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College Success Skills Vocab

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Likes routine - structure - and deadlines. They tend to be convergent thinkers because they are good at looking at several unrelated times and bringing them to order.






2. The ability to understand and manage yourself and relate effectively with others.






3. Learns best from their senses and feels comfortable with facts and concrete data. They like to organize information systematically.






4. Energized and recharged by people - tending to be outgoing and social. They tend to be optimistic and are often uncomfortable being alone.






5. Feels more comfortable with theories - abstraction - imagination - and speculations. They respond to their intuition and rely on hunches and nonverbal perceptions.






6. 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.






7. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.






8. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






9. 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.






10. A center that provides general education advising and answers general questions and specific concerns about policies - procedures - graduation requirements - and deadlines.






11. 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






12. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.






13. Sensitive to the concerns and feelings of others - value harmony - and dislike creating conflict.






14. Using your imagination to see your goals clearly and to envision yourself successfully engaging in new - positive behavior.






15. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.






16. Deliberately putting off tasks.






17. Time devoted to school - labs - studying - work - commuting - and other activities involving the immediate and long-term goals you have committed to accomplishing.






18. 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.






19. A form of cheating - since it is presenting someone else's ideas as if they were your own.






20. A center that provides general education advising and answers general questions and specific concerns about policies - procedures - graduation requirements - and deadlines.






21. 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.






22. 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






23. The inner drive that moves you to action.






24. Professional and peer staff who review transcripts and major contracts and perform degree checks.






25. 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.






26. Using many different note taking styles.






27. Prefers to rely on their hearing sense. They like tapes and music - and they prefer to listen to information - such as lectures.






28. Deliberately putting off tasks.






29. The ability to understand and manage yourself and relate effectively with others.






30. Professional and peer staff who help you in planning general education and answers many questions - helps you register - and instructs you about deadlines and other important information.






31. Dependable - self-directed - conscientious - efficient - decisive - and results-oriented. They like to be the leader of groups and respond to other people's ideas when they are logical and reasonable. Their strength is in the practical application of






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Likes variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovation. They tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.






35. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.






36. 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.






37. A rule that says 80% of your results flow out of 20% of the activities.






38. Energized by time alone - solitude - and relfection - preferring the world of ideas and thoughts. They tend to have a small but close set of friends and are more prone to self-doubt.






39. 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






40. Students from 18 to 25 years old - usually going from high school directly to college.






41. 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.






42. A way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.






43. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.






44. Innovative - flexible - spontaneous - creative - and idealistic. Creators are risk takers; they love drama - style - and imaginative design. They like fresh ideas and are passionate about their work. The key word for them is experience.






45. A term often used in business - but it simply means enriching yourself and your opportunities by building relationships with others.






46. The inner drive that moves you to action.






47. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






48. 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.






49. Energized and recharged by people - tending to be outgoing and social. They tend to be optimistic and are often uncomfortable being alone.






50. Dyslexia - ADHD; under the Americans with Disabilities Act - colleges are legally obligated to provide services and resources for students with disabilities.