From the Book - First edition.
Foreword / Thomas A. Angelo
Saundra's journey: from traditional instructor to academic transformer
Why don't our students already know how to learn?
Metacognition: what it is and how it helps students become independent learners
The power of teaching Bloom's taxonomy and the study cycle to students
Metacognitive learning strategies at work
Connections between motivation, emotions, and learning
What faculty can do to boost motivation, positive emotions, and learning
What students can do to boost motivation, positive emotions, and learning
Partnering with your campus learning center
Teaching learning strategies to groups
Teaching unprepared students
Epilogue: Experiment and have fun!
Appendixes : A. Compilation of strategies for students
B. Books and web links recommended for students
C. Compilation of strategies for instructors
D. Resources for presenting learning strategies to groups
E. Learning strategies inventory
F. Dramatic individual student improvement
G. Selected student feedback
H. Slides from Chemistry presentation
I. An advanced placement physics class.
