How Can I Become a Successful University Student?

By Johan W van der Jagt

Transitioning to university life and student drop-out rates have become major concerns. This informally easy-to-read short manual was written and designed with the goal to make all students successful at any university. It is written for middle to high school and especially university students, principals, professors, teachers, and parents. The

• Language: English
• Publisher: LitFire Publishing
• Release date: Jun 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781643985305

Johan W van der Jagt

Johan W. van der Jagt has had a varied and culturally diverse career. Living in the Netherlands for only a short while after birth, his family immigrated to Canada and subsequently to the United States. He is bilingual-Dutch and English and has had courses in Latin, Spanish, and French at both high school and college levels. He earned both his B.A. and M.Ed. degrees in psychology and special education respectively from McDaniel College, MD. He taught for more than fifteen years in Canada as a Special Education-Support Grades 1-8, and inclusive Grades 1, 2, and 3 teacher. After earning his Ph.D. from Southern University-Baton Rouge, LA, specializing in learning disabilities, he taught at the University of West Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana University and continues in his professorial functions of teaching, research and service at Bloomsburg University of PA. for a current total of more than 20 years. His interests and publications based on years of experience, brain and intervention strategies research are especially meant to make ALL students successful at all developmental levels.

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How Can I Become a Successful University Student?

Copyright © 2019 by Johan W. van der Jagt

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How Can I Become a

Successful

University Student?

Johan W. van der Jagt

Contents

Acknowledgements

FREEDOM

GOALS

STEPS TO SUCCESS

STUDYING YOUR TEXTBOOK

STUDYING YOUR NOTES

STUDYING IN GROUPS

CONCLUSION

References

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Many study manuals are available for students studying at colleges and universities. Many of these are tedious to read, may contain information not directly appropriate, utilize difficult to read print, and have other areas which may or may not be user-friendly. Noting that many college students, especially Freshman, may have trouble organizing time and developing good study habits resulting in poorer achievement and even dropping out of college, it was the purpose of the author to develop a fairly easy-to-read, straightforward, helpful study guide which could be perused and utilized in a minimal length of time. It should be helpful for students in high school as well as those who are at college of u niversity.

This fifth revised edition manual may not have occurred without the valuable input received from university students who were being taught at the University of West Alabama during the 1999 fall semester. Their requested but voluntary constructive criticism and very positive comments gave further initiative to refine the first edition manual to eventually become this fifth edition manual in its present form. Therefore, I especially thank the following Freshman to Senior status students for their editing suggestions and comments:

Melanie Bake Charita Hibbler Erin Signorotti

Brook Ballard Kimberly Hibbler Angela Simpson

D. Saige Beaty James Jenkins Kimberly Smith

Dianna Bethea Lavone