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1Beginning the Academic Year1

INTRODUCTION2

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY2

LEARNING YOUR WAY AROUND3

GETTING HELP ON CAMPUS4

SETTING GOALS FOR YOURSELF6

DEVELOPING GOOD STUDY HABITS7

USING A COLLEGE CATALOG8

USING A COMPREHENSIVE CLASS SCHEDULE12

UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE SYLLABUS14

MANAGING YOUR TIME15

DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES15

SUMMARY20

2Using the Library21

INTRODUCTION22

LEARNING YOUR WAY AROUND THE LIBRARY22

LEARNING BASIC LIBRARY SKILLS25

Understanding the Library of Congress System of Classification26

USING THE GENERAL REFERENCE AREA28

Using Different Reference Sources29

FINDING BOOKS31

Alphabetizing31

Using the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)34

Locating Books by Subject,Author, or Title35

Locating Books in the Stacks by Call Number39

FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES40

FINDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES43

LOCATING PERIODICALS IN THE LIBRARY44

WORKING IN THE REFERENCE AREA45

WORKING IN THE LIBRARY46

SUMMARY51

3Reading, Notetaking,and Taking an Objective Test53

ORGANIZING YOUR COURSE MATERIAL54

INTRODUCTION54

READING ACADEMIC WRITING56

Recognizing the Topic, Main Idea, and Details in a Paragraph56

Recognizing Signal Words57

Reading and Underlining in Your Textbook60

Making Notations in the Margins61

USING THE SQ3R METHOD OF READING62

TAKING LECTURE NOTES66

Filling in the Gaps After a Lecture71

PARAPHRASING72

studing Your Notes76

PREPARING FOR AN OBJECTIVE TEST77

Reading Directions and Budgeting Your Time on an Objective Test81

TRKING AN OBJECTIVE TEST82

SUMMARY83

4Reading, Notetaking,and Taking an Essay Test85

INTRODUCTION86

Keeping Up with Your Work86

Reading and Preparing Study Notes87

SUMMARIZING87

REFINING YOUR LECTURE NOTES92

IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY93

GETTIING INVOLVED IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS96

SYNTHESIZING COURSE MATERIAL98

PREPARING FOR AN ESSAY TEST100

Reading and Understanding Essay Test Questions100

Budgeting Your Time on an Essay Test101

Writing Essay Test Answers103

Editing Essay Test Answers106

Guessing Test Questions in Advance106

Preparing Practice Answers107

TAKING AN ESSAY TEST107

SUMMARY108

5Working on a Group Project109

WORKING WITH A GROUP110

INTRODUCTION110

Understanding the Assignment111

Meeting Deadlines112

CHOOSING A TOPIC113

Brainstorming114

Writing a Thesis Statement117

USING BOOKS AS REFERENCES118

WRITING ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARIES119

KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE121

THINKING CRITICALLY122

ARGUING PERSUASIVELY124

COMPLETING THE PROJECT126

Presenting Your Project to the Class128

SETTING PRIORITIES128

ANALYZING YOUR ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES129

SUMMARY131

Appendix A133

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER 3134

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER 4148

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER 5163

Appendix B175

GLOSSARY OF UNIVERSITY TERMINOLOGY176

GLOSSARY OF LIBRARY TERMINOLOGY179

学习指导183