Toft, Doug <br/><br/>
The Essential Guide to Becoming a Master Student / 
 Becoming a master student 
Doug Toft, Judy Corasaniti, and Jeremy McQuigge. 
 - First Canadian edition. 
 - Toronto :  Nelson Education,  2015. 
 - xiii, 136, LSI-8 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Based on Dave Ellis' Becoming a master student".  "Adapted from The essential guide to becoming a master student, third edition, by Doug Toft and Judy Corasaniti, published by Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.  Copyright @2013 by Wadsworth, Cengage Learning"--Title page verso.  Preceding the title page is 1 online access code card for CourseMate, tipped in. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"The Essential Guide to Becoming a Master Student, First Canadian Edition, allows students to tap into their natural learning abilities as they are guided through the transition from high school to post-secondary education. This textbook takes a student-centred approach to self-discovery, helping students learn how to make the most of their post-secondary education, achieve success in their academic and personal lives, and prepare for a career" (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION: MAKING THE TRANSITION Mentor Advice: Set a course of action  The mastery system<br/>  Making the transition to higher education: Five things you can do now<br/>  Master student qualities<br/>  Classroom civility - what's in it for you?  Shift your thinking Reflection: Whom are you bringing with you? Practice: Defining why you are here  The Discovery Wheel Achieving Mastery: How will you fail? CHAPTER 1: DISCOVERING YOUR STYLE Mentor Advice: The naked truth  Learning styles: Discovering how you learn Reflection: You had a feeling<br/>  Directions for completing the Learning Style Inventory<br/>  Learning Style Inventory LSI-1<br/>  Using your Learning Style profile to succeed<br/>  Canadian employers' wish list Practice: Claim your multiple intelligences Go Digital: A world of assessment<br/>  The magic of metacognition Achieving Mastery: Take it to work CHAPTER 2: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUCCEED Mentor Advice: Challenge your barriers<br/>  Succeeding as an online learner Go Digital: Your online time<br/>  Eight technology skills to develop now Reflection: Are you ready for online?<br/>  Join the (virtual) team<br/>   Developing information literacy On the Job: Digital identity Practice: Assessing the Internet Achieving Mastery: Take control CHAPTER 3: DEFINING VALUES WITH TIME-BASED GOALS Mentor Advice: Be here now<br/>  Value evolution Reflection: Seek perspective<br/>  1:168 - The power of one<br/>  Seven ways to take back your time<br/>  Stop missing the big stuff Collaborate: Semester plan Practice: Weekly planner<br/>  The ABC daily to-do list<br/>  Setting and achieving goals Practice: Short- and long-term goal setting Go Digital: Take your time management online Achieving Mastery: Be flexible CHAPTER 4: READING WITH PURPOSE Mentor Advice: Letting go of your pictures<br/>  Differences in textbooks<br/>  Five smart ways to highlight a text Reflection: Understanding the change Collaborate: Barriers to comprehension<br/>  The SQ3R reading system Practice: Mark up a page<br/>  SQ3R for digital books Go Digital: Digital reading On the Job: Managing email Achieving Mastery: Reading for life CHAPTER 5: CAPTURING EFFECTIVE NOTES Mentor Advice: I create it all<br/>  Note-taking essentials Reflection: Notes on notes Go Digital: Notes to go<br/>  Set yourself up for note taking<br/>  Capture key words Practice: TED Talk notes On the Job: Harness the power of knowing<br/>  Play with note-taking formats<br/>  Turn Power-Point into powerful notes<br/>  When your instructor talks fast Collaborate: Compare notes Achieving Mastery: Thrive instead of survive CHAPTER 6: MAXIMIZING YOUR MEMORY AND MASTERING TEST TAKING Mentor Advice: Detach<br/>  Take your memory out of the closet On the Job: What was...?<br/>  Information processing model<br/>  Memory superchargers - the "six Rs"<br/>  Five things to do in a study group Reflection: Rebuild pathways<br/>  Test-taking errors - and ways to avoid them Practice: A quick quiz<br/>  Relax - t's just a test<br/>  Be ready for your next test Go Digital: A style for everyone Collaborate: Finding motivation Achieving Mastery: Attitude + preparation Ch. 7: COMMUNICATING YOUR IDEAS Mentor Advice: Employ your word<br/>  Critical thinking: A survival skill<br/>  Finding "aha" - creativity fuels critical thinking<br/>  Attitudes of a critical thinker Reflection: Attitude review<br/>  Becoming a critical thinker<br/>  Creative ways for groups to get "unstuck"<br/>  Don't fool yourself: Common mistakes in logic Collaborate: One story, different views Practice: Your own logic<br/>  Ways to create ideas<br/>  Think critically about information on the internet Go Digital: Rethinking email On the Job: New ideas Achieving Mastery: The human difference CHAPTER 8: CREATING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS Mentor Advice: Choose your conversations<br/>  Create relationships with integrity<br/>  Thriving in a diverse world Practice: Look in and around<br/>  12 tools for deep listening Collaborate: New interpretation<br/>  Managing conflict<br/>  Seven steps to effective complaints  Developing emotional intelligence Go Digital: Emotional intelligence test<br/>  Creating high-performance teams Achieving Mastery: Art of relationship building Endnotes Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780176675325 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20139072128  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>College student orientation--Canada.<br/>Study skills.<br/>Information scolaire et professionnelle--Canada.<br/>Étude--Méthodes.