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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. How you feel about yourself.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Deliberately putting off tasks.






12. Using many different note taking styles.






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






36. A logical - rational - systematic thought process that is necessary in understanding - analyzing - and evaluating information in order to solve a problem or situation.






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






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. A logical - rational - systematic thought process that is necessary in understanding - analyzing - and evaluating information in order to solve a problem or situation.






40. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. The inner drive that moves you to action.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.