Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College SuccessChapter 3: Discover Your Values and Goals 

Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College SuccessChapter 10:  Active Listening in the Classroom

COUNS 142 at College of the Canyons
Focuses on brain-based learning strategies that develop self-regulatory learning: discovering self-motivation; gaining self-awareness; developing emotional intelligence; employing interdependence; accepting personal responsibility; applying active listening; reading and note-taking; monitoring performance; and developing a growth mindset that believes in self. Students will combine theory and practice to become successful learners and successful college students.

Lesson 1: Successful Learning Strategies, Mindsets, & Basic Brain Facts (Plasticity)
Lesson 2: Motivation, Locus of Control, and Goal Setting
Lesson 3: Self-Regulated Learning and Student Engagement
Lesson 4: Use of Time
Lesson 5: Critical Thinking, Metacognition, and Bloom’s Taxonomy
Lesson 6: Active Listening and Note-Taking from Lectures
Lesson 7: Reading to Learn
Lesson 8: Preparing for and Taking Tests
Lesson 9: Memory and Information Processing Theory
Lesson 10: The Amazing Brain
Lesson 11: Learning Theories
Lesson 12: A Healthy Mindful Brain
Lesson 13: Managing Stress, Self-Talk, and Emotional Intelligence

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:Effectively evaluate your test results and correct your mistakes.Use your test results as a study guide.

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:Identify the role of tests in the Learning Cycle.Implement specific test strategies to use before a test.

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:Identify different types of tests and test formats.Implement specific test strategies for during a test.Employ effective strategies for answering typical kinds of test questions (multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer and essay).Determine the importance of academic integrity and the consequences of dishonesty.

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:Identify sources of test anxietyEmploy strategies for effectively preventing and controlling anxiety over tests. 

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The twelfth episode of "The Other Fifty Weeks: An Open Education Podcast", discussing the potential for student collaboration on OER initiatives, with James Glapa-Grossklag, and Natalie Miller.

Consistent with our focus on making differences in children's lives, CYFS conducts applied research on childhood education programs, child care services, social-behavioral interventions, family relationships and family-caregiver partnerships. We position children for academic success by establishing strong connections between families and schools while striving to improve those schools by preparing and improving their teachers.