less time.

Demonstrate time-management strategies, including constructing a master schedule for the semester.

Create an organized to-do list, and show evidence of using a planner.

Analyze a case study, and construct advice for students having difficulty with time management.

When you complete Chapter 2 Critical Thinking, you are expected not only to understand the

material presented but also you should be able to

Solve a given problem using the decision-making process.

Distinguish between fact and opinion.

Develop questions that use lower- and higher-order thinking skills using Bloom's taxonomy as a guide.

Analyze a case study, and construct advice for a student having difficulty with decision making.

When you complete Chapter 3 Setting Goals, you are expected not only to understand the

material presented but also you should be able to

Identify your locus of control, and develop a plan for improvement if necessary.

Write goals for various areas of your life that are specific, measurable, challenging, realistic, and have a completion date.

E-mail your instructor and search the Internet for supplementary information on class topics.

Analyze a case study, and construct advice for a student having difficulty coping with goal setting.

When you complete Chapter 4 Memory Principles, you are expected not only to understand the

material presented but also you should be able to:

Name and explain ten memory principles.

Analyze examples of students using memory principles, and identify which memory principles are

being used. 

Analyze a learning situation, and determine several strategies that would be helpful.

Construct mnemonic devices.

Reproduce the flowchart for how the memory principles fit into the way the brain processes

information.

Identify the function of parts of the neuron: dendrite, axon, synapse, neurotransmitter, and nucleus.

Discriminate among the levels of Bloom's taxonomy when applying the memory principles.

Explain which memory principles are used in studying for a test.

When you complete Chapter 5 Processing Information from Lectures, you are expected not

only to understand the material presented but also you should be able to:

Use the ten memory principles to develop strategies for processing information from classroom

lectures.

Appraise your listening habits and construct strategies for improving them.

Describe several reasons for taking notes in class.

Demonstrate the six steps of the Label in the Margin system for taking notes: record, label with a

question, recite, reflect, review, and summarize.

Explain how to use the Label in the Margin system to someone who has never used it.

When you complete Chapter 6 Processing Information from Textbooks, you are expected not

only to understand the material presented but also you should be able to:

Explain how to survey a textbook assignment.

Demonstrate how to use the Label in the Margin system for reading textbooks: survey, focus, read,

label with a question, recite, reflect, review, summarize

Explain how to use the Label in the Margin system to someone who has never used it.

Analyze the Label in the Margin system, and explain how the memory principles are used to complete the system.

When you complete Chapter 7 Learning Styles, you are expected not only to understand the

material presented but also you should be able to:

Determine your preferred learning styles, including sensory mode, hemispheric dominance and

multiple intelligence.

Practice the strategies presented in the chapter to determine the most efficient strategies for you

to process difficult material and strategies to reinforce the initial learning.

Demonstrate ways to adapt new learning material to their preferred learning styles.

Analyze a case study, and construct advice for a student having difficulty finding effective study

methods.

When you complete Chapter 8 Test Taking Strategies, you are expected not only to understand

the material presented but also you should be able to:

Describe strategies that you have found effective in preparing for a test.

State strategies to use in taking any kind of test.

Use strategies for objective tests: true/false, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching.

Name, explain, and demonstrate at least eight strategies to employ when writing an answer to an

essay question.

State strategies for dealing with test anxiety.

Analyze a case study, and construct advice for a student having difficulty with test taking skills.

When you complete Chapter 9 Managing Stress, you are expected not only to understand the

material presented but also you should be able to:

Recognize signs of stress.

Analyze a stressful situation in your life, and determine a plan of action.

Demonstrate the BREATHE System.

When you complete Chapter 10 College Essentials and College Etiquette, you are expected not

only to understand the material presented but also you should be able to:

Explain the responsibilities of a college student, and identify behavior that is not acceptable.

Evaluate your performance as a student, and set goals for next term.

Explain what is found in basic resources such as the schedule book, college catalog, student

handbook, and Web resources.

Calculate a grade point average.

Analyze a case study, and construct advice for a student having difficulty coping with the

responsibilities and demands of college.

When you complete Chapter 11 Principles of Research, you are expected not only to understand

the material presented but also you should be able to

Identify library databases used to find books, general periodicals, subject-specific periodicals,

newspapers, and Internet sources.

Follow a systematic approach to a research topic, including identifying and narrowing the topic;

finding books, periodical and Internet sources; and evaluating each source and listing information that

should be cited.

Access library resources from an off-campus site.

Explain how to evaluate an Internet site for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and

coverage.

Indicate the appropriate use for Kane's Famous First Facts, World Almanac, Statesman's Yearbook,

Congressional Directory, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations,

and Benet's Readers Encyclopedia.

Locate reliable biographical sources by using various library biographical databases.