Most studies examining influences on parent involvement focus on common demographic factors, such as social class or gender, and on elementary grades. In the present study, we investigated a more malleable influence, perceptions of ability, in the context of middle school. We examined how perceptions held by parents, teachers, and students concerning students' academic abilities affected parents' involvement and teachers' facilitation of school programs for involvement.

What is information literacy? Simply put, it's the skills and habits that allow you to find and use information. At MCC it is a Core Learning Outcome -- one of the areas you will demonstrate competency in before you graduate. In the Academic Catalog, MCC states that Information Literacy is:

"The ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand."

The way information literacy is assessed at MCC is through research assignments. When you see instructions that ask you to find, use and cite sources, you're doing research.

This course will help you succeed in research assignments.

It is divided into five self-paced chapters that progress through the stages of a student research process. Each chapter should take roughly 30 minutes to complete, and covers two to three learning outcomes that align with the Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education, adopted by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) in 2016.

This course is adapted by Deb Baker from "Information Literacy for College Students" by Amanda Burbage & Olivia Reinauer, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Many resources included in the course have been reused/remixed and may hold different versions of Creative Commons licenses. Please note that if you use or adapt any of the individual resources this course, you should abide by the licensing for that specific resource.

In this course, you will explore five areas that will prepare you for achieving success as you pursue your goal of continuing your education. Modules include: Strategies for Staying on Course, Study Habits and Skills, Effective Communication, Initiative and Motivation, and Career Exploration

This lesson is divided into two student readings. The first reading compares the scope of the present student debt crisis with the past and discusses what has changed. The second reading explores some proposals for dealing with the student debt crisis. Discussion questions aimed at getting students to think critically about the student debt problem and its possible solutions follow each reading.

COUNS 150 (3 units) at College of the Canyons. This course is designed for new students as a complete orientation of the responsibilities and benefits of higher education. Educational planning, goal setting, and career choices are examined. Study and life survival skills are provided to ensure a successful academic experience.

UNIT 1: SELF-AWARENESS
UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
UNIT 3 SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
UNIT 4: SELF-EMPOWERMENT
UNIT 5: PERSONAL PLAN OF ACTION
UNIT 6 LEARNING SKILLS

Welcome To The Student Success Library!
Each subject below links to a student success “chapter” of content which includes videos, readings, activities as well as tools for educators. At the bottom of this page, you’ll see a big button that says Student Success Textbook, which has all of the content on each of these subjects compiled into a downloadable PDF. Enjoy and have a great experience.

N.B.: The Student Success Library was customized for Santa Monica College (SMC) in Santa Monica, CA. If you come across an SMC that does not apply to or is not useful to you, search your local resources for similar tools that can help.

Course Introduction: This course offers students an orientation to TCAT Knoxville’s learning environment. Its designed to cultivate lifetime learners through the combination of conceptual knowledge with practical application. Students successfully completing the course will be equipped with the study and time management skills needed to be successful at TCAT.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.  –Steve Jobs, cofounder and CEO of AppleLEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this section, you will be able to:Differentiate between “job” and “career”Explain the five-step process for choosing a careerIdentify the relationship between college majors and career paths (both why they matter and why they don’t)Describe the stages of career development and identify the stage you’re currently inIdentify sources for developing professional networksDefine the purpose and contents of an effective résumé and cover letterDescribe effective strategies to prepare for an interview

The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree. –Arne Duncan, former United States Secretary of EducationLEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this section, you will be able to:Establish financial goalsIdentify strategies for creating and maintaining a budgetDescribe available options for paying for collegeDescribe the benefits and risks of creditDevelop financial literacy skills to prepare for your financial future

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:Describe metacognition and how it applies to your learning. Identify the stages of the learning process.Explain why regular class attendance class is important.Understand the stages of the listening process.Identify effective listening strategies.Identify effective participation strategies.Identify strategies for obtaining content from a class you missed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:Understand the role of tests in the Learning Cycle.Define test anxiety, identify sources of test anxiety and techniques for preventing and controlling it.Identify long-term study strategies.Become familiar with different types of tests and test formats.Implement specific test strategies for before, during and after a test.Identify strategies for answering typical kinds of test questions (multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer and essay).Understand the importance of academic integrity and the consequences of dishonesty.Effectively evaluate your test results and correct your mistakes.Use your test results as a study guide.

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day­-to-­day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. ­—Marilu Henner, actressLEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this section, you will be able to:Explore practices for ensuring mental health and emotional balance in your lifeIdentify sources, symptoms, and strategies for managing stressIdentify techniques for developing and maintaining healthy eating habitsDescribe the major risks of an unhealthy diet and the benefits of healthy eatingIdentify the benefits of regular exercise, for both body and brainIdentify the benefits of sleep for physical and mental healthExplain what substance use and abuse is and identify the warning signs that help may be neededIdentify where to go for help regarding: sexually healthy behaviors, including protecting against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, and sexual assaultDefine and practice safety consciousness

Using the work of Faculty and Professional Learning Community, this tool will help drive the discussions, gain input and help provide data for the High School Redesign project that is beginning at Grant Wood AEA. It will help define what student success will look like in this project as we are moving from a traditional high school setting to a program that will meet the needs of today's students and prepare the every changing society and work place that they will be entering.

This Faculty and Professional Learning Community (FPLC) sought to identify and analyze various conceptions of what is meant by the ubiquitous higher education phrase “student success.” Despite the phrase “student success” being used indiscriminately in numerous policies and initiatives, our research indicates that definitions of student success remain amorphous, ambiguous, and highly contextual. Our FPLC worked to identify and examine the extent of misaligned definitions in order to promote a more cohesive conversation about our universally stated goal of student success. While identifying a universal definition of "student success" may be neither possible, nor desirable (and was thus not our aim), efforts to identify and explore interpretations are productive for illuminating the complexities and nuances of a meaningful phrase. To further this goal, we placed special emphasis on eliciting student voices and notions of what their own success looked and felt like.