STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE: DOING WHAT WORKS!, 3rd Edition, is an academically rigorous yet accessible approach to the first-year seminar, which "talks up" to your students, challenging and supporting them so they can develop high-level skills. Students will build key decision-making, information-literacy, and critical-thinking skills; learn success strategies supported by research; develop skills to understand and evaluate peer-reviewed journal articles; and discover ways to increase motivation, self-efficacy and successful experiences. Using the Guided Pathways framework, this text is designed to assist students in choosing a career pathway; learning and enhancing skills needed to be successful now and in the future; mapping out academic, career, and financial plans; and developing strategies to stay on track and ultimately achieve academic and career goals.

Preface.
Part I: DETERMINING YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS.
Introduction: Getting Started.
College Expectations: Getting a Strong Start. Value of the First-Year Seminar Course.
1. Discovering the Value of Education and Sharpening Key Thinking Skills
Exploring the Research in Summary. Value of College Education: Societal and Individual Benefits. Decision Making. Information Literacy. Critical Thinking. Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
2. Setting Goals and Choosing a Career Path.
Exploring the Research in Summary. Setting Goals. Career Exploration and Decision Making. Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
Part II: STRATEGIES AND SKILLS FOR SUCCESS.
3. Building Academic Skills.
Exploring the Research in Summary. How Memory Works: Building Foundational Knowledge. Active reading strategies. Note-taking. Study strategies (include a chart of effective and ineffective approaches). Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
4. Strengthening Soft Skills.
Exploring the Research in Summary. What are Soft Skills? Professionalism.
Time and Project Management. Interpersonal Skills. Leadership. Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
5. Demonstrating Knowledge and Skills.
Exploring the Research in Summary. Purpose of Academic Tasks. Academic Integrity. Papers and Presentations. Test-Taking Strategies. Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
Part III: BEING SUCCESSFUL: PLANS AND PERSEVERANCE.
6. Mapping Your Path to Success: Plans and Action Steps.
Exploring the Research in Summary. Creating an Academic Plan. Exploring Experiential Learning Opportunities. Career Planning: Discovering the Power of Networking. Financial Planning. Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
7. Staying on Track and Celebrating Success.
Exploring the Research in Summary. Reflecting on Progress. Staying Motivated. Managing Stress. Being Resilient and Developing Grit. Celebrating Success. Chapter Summary: Note Taking Model.
Exploring the Research in Depth Appendix.
Answer Key Appendix.
References Index.
Subject Index.

STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE: DOING WHAT WORKS!, 3rd Edition, is an academically rigorous yet accessible approach to the first-year seminar, which "talks up" to your students, challenging and supporting them so they can develop high-level skills. Students will build key decision-making, information-literacy, and critical-thinking skills; learn success strategies supported by research; develop skills to understand and evaluate peer-reviewed journal articles; and discover ways to increase motivation, self-efficacy and successful experiences. Using the Guided Pathways framework, this text is designed to assist students in choosing a career pathway; learning and enhancing skills needed to be successful now and in the future; mapping out academic, career, and financial plans; and developing strategies to stay on track and ultimately achieve academic and career goals. Increased focus on career, academic, and financial planning. Using a Guided Pathways framework, students are given tools early in the term to choose a career pathway and develop plans and skills needed to stay on track and achieve their goals, which includes creating academic, career, and financial plans. Students will learn about developing networking skills and behaviors critical to career success, including the importance of a professional presence on social media. Expanded content on financial planning will help students better understand loans and debt to make strong financial choices. New focus on soft skills. Because soft skills are critical in college and careers, an entire chapter is devoted to strengthening soft skills. This chapter addresses the soft skills most desired by employers: professionalism, time and project management, interpersonal skills, and leadership skills. Students will be able to immediately apply skills being learned when they work on group projects in your class. Online assessments. Student Success in College: Doing What Works!, 3rd Edition, gives students an opportunity to engage in self-assessment using research-based inventories. Assessments have been digitized, making it easier for students to take, score, and interpret their results. Increased quiz and test features. Because testing is one of the most powerful ways to learn, Student Success in College: Doing What Works! has several opportunities for students to test their knowledge. Quick quizzes for every major section are a great way for students to monitor their learning progress. In addition, MindTap offers flashcards, an online quiz that is automatically graded for each chapter, and a fully integrated test bank. Quizzes or tests can then be delivered within MindTap or printed for use in class by accessing the test bank on the Instructor Companion Site. Guided Pathways framework. Nationally, many colleges and universities are joining the Guided Pathways movement, which, in essence, means creating clear, meaningful pathways for students and helping them choose and stay on their desired path. Student Success in College: Doing What Works! helps students engage in career exploration to either decide on a career path or validate their current career goal. Students will also learn the skills needed to accomplish their goals, including how to create academic, career, and financial plans, monitor progress on goals, and make adjustments as needed. Over 125 new citations, most from research studies! The hallmark feature of this text is the research-based information it contains. Students can rest assured that the information strategies presented in this text are supported by research and therefore work. Student Success in College: Doing What Works!, 3rd Edition, comes with a robust set of instructor support materials, developed by the author, that are integrated into MindTap and are available on the Instructor Resource page. Instructor resources include teaching videos, visually effective PowerPoint® slides, an extensive test bank, and numerous assignment and activity suggestions. The author is available to answer questions or provide consultation or support. Having only seven chapters, this text offers you the flexibility to cater the course schedule to the needs of your students. It also allows you and your students to more deeply explore content and skills related to being successful, including focusing on developing high-level skills such as information literacy and critical thinking as you explore different success topics. The peer-reviewed research articles included in the text are a great vehicle for developing these skills. Exploring the Research in Summary is featured at the beginning of every chapter. Not only does this provide students with a brief overview of a relevant research study that is connected to the chapter content, but it also serves as a reminder to students that the content in this book is based on research, not opinions.