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Becoming a Master StudentTenth Edition

Dave Ellis

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Chapter 1 First Step

Becoming a Master StudentCopyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 1-3

In This Chapter

• First steps to personal change

• Discovery and intention journal entry system

• Discovery wheel

• Learning styles and modes


In This Chapter

• Multiple intelligences

• Characteristics of master students

• The value of higher education

• Power process: Ideas are tools


Quotation for Discussion

You either change things or you don’t. Excuses rob you of power and induce apathy.

—Agnes Whistling Elk


First Step

• Tell the truth about who you are and what you want– Be specific– Look beyond the classroom– Be courageous


Discovery Intention

Journal Entry System

• Increases your effectiveness

• Focuses your energy and efforts

• Identifies your course of action

• Helps you stay on track


Discovery Statements

• Declarations of what you want

• Descriptions of your attitudes

• Statements of your feelings

• Transcripts of your thoughts

• Chronicles of your actions


Discovery Statement Guidelines

• Discover what you want

• Record the specifics

• Notice your inner voices and pictures

• Notice physical sensations


Discovery Statement Guidelines

• Use discomfort as a signal

• Suspend self-judgment

• Tell the truth


Intention Statements

• Used to alter your course

• State your commitment to do a specific task or take a certain action


Intention Statement Guidelines

• Make your intentions positive

• Make intentions small and keepable

• Use observable criteria for success

• Set timelines


Intention Statement Guidelines

• Be careful of intentions that depend on others

• Anticipate self-sabotage

• Identify your rewards


The Discovery Wheel: First Step Tool

• What kind of student are you?

• What kind of student do you want to be?


Learning Styles

• Discovering how you learn


How Do You Learn?

• Ways of perceiving information– Concrete experience (CE)– Abstract conceptualization (AC)

• Ways of processing information– Active experimentation (AE)– Reflective observation (RO)


Modes of LearningMode 1: Why?

• Seeks a purpose for information: Why is it important to learn this?

• Looks for a personal connection with the content

• Considers situations from many points of view


Modes of LearningMode 2: What?

• Wants to know critical facts

• Seeks theories and models to explain what’s happening

• Enjoys learning facts and arranging them in a logical, concise manner


Modes of LearningMode 3: How?

• Wants to apply and test theories and models

• Gets involved with new learning by personally testing it out


Modes of LearningMode 4: What If?

• Wants to adapt new learning to different settings or issues

• Seeks to go beyond the classroom and relate learning to other areas of life

• Likes to find other uses for new learning


Using Your Learning Profile

• Tolerate discomfort

• Match activities to your learning profile

• Ask for what you want


Using Your Learning Profile

• Stay in charge of your learning

• Associate with students who have different learning profiles

• Use your textbook to experiment with different learning modes


Claim Your Multiple Intelligences

• Verbal/linguistic– Learns best by speaking, writing,

reading, listening

• Mathematical/logical– Good with numbers, logic, problem

solving, patterns, categories



• Visual/spatial– Thinks in images and pictures– Understands best by seeing the subject

• Bodily/kinesthetic– Prefers physical activity – Would rather participate than watch



• Musical/rhythmic– Enjoys musical expression – Sensitive to sounds



• Intrapersonal– Exceptionally aware of own feelings

and values– Generally reserved, self-motivated,

intuitive• Interpersonal

– Outgoing– Does well with cooperative learning– Good leaders



• Naturalist– Loves outdoors– Excels in observing fine distinctions

among similar items

• Existentialist– Enjoys considering the “big picture”– Excels in philosophy


What Are Some Characteristics

of a Master Student?


Characteristics of a Master Student

• Organized• Competent• Joyful• Creative

• Inquisitive• Attentive• Willing to change


Characteristics of a Master Student

• Willing to participate

• Accepting• Willing to laugh

• Self-aware • Responsible• Willing to risk


The Value of Higher Education

• Learn skills that apply across careers

• Master the liberal arts

• Gain a broad vision

• Discover your values

• Discover new interests

• Hang out with the great

• Join the conversation


Power Process:Ideas Are Tools

• Don’t believe ideas, try them

• Ask yourself: What if that’s true?

• Always look for ways to expand your toolbox

• Select the best tool for the job


Master StudentSuny Urrutia Moore

“The master student strategies are not only applied to studying: they are all-encompassing tools that I use for success in life.”


Review

• First steps to personal change

• Discovery and intention journal entry system

• Discovery wheel

• Learning styles and modes


Review

• Multiple intelligences

• Characteristics of master students

• The value of higher education

• Power process: Ideas are tools


Chapter 1 First Step

Now’s the time to take your first step toward becoming a master student!

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