Habits for Success

LL101

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Objective
To offer students practical and updated academic skills that will help
them stay accountable and on track with goals and to inculcate
lifelong learning habit.
Learning Outcome
Think critically and creatively in order to solve problems and make
decisions
Implement learning and research skills that support lifelong learning
Communicate, lead, function effectively and successfully in a team
setting
Manage important resources such as time, money and people
Adhere to ethical standards in academic writing
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Main Text:
Carter, Bishop and Kravits (2011). Keys to Effective Learning,
6th ed. United: Pearson Education

Additional Text :
Bailey (2011). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International
Students, 3rd ed. UK: Routledge

McWhorter and Sember (2013). Academic Reading: College

Major and Career Applications, 8th ed. United Kingdom:
Pearson.

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No. Method of Assessment

1.

Total

Coursework
Assignment 1
Assignment 2

30%
30%

2.

Participation

10%

3.

Final Examination

30%

GRAND TOTAL

100%
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Keys to Effective Learning, 6e

Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and

Sarah Lyman Kravits

CHAPTER 1

Habits for Success:

Reality Check
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Habit for Success:

Persist
Effective problem solvers stick to a
task until it is completed. They dont
give up easily. They are able to
analyze a problem and develop a
system, structure, or strategy to
attack it.
Art Costa
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Where are you headed,

and how will college get
you there?

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College is a training ground

for success in the global
marketplace.
Consider:
If you were teaching, what would your
ideal student be like?
If you were hiring a new employee,
what would you look for in that
person?
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How can you

transition to
college-level
work?

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College means
More independence and
responsibility
Increased workload
More challenging work
More out-of-class time to manage

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What do you need to do at the start of the

semester to set you up for success?

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What/who can help you?

People instructors, advisors,
counselors, administrators
Knowing how to use technology
(computer and e-mail systems at your
school)
This book by giving you a set of
skills for now and for life
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Surveys indicate that only

25% of students seek
advice from instructors,
advisors, or counselors.
Boost that number and
dont miss out
ask for help!
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Studies show:
Students who
reach out and
get involved tend to
continue their studies
more than students
who dont.
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How can habits change

your life for the better?
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Bad habits have negative effects.

Good habits have positive effects.

Research shows that you

can change habits and that
the effort actually
builds new brain cells.
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Replace a bad habit with a

new, better habit.
If you opened up your computer and
started removing hardware, chances
are your computer wouldnt work.
Similarly, you cant just pull out habits
without replacing the needs they fulfill.
Scott H. Young

What would you like to replace with a

better habit?
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What
habits
fuel college
success?
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Habits for Success are tools for

successful problem solving.
Educator Art Costa studied how
students respond to problems,
especially unfamiliar ones.
This research found that successful
students use certain positive habits to
think through and solve problems.
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These habits will help you

Focus effectively on academics
Manage your time, money, and
responsibilities
Improve self-knowledge
Set and achieve goals
Succeed on the job and in your
personal life
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The Habits for Success

Persist. Chapter 1
Keep learning.
Think before you act.
Reach out to others.
Create and imagine.
Put your senses to
work.

Ask questions.
Use what you
know.
Listen actively.
Take responsible
risks.
Be flexible.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8LM4C1l70U
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Class Exercise: Building skills

1. Describe an important goal that you believe
university will help you achieve
2. Name top 2 challenges yopu face in dealing
with the difference between college and high
school.
3. How can bad habits change your life for the
better?
4. Name 2 strategies you would use to change
or replace a habit that holds you back.
5. What Habits for Success fuel college
success?
6. Name 3 Habits for Success that you feel
you need most work.
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Class Exercise : How to begin a new habit

Identify what you want to change & why

Name the actions you will take
Get support from friends and family
Keep it up for at least 21- 30 days
Be accountable: note your progress
Evaluate progress
Switch gears if it isnt working

Note: work on one or two habits at a time

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