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College Success Skills Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The person at your school who will help you to navigate academic life. Your advisor will help you clarify procedures - answer other academic concerns or questions - create a major contract - and refer you to offices on campus that can best meet your
academic advisor
Cornell System of Note Taking
feelers
left brain dominant
2. Left brain dominant people like routine - structure - and deadlines - and tend to be convergent thinkers because they are good at looking at several unrelated items and bringing order to them.
judgers
creators
80/20 Rule
convergent thinkers
3. How you feel about yourself.
self esteem
networking
kinesthetic learner
creators
4. A rule that says 80% of your results flow out of 20% of the activities.
reframing
80/20 Rule
supporters
Combination Note Taking System
5. Positive self-talk - the internal dialogue - you carry on with yourself that counter self-defeating patterns of thought with more positive - hopeful - and realistic thoughts.
learning disability
Cornell System of Note Taking
affirmation
critical thinking
6. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.
nontraditional student
learning disability
judgers
reflection
7. Professional and peer staff who review transcripts and major contracts and perform degree checks.
auditory learner
professional advisor
evaluators
discretionary time
8. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.
Combination Note Taking System
paraphrase
paraphrase
ethics
9. Energized and recharged by people - tending to be outgoing and social. They tend to be optimistic and are often uncomfortable being alone.
SCANS
analyzers
thinkers
extrovert
10. A logical - rational - systematic thought process that is necessary in understanding - analyzing - and evaluating information in order to solve a problem or situation.
attentive listening
critical thinking
networking
adult learning cycle
11. Likes variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovation. They tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.
procrastination
right brain dominant
affirmation
critical thinking
12. Uses Roman numerals and capital letters to outline headings - main topics - and points - and supporting points are highlighted with lowercase letters and numbers.
formal outlines
thinkers
Cornell System of Note Taking
emotional intelligence
13. Students from 18 to 25 years old - usually going from high school directly to college.
traditional student
maintenance time
introvert
Cornell System of Note Taking
14. Time devoted to school - labs - studying - work - commuting - and other activities involving the immediate and long-term goals you have committed to accomplishing.
Cornell System of Note Taking
committed time
emotional intelligence
mentor
15. Feels more comfortable with theories - abstraction - imagination - and speculations. They respond to their intuition and rely on hunches and nonverbal perceptions.
advising center
perceivers
intuitive
extrovert
16. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.
reflection
judgers
nontraditional student
evaluators
17. A free-form of note taking that shows the same headings - main points - and supporting examples and associations - but uses a system of dashes and indenting.
advising center
informal outlines
academic advisor
directors
18. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.
affirmation
evaluators
advising center
reframing
19. Prefers to see information and read material - and learns most effectively with pictures - graphs - illustrations - diagrams - time lines - photos - pie charts - and visual designs.
ethics
paraphrase
visual learner
introvert
20. Usually well coordinated - likes to touch things - and learns best by doing. They like to collect samples - write out information - spend time outdoors - and relate to the material they are learning.
kinesthetic learner
analyzers
motivation
Combination Note Taking System
21. Using many different note taking styles.
right brain dominant
Combination Note Taking System
adult learning cycle
reframing
22. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.
ethics
reframing
directors
sensors
23. The time that is yours to use as you please. You want to use this time for the things you value most in life. These important items include relationships with family and friends; service to the community; intellectual development; and activities that
affirmation
discretionary time
critical thinking
mind map
24. A person (such as a coach - instructor - employer - or colleague) Who is a role model and who supports your goals - takes an interest in your professional and personal development - and helps you achieve - either directly through instruction or indir
critical thinking
discretionary time
formal outlines
mentor
25. To restate in different words; to summarize; clarifying what you just heard - such as writing a summary of the key points and main ideas.
academic advisor
right brain dominant
informal outlines
paraphrase
26. Likes to analyze problems with facts - rational logic - and analysis. They tend to be unemotional and use a systematic evaluation of data and facts for problem solving.
thinkers
left brain dominant
sensors
informal outlines
27. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.
kinesthetic learner
adult learning cycle
motivation
networking
28. The inner drive that moves you to action.
visual learner
motivation
committed time
kinesthetic learner
29. The ability to control your impulses - to think beyond the moment - and to consider how your words and actions affect yourself and others before you act.
feelers
judgers
maturity
visualization
30. Time you spend maintaining yourself. Activities such as eating - sleeping - grooming - exercising - and maintaining your home.
evaluators
maintenance time
introvert
Cornell System of Note Taking
31. A free-form of note taking that shows the same headings - main points - and supporting examples and associations - but uses a system of dashes and indenting.
informal outlines
introvert
kinesthetic learner
critical thinking
32. A term often used in business - but it simply means enriching yourself and your opportunities by building relationships with others.
directors
networking
affirmation
maturity
33. Students from 18 to 25 years old - usually going from high school directly to college.
thinkers
Cornell System of Note Taking
traditional student
plagiarism
34. Prefers to rely on their hearing sense. They like tapes and music - and they prefer to listen to information - such as lectures.
auditory learner
informal outlines
affirmation
introvert
35. Right brain dominant people like variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovations - and tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.
divergent thinkers
mind map
emotional intelligence
thinkers
36. Positive self-talk - the internal dialogue - you carry on with yourself that counter self-defeating patterns of thought with more positive - hopeful - and realistic thoughts.
feelers
academic advisor
affirmation
mentor
37. A form of cheating - since it is presenting someone else's ideas as if they were your own.
adult learning cycle
plagiarism
committed time
mentor
38. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.
ethics
mind map
procrastination
extrovert
39. Right brain dominant people like variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovations - and tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.
evaluators
divergent thinkers
thinkers
informal outlines
40. Tends to be cooperative - honest - sensitive - warm - and understanding. They relate well to others. They value harmony and are informal - approachable - and tactful. The key word for them is feeling.
supporters
maturity
note taking
plagiarism
41. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.
left brain dominant
paraphrase
reframing
adult learning cycle
42. Learns best from their senses and feels comfortable with facts and concrete data. They like to organize information systematically.
sensors
mind map
convergent thinkers
creators
43. An important self-management tool that means to think about something in a purposeful way - with the intention of making connections - exploring options - and creating new meaning.
reflection
ethics
informal outlines
professional advisor
44. Feels more comfortable with theories - abstraction - imagination - and speculations. They respond to their intuition and rely on hunches and nonverbal perceptions.
intuitive
informal outlines
maintenance time
note taking
45. Dyslexia - ADHD; under the Americans with Disabilities Act - colleges are legally obligated to provide services and resources for students with disabilities.
learning disability
professional advisor
supporters
self esteem
46. Students over the age of 25 who return to college in order to complete or further their education.
self esteem
auditory learner
nontraditional student
reflection
47. Deliberately putting off tasks.
procrastination
feelers
attentive listening
convergent thinkers
48. You are fully focused with the intent on understanding the speaker. It is a consuming activity that requires physical and mental attention - energy - concentration - and discipline.
intuitive
supporters
introvert
attentive listening
49. You are fully focused with the intent on understanding the speaker. It is a consuming activity that requires physical and mental attention - energy - concentration - and discipline.
attentive listening
judgers
right brain dominant
traditional student
50. The ability to understand and manage yourself and relate effectively with others.
emotional intelligence
auditory learner
maintenance time
left brain dominant