P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life, 4/e
Robert S. Feldman,
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
ISBN: 0073522430 Copyright year: 2009
Feature Summary
P.O.W.E.R. Profile Assessment: Chapter 1 features an assessment tool that gives students a sense of where they stand--both numerically and graphically--in relation to the key topics addressed in the book. The "P.O.W.E.R. Profile" helps students identify their strengths and weaknesses.
Academic Honesty and Plagiarism: Discussions with many student success instructors—as well as instructors across the spectrum of disciplines—reveal increasing concerns with academic honesty and plagiarism. In response, this topic is discussed in several places and contexts throughout the text.
Technology and Information Competency: From distance learning to using e-mail effectively, the thoroughly updated chapter on technology provides coverage of working and studying online as well as of developing information competency on the Web and in libraries.
Service Learning and Community Service: Several chapters address service learning and community service--including a rationale for these programs, personal and community benefits, and ways to use them to increase cultural competence.
Try It! Exercises: Numerous activities throughout the text give students hands-on experience with the material covered in the chapter. These include questionnaires, self-assessments, and group exercises to do with classmates.
Journal Reflections: Found in every chapter, these prompts for journal writing conclude with questions designed to elicit critical thinking.
Course Connections: Every chapter includes a Course Connections box that shows students how to use the chapter's content to maximize their success in particular classes.
Career Connections: Each chapter features a Career Connections box that discusses how the strategies discussed in the chapter are related to career choices and success in the workplace
Speaking of Success Interviews: This feature offers inspiring profiles of students and accomplished professionals who have overcome difficulties to achieve academic success.
Resources: Extensive end-of-chapter resources direct students to campus facilities, library materials, or online sources for further learning.
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