Article Links
- Study skills:
- What Works, What Doesn’t (about study methods) by Johnson in Scientific American Mind (Sep-Oct 2013)
- Study Smart by Winerman, American Psychological Association (Nov 2011)
- 8 High School Habits That Will Fail You in College by O’Brien and Davis-Ali in USA TODAY (9/8/2015)
- Big picture:
- Conquering the Freshman Fear of Failure by Kirp in the NY Times (9/20/2016)
- 7 Life Lessons You Learn in College by Brooks at Rasmussen College (5/16/2017)
- Want to Find Fulfillment at Last? Think Like a Designer in the NY Times (9/17/2016)
- How to Think by Boyden in the MIT Technology Review (11/13/2007)
- Teaching How to Think, Not What to Think by Breslin at the Huffington Post (8/16/2016)
Learning Aids
- Analyzing your personal 24-7 schedule: You won’t have time to do it, if you don’t plan ahead!
- Learning to Learn by Understanding: This isn’t your typical high-school studying approach…
- Tracking your course grades: Never get another bad surprise about a course grade…
Books
- Critical thinking: Or “How to think well!”
- 30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking by Elder & Paul, Pearson Education (2013)
- The Thinker’s Guide for Students on How to Study & Learn a Discipline, Paul & Elder, Foundation for Critical Thinking Press (2007)
- Ethics: The micro foundations of the Aggie Honor Code
- How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living, Kidder, Harper (2003)