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CHAPTER 1

Habits for Success:

Reality Check

Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and

Sarah Lyman Kravits

Keys to Effective Learning, 6e

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Habit for Success:

Persist

“Effective problem solvers stick to a task until it is completed. They don’t give up easily. They are able to analyze a problem and develop a system, structure, or strategy to attack it.”

Art Costa

Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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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/who can help you?

• People – lecturers, tutors,counselors,

administrators

• Knowing how to use technology

(computer, e-mail and learning

systems)

• This textbook – 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

don’t 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 don’t.


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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

wouldn’t work. Similarly, you can’t

just pull out habits without replacing

the needs they fulfill.” Scott H. Young

What would you like to replace with a

better habit? Keys to Effective Learning 6e,Ch01

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How to begin a new habit

• Identify what you want to change

• Name the actions you will take

• Get support from friends and family

• Keep it up for at least 21 days

• Be accountable

• Evaluate progress

• Switch gears if it isn’t working


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What

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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.

• 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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Real People Persist

Yvette Gomez


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“My motto was always to keep

swinging. Whether I was in a

slump or feeling badly or having

trouble off the field, the only

thing to do was keep swinging.”

Hank Aaron


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