Success Strategies: Accelerating Academic Progress by Addressing the Affective Domain, 2nd Edition

Success Strategies: Accelerating Academic Progress by Addressing the Affective Domain, 2nd Edition

Success Strategies: Accelerating Academic Progress by Addressing the Affective Domain, edited by Kim Gurnee, is an activity book for college students. It explores fifteen areas in a concise, low-cost format: Goal Setting, Motivation, Student Services, Personal Responsibility, Time Management, Note Taking, Test Taking, Critical Thinking, The Reading Process, The Writing Process, Healthy Lifestyles, Stress Management, Relationships, Personal Finances, and Transferring. Packed into the brief chapters are the insights of teachers with diverse areas of expertise. Each chapter follows a similar pattern: the opening section introduces students to a success strategy; the activity gives students the opportunity to practice the strategy; the metacognitive section prompts students to reflect on their experiences and learning; and the resources section directs students to additional information through websites, articles, and books. As students acquire the skills and perspectives in Success Strategies: Accelerating Academic Progress by Addressing the Affective Domain, they will experience a rise in their academic success.