{"id":162,"date":"2015-11-09T23:50:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T23:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/zelixsdv100\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=162"},"modified":"2015-12-03T16:37:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T16:37:31","slug":"are-you-ready-for-the-big-leagues","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/chapter\/are-you-ready-for-the-big-leagues\/","title":{"raw":"Are You Ready for the Big Leagues?","rendered":"Are You Ready for the Big Leagues?"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"im_section\">\r\n<div id=\"lochhaas-ch05_s01_n01\" class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\"><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>LEARNING OBJECTIVES<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Explain how reading in college is different from reading in high school.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand the importance of reading for college learning.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"im_section\">\r\n<div class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThink back to a high school <img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1230\/2015\/11\/03013832\/P1211701-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1211701\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" \/>history or literature class. Those were probably the classes in which you had the most reading. You would be assigned a chapter, or a few pages in a chapter, with the expectation that you would be discussing the reading assignment in class. In class, the teacher would guide you and your classmates through a review of your reading and ask questions to keep the discussion moving. The teacher usually was a key part of how you learned from your reading.\r\n\r\nIf you have been away from school for some time, it\u2019s likely that your reading has been fairly casual. While time spent with a magazine or newspaper can be important, it\u2019s not the sort of concentrated reading you will do in college. And no one will ask you to write in response to a magazine piece you\u2019ve read or quiz you about a newspaper article.\r\n\r\nIn college, reading is much different. You will be expected to read much more. For each hour you spend in the classroom, you will be expected to spend two or more additional hours studying between classes, and most of that will be reading. Assignments will be longer (a couple of chapters is common, compared with perhaps only a few pages in high school) and much more difficult. College textbook authors write using many technical terms and include complex ideas. Many college authors include research, and some textbooks are written in a style you may find very dry. You will also have to read from a variety of sources: your textbook, <span class=\"im_margin_term\"><span class=\"im_glossterm\">ancillary materials<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"im_margin_term\"><span class=\"im_glossterm\">primary sources<\/span><\/span>, academic journals, periodicals, and online postings. Your assignments in literature courses will be complete books, possibly with convoluted plots and unusual wording or dialects, and they may have so many characters you\u2019ll feel like you need a scorecard to keep them straight.\r\n\r\nIn college, most instructors do not spend much time reviewing the reading assignment in class. Rather, they expect that you have done the assignment before coming to class and understand the material. The class lecture or discussion is often based on that expectation. Tests, too, are based on that expectation. This is why active reading is so important\u2014it\u2019s up to you to do the reading and comprehend what you read.\r\n\r\n<strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Note:<\/strong> It may not always be clear on an instructor\u2019s syllabus, but a reading assignment listed on any given class date should be read <em class=\"im_emphasis\">before<\/em> coming to class on that date.\r\n<div id=\"lochhaas-ch05_s01_n02\" class=\"im_key_takeaways im_editable im_block\">\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3>KEY TAKEAWAYs<\/h3>\r\n<section>\r\n<div data-type=\"note\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>College reading is very different from high school reading.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>You must take personal responsibility for understanding what you read.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Expect to spend about two or more hours on homework, most of it reading, for every hour you spend in class.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Reading is a primary means for absorbing ideas in the learning cycle, but it is also very important for the other three aspects of the learning cycle.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"im_section\">\n<div id=\"lochhaas-ch05_s01_n01\" class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>LEARNING OBJECTIVES<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain how reading in college is different from reading in high school.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the importance of reading for college learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"im_section\">\n<div class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Think back to a high school <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1230\/2015\/11\/03013832\/P1211701-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1211701\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" \/>history or literature class. Those were probably the classes in which you had the most reading. You would be assigned a chapter, or a few pages in a chapter, with the expectation that you would be discussing the reading assignment in class. In class, the teacher would guide you and your classmates through a review of your reading and ask questions to keep the discussion moving. The teacher usually was a key part of how you learned from your reading.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been away from school for some time, it\u2019s likely that your reading has been fairly casual. While time spent with a magazine or newspaper can be important, it\u2019s not the sort of concentrated reading you will do in college. And no one will ask you to write in response to a magazine piece you\u2019ve read or quiz you about a newspaper article.<\/p>\n<p>In college, reading is much different. You will be expected to read much more. For each hour you spend in the classroom, you will be expected to spend two or more additional hours studying between classes, and most of that will be reading. Assignments will be longer (a couple of chapters is common, compared with perhaps only a few pages in high school) and much more difficult. College textbook authors write using many technical terms and include complex ideas. Many college authors include research, and some textbooks are written in a style you may find very dry. You will also have to read from a variety of sources: your textbook, <span class=\"im_margin_term\"><span class=\"im_glossterm\">ancillary materials<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"im_margin_term\"><span class=\"im_glossterm\">primary sources<\/span><\/span>, academic journals, periodicals, and online postings. Your assignments in literature courses will be complete books, possibly with convoluted plots and unusual wording or dialects, and they may have so many characters you\u2019ll feel like you need a scorecard to keep them straight.<\/p>\n<p>In college, most instructors do not spend much time reviewing the reading assignment in class. Rather, they expect that you have done the assignment before coming to class and understand the material. The class lecture or discussion is often based on that expectation. Tests, too, are based on that expectation. This is why active reading is so important\u2014it\u2019s up to you to do the reading and comprehend what you read.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Note:<\/strong> It may not always be clear on an instructor\u2019s syllabus, but a reading assignment listed on any given class date should be read <em class=\"im_emphasis\">before<\/em> coming to class on that date.<\/p>\n<div id=\"lochhaas-ch05_s01_n02\" class=\"im_key_takeaways im_editable im_block\">\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3>KEY TAKEAWAYs<\/h3>\n<section>\n<div data-type=\"note\">\n<ul>\n<li>College reading is very different from high school reading.<\/li>\n<li>You must take personal responsibility for understanding what you read.<\/li>\n<li>Expect to spend about two or more hours on homework, most of it reading, for every hour you spend in class.<\/li>\n<li>Reading is a primary means for absorbing ideas in the learning cycle, but it is also very important for the other three aspects of the learning cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-162\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>P1211701. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: meneya. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: morgueFile. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morguefile.com\/archive\/display\/942179\">http:\/\/www.morguefile.com\/archive\/display\/942179<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Success in College. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: anonymous. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/\">http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":277,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"P1211701\",\"author\":\"meneya\",\"organization\":\"morgueFile\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.morguefile.com\/archive\/display\/942179\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Success in College\",\"author\":\"anonymous\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-nc-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-162","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":139,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/277"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":489,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/162\/revisions\/489"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/139"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/162\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixsdv100xmaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}