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MindTap College Success for Downing's On Course Study Skills Plus, 3rd Edition helps you learn on your terms. INSTANT ACCESS IN YOUR POCKET. Take advantage of the MindTap Mobile App. Read or listen to the text and study with the aid of instructor notifications, flashcards, and interactive chapter quizzes. MINDTAP HELPS YOU GEAR UP FOR ULTIMATE SUCCESS. Track your scores so you know where to focus efforts and stay motivated toward goals. Study tools include videos of students reading One Student's Story essays, animated videos on key topics, chapter-specific homework, and journal entries delivered in a portfolio format. The College Success Factors Index (CSFI) online resource also helps you identify areas for improvement to achieve greater success in college. MINDTAP HELPS YOU MAKE THE TEXTBOOK YOURS. No one knows what works for you better than you. Highlight key text, add notes, and create custom flashcards to use as a study guide.

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I'm convinced that the higher course ratings and grades were, in large part, a result of students' engagement. It was an unmitigated success. MindTap's greatest strengths are the progress tracking and the ability to add [your own] materials that are gradable. Almost across the board, students using MindTap improved on the main learning objectives of the class ...I've never seen any results like this. MindTap was very useful - it was easy to follow and everything was right there. I'm definitely more engaged because of MindTap.

MindTap's greatest strengths are the progress tracking and the ability to add [your own] materials that are gradable. I'm convinced that the higher course ratings and grades were, in large part, a result of students' engagement. It was an unmitigated success. Almost across the board, students using MindTap improved on the main learning objectives of the class ...I've never seen any results like this. MindTap was very useful - it was easy to follow and everything was right there. I'm definitely more engaged because of MindTap.

I'm convinced that the higher course ratings and grades were, in large part, a result of students' engagement. It was an unmitigated success. Almost across the board, students using MindTap improved on the main learning objectives of the class ...I've never seen any results like this. MindTap's greatest strengths are the progress tracking and the ability to add [your own] materials that are gradable. MindTap was very useful - it was easy to follow and everything was right there. I'm definitely more engaged because of MindTap.

Almost across the board, students using MindTap improved on the main learning objectives of the class ...I've never seen any results like this. I'm convinced that the higher course ratings and grades were, in large part, a result of students engagement. It was an unmitigated success. I'm definitely more engaged because of MindTap. MindTap was very useful - it was easy to follow and everything was right there. MindTap's greatest strengths are the progress tracking and the ability to add [your own] materials that are gradable.

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Skip Downing is an international consultant in the field of faculty development and student success strategies. Dr. Downing has earned degrees from Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Santa Monica and Carnegie Mellon University. He holds advanced degrees in English and counseling psychology. He was a professor of English at Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) for 32 years. In addition to his role as an academic instructor, Dr. Downing created and coordinated BCCC's Student Success and Learning Community Programs. These programs teach students how to apply proven success strategies to achieve their full potential in college and in life. The College Success Program resulted in a significant increase in both student academic success and retention. Dr. Downing has made numerous presentations at national conferences and conducted faculty development workshops at many two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Virgin Islands. Dr. Downing's teaching, writing and consulting are all guided by his belief that the greatest mission of any educational institution is to empower its students to live rich, fulfilling lives. From 1996-2016, he facilitated the On Course Workshops, intensive four-day retreats for college educators focusing on proven strategies for helping students become active, responsible partners in their education and achieve greater success in college and in life.

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