EDUC 1300 Test 1 Review Guide (Chapters 1, 3, 5, &6) Chapter 1: The Essentials for College success How You College is Committed to Helping You Succeed p. 7 What will You Get Out of Your College Success Course p. 7 Getting Started with Your Goals p. 9 & 13 Follow the SMART Goal Setting p. 9 Use Self-Assessment to Understand What You Want in a Career p. 12 Other Ways to Learn About Self & Career p. 15 Guide to Degree Program p. 16 Program of Study p. 17 Transfer Considerations p. 18 Working with an Academic Advisor p. 19 Making the Transition p. 21 Issues for Returning Students p. 22-23 Syllabus & Grades p. 24 Chapter 3: Managing Time, Energy, and Money Ways to take control of your time p. 51 Setting up an academic calendar p. 51-52 Using your calendar p. 52-54 Managing large assignments p. 55-57 Procrastination p. 62 Setting priorities p. 61 Value of time p. 61 Ways to manage your energy p. 64 Being overextended p. 65 Budgeting p. 66-67 Financial Aid p. 69 Cutting costs p. 66-69 Paying for college p. 68 Credit score p. 71 Debit cards p. 71 -73 Identity theft p. 74 Getting organized digitally p. 75 Chapter 5: Getting the Most out of Class Active learning – p. 104-107 Prepare for class p. 107-108 Listen Actively p. 109 Speak up in class – p. 111 Taking effective notes – p. 112-116 Note Taking formats- 113-116 Note taking techniques for different class subjects and formats117-119 Forgetting curve – p. 120 Reviewing Notes & Homework- p. 120-122 Chapter 6: Reading to Learn from College Textbooks Active Reading p. 129 Qualities of different note-taking styles p. 131-2 Previewing techniques (Flashcards, mapping, chunking, etc.) p. 129-134 Marking your textbook p. 134-136 Suggestions for Staying Focused p. 136-137 Reviewing p. 138 Strategies for different kinds of textbooks p. 138-142 Comparison of textbook types p. 139-143 How to monitor your reading p. 144 What to do when you fall behind on your reading p. 145 Strategies if English is not your first language p. 146 Characteristics of E-books p. 147