Confident Student 7e

THE CONFIDENT STUDENT, International Edition, provides practical and immediately applicable skills and critical-thinking strategies by emphasizing self-discovery, self-management, and self-assessment, with an underlying theme of helping first-year students to be more confident in their approach to learning. THE CONFIDENT STUDENT's core values of individual responsibility and confidence through accomplishment remain at its forefront by showing students they can succeed by applying themselves. The seventh edition pays particular attention to today's student diversity, not only in their backgrounds but also in the ways they learn. Some learn best by reading, some are more visually oriented, and some learn best through practice and assessment. The conversational writing style coupled with the variety of strategies and exercises enhances the journey students take to becoming more successful in college and life."Skill Finder" shows students what skills covered in the CONFIDENT STUDENT, Seventh Edition, they are familiar with as well as those that they need to develop and improve.
"Confidence Builders" address learning strategies, attitudes, and career skills for the purpose of broadening students'' understanding and extending the discussion of chapter topics into related areas of interest.
"Awareness Checks" in every chapter are brief checklists or assessment questionnaires that orient students to a chapter concept or discussion concept.
"Critical Thinking" exercises enhance the text''s pedagogical foundation by showing how to integrate critical thinking into studying and classroom interaction.