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College Success Skills Vocab

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using many different note taking styles.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






8. Deliberately putting off tasks.






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






10. 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






11. Prefers flexibility and spontaneity and like to allow life to unfold.






12. Prefers to see information and read material - and learns most effectively with pictures - graphs - illustrations - diagrams - time lines - photos - pie charts - and visual designs.






13. Prefers flexibility and spontaneity and like to allow life to unfold.






14. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






15. 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.






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






17. How you feel about yourself.






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






19. 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






20. The inner drive that moves you to action.






21. 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.






22. How you feel about yourself.






23. Developed in the 1950s by Walter Pauk at Cornell. It is effective for integrating text and lecture notes.






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






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






26. Students over the age of 25 who return to college in order to complete or further their education.






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






28. To restate in different words; to summarize; clarifying what you just heard - such as writing a summary of the key points and main ideas.






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






30. 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






31. Tends to be logical - thoughtful - loyal - exact - dedicated - steady - and organized. They like following directions and work at a steady pace. The key word for them is thinking.






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. Developed in the 1950s by Walter Pauk at Cornell. It is effective for integrating text and lecture notes.






38. 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.






39. To restate in different words; to summarize; clarifying what you just heard - such as writing a summary of the key points and main ideas.






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. Time you spend maintaining yourself. Activities such as eating - sleeping - grooming - exercising - and maintaining your home.






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






45. 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.






46. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.






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






48. 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.






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






50. Using many different note taking styles.