Keys to College Success, 8/e (Keys Franchise)

Keys to College Success, 8/e (Keys Franchise)

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any<br />media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come<br />packaged with the bound book.<br />For First Year Experience, Student<br />Success, and Introduction to College courses for students attending<br />four year programs.<br />Keys to College Success sets the<br />standard for connecting academic success to success beyond school,<br />showing students how to apply strategies within college, career,<br />and life. This Eight edition retains Keys tried-and-true<br />emphasis on thinking skills and problem-solving, re-imagined with<br />two goals in mind: One, a risk and reward framework that<br />reflects the demands today's students face, and two, a focus on<br />student experience specific to four-year schools with a more<br />extensive research base and increased<br />metacognition.  <br />Keys to College Success helps<br />students take ownership, develop academic and transferable skills,<br />and show the results of commitment and action so they are well<br />equipped with the concentration, commitment, focus, and persistence<br />necessary to succeed. MyStudentSuccessLab (www.mystudentsuccesslab.com)<br />helps students to 'Start strong, Finish stronger' by acquiring the<br />skills they need to succeed for ongoing personal and<br />professional development.<br />Teaching & Learning Experience:<br />Strategies for College, Career, and Life Success<br />Keys to College Success provides the<br />established KEYS set of tools for success — an<br />understanding of how coursework connects to career and life goal<br />achievement, and analytical, creative, and practical thinking<br />coverage that empowers a range of cognitive ability. This program<br />provides:<br />·        Personalized<br />Learning with MyStudentSuccessLab: Whether face-to-face or<br />online, MyStudentSuccessLab helps students build the skills<br />they need through peer-led video interviews, interactive practice<br />exercises, and activities that provide academic, life, and<br />professionalism skills.<br />·        College<br />Connection to Career and Life Goals: Infused with a fresh focus<br />on risk and reward, showing that the reward of success in<br />the modern world demands a risk of vision and persistent effort<br />over time. It raises the bar to show students that they must risk<br />action to grow, thrive, and contribute in order to make their<br />college investment pay off in gainful employment, meaningful work,<br />and community involvement.<br />·        Thinking Skills<br />coverage:Comprehensive content with research references lend<br />credibility and perspective to concepts, targeted exercises that<br />explore personally relevant situations in context, and sustained<br />focus throughout each topic.<br />·        Tailored to the<br />Four Year Program experience: Acknowledges global economic<br />change and instability and hones in on student concerns about<br />employability skills and debt management so the four-year college<br />experience is framed in practical, work-relevant ways even as it<br />supports the value of a liberal education. New coverage of<br />resources, topics, and research support concepts.<br /><br />This Package Contains:<br />· 0321929241/9780321929242: Keys<br />to College Success 8/e<br />· 0321943252/9780321943255:<br />MyStudentSuccessLab 2013 Update -- Value Pack Access Card