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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. Deliberately putting off tasks.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






20. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






22. How you feel about yourself.






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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






31. Using many different note taking styles.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Uses Roman numerals and capital letters to outline headings - main topics - and points - and supporting points are highlighted with lowercase letters and numbers.






40. 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.






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






42. Uses Roman numerals and capital letters to outline headings - main topics - and points - and supporting points are highlighted with lowercase letters and numbers.






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. The inner drive that moves you to action.






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






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






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






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






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







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