• information on career trends, the career decision-making process, educational planning, researching career information, and career outlook.  
• Updated job search strategies, including the concept of online personal branding and using social media to find jobs.
• The basics of writing a resume and cover letter
• Practice with interview questions.  
  

Increasing Math Success

Since math is the gateway to high paying careers and is a challenging requirement for graduation, this edition has expanded material on how mindset, grit, and perseverance affect math success. Other topics include how to study math, take math notes, deal with math anxiety, and how to be successful on math tests.

Tools for Student Engagement

• Interactive activities within the text help students to practice the material learned.
• Frequent quizzes and answer keys within the chapters help students with reading comprehension and check understanding of key concepts.
• Journal entries help students think critically and apply what they have learned to their personal lives.
• Individual and group exercises are included at the end of each chapter. 

Resources at College Success 1

This website has additional materials to accompany the textbook. The Instructor Manual contains the PowerPoint Library, Test Bank, and over 500 pages of classroom exercises, handouts, and video suggestions. Word documents of the journal entries are provided for students. Links to these resources are at the bottom of this page.

Summary of What's New and Brief Content

The interactive online version can now be integrated with your course management system for ease of access and automated grading.

Here is a summary of the new material in the 10th Edition Concise and a list of topics for each chapter.

Chapter 1, Understanding Motivation, contains updated statistics on earnings and educational attainment. Chapter topics: value of a college education, mindset, grit, positive thinking, finding interest, avoiding multi-tasking, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, using rewards to change behavior, improving persistence.  

Chapter 2, Choosing Your Major includes the TruTalent Personality, Multiple Intelligences and Skills Assessments.      Chapter topics: making a career decision, choosing a major that matches your gifts and talents, understanding personality types, (extravert, introvert, sensing, intuitive, thinking, feeling, judging, perceiving), personality and career choice, personality and preferred work environment, exploring your personal strengths, exploring your interests, the Interest Profiler, using values to make important life decisions, work skills for the 21st Century, career trends, and career outlook,  personality and decision-making, personality and time management, personality and learning strategies, other factors in choosing a major, find your passion.  

Chapter 3, Managing Time and Money, includes, "Technology and Time Management" and has an activity, "Are You Addicted to the Internet?" designed to help students increase awareness of how technology impacts their time management. Chapter topics: lifetime goals, the ABC's of time management, technology and time management, how to estimate study and work time, schedule your success, time management tricks, dealing with time bandits, dealing with procrastination, managing your money, budgeting, financial aid and scholarships, using priorities.  

Chapter 4, Improve Your Memory is based on the latest research in neuroscience.   Chapter topics: improving your memory (short-term vs. long-term memory, minimizing forgetting), practical memory techniques based on brain science (positive thinking, developing an interest, seeing the big picture, meaningful organization, the magical number 7 theory, visualization, intent to remember, elaboration, distributing the practice, creating a basic background, using mnemonics and other memory tricks.  

Chapter 5, Improve Your Study Skills, includes the TruTalent Learning and Productivity Assessment. Chapter topics: neuroscience and practical learning strategies (visual, audio, tactile, kinesthetic, olfactory, gustatory), applying memory strategies to learning (survey, question, read, recite, review, reflect), tips for online learners, how to be successful in math, create your success.   

Chapter 6, Taking Notes, Writing, and Speaking, has a new section, "Power Your Writing with Artificial Intelligence" including using AI for brainstorming, editing, and generating citations. Ethical use of AI is emphasized. Chapter topics: the importance of note taking, the college lecture, good listening techniques, handwritten notes and memory, tips for good note taking, note taking systems, taking notes in math, improving note taking efficiency, how to review your notes, power writing with AI (prepare, organize, write, edit, revise), writer's block, effective public speaking, being selective.  

Chapter 7, Test Taking, has no changes. Chapter topics: preparing for tests, test review tools, reviewing effectively, dealing with test anxiety, dealing with math anxiety, taking tests (true-false, multiple choice, matching, sentence completion, essay), what to do when the test is returned.        

Chapter 8, Empower Yourself: Strategies for Success, is a new chapter focused on mental and physical well-being. Chapter topics include: discovering your character strengths; reflecting on your strengths from family, culture, and community; strategies for mental health; building resilience; managing stress; learning to relax; improving physical health; finding happiness in life, reflecting on life purpose, and finding help when needed.

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