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College Success Skills Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
visual learner
supporters
left brain dominant
nontraditional student
2. 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.
procrastination
attentive listening
divergent thinkers
feelers
3. Using many different note taking styles.
ethics
Combination Note Taking System
visualization
sensors
4. 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.
right brain dominant
maturity
creators
paraphrase
5. Developed in the 1950s by Walter Pauk at Cornell. It is effective for integrating text and lecture notes.
left brain dominant
Cornell System of Note Taking
visualization
analyzers
6. Prefers to see information and read material - and learns most effectively with pictures - graphs - illustrations - diagrams - time lines - photos - pie charts - and visual designs.
adult learning cycle
auditory learner
extrovert
visual learner
7. A rule that says 80% of your results flow out of 20% of the activities.
80/20 Rule
Combination Note Taking System
advising center
self esteem
8. A center that provides general education advising and answers general questions and specific concerns about policies - procedures - graduation requirements - and deadlines.
academic advisor
advising center
motivation
professional advisor
9. To restate in different words; to summarize; clarifying what you just heard - such as writing a summary of the key points and main ideas.
convergent thinkers
paraphrase
feelers
committed time
10. Prefers flexibility and spontaneity and like to allow life to unfold.
reframing
perceivers
adult learning cycle
visualization
11. Prefers to see information and read material - and learns most effectively with pictures - graphs - illustrations - diagrams - time lines - photos - pie charts - and visual designs.
sensors
visualization
networking
visual learner
12. 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.
Combination Note Taking System
directors
creators
emotional intelligence
13. 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.
professional advisor
formal outlines
evaluators
plagiarism
14. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.
thinkers
maturity
reflection
reframing
15. 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.
self esteem
extrovert
divergent thinkers
80/20 Rule
16. Likes variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovation. They tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.
SCANS
right brain dominant
procrastination
divergent thinkers
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.
maintenance time
divergent thinkers
informal outlines
analyzers
18. Deliberately putting off tasks.
attentive listening
procrastination
self esteem
paraphrase
19. 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.
kinesthetic learner
evaluators
attentive listening
introvert
20. 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.
professional advisor
traditional student
academic advisor
feelers
21. Sensitive to the concerns and feelings of others - value harmony - and dislike creating conflict.
attentive listening
left brain dominant
feelers
emotional intelligence
22. How you feel about yourself.
affirmation
motivation
self esteem
visualization
23. A way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.
discretionary time
maintenance time
note taking
left brain dominant
24. A rule that says 80% of your results flow out of 20% of the activities.
80/20 Rule
attentive listening
plagiarism
extrovert
25. 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.
supporters
discretionary time
ethics
affirmation
26. A way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.
sensors
Combination Note Taking System
introvert
note taking
27. Sensitive to the concerns and feelings of others - value harmony - and dislike creating conflict.
informal outlines
convergent thinkers
reframing
feelers
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.
analyzers
mind map
note taking
paraphrase
29. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.
mind map
convergent thinkers
thinkers
self esteem
30. A logical - rational - systematic thought process that is necessary in understanding - analyzing - and evaluating information in order to solve a problem or situation.
critical thinking
mentor
auditory learner
80/20 Rule
31. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.
judgers
visualization
plagiarism
critical thinking
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.
judgers
reflection
kinesthetic learner
creators
33. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.
mind map
intuitive
80/20 Rule
ethics
34. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.
plagiarism
convergent thinkers
sensors
judgers
35. 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.
left brain dominant
discretionary time
convergent thinkers
critical thinking
36. The inner drive that moves you to action.
motivation
emotional intelligence
creators
judgers
37. Uses Roman numerals and capital letters to outline headings - main topics - and points - and supporting points are highlighted with lowercase letters and numbers.
procrastination
formal outlines
nontraditional student
maintenance time
38. Professional and peer staff who review transcripts and major contracts and perform degree checks.
ethics
evaluators
intuitive
motivation
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.
maturity
critical thinking
mentor
divergent thinkers
40. Feels more comfortable with theories - abstraction - imagination - and speculations. They respond to their intuition and rely on hunches and nonverbal perceptions.
kinesthetic learner
intuitive
feelers
formal outlines
41. 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.
ethics
plagiarism
paraphrase
analyzers
42. 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
thinkers
mentor
maturity
43. Energized and recharged by people - tending to be outgoing and social. They tend to be optimistic and are often uncomfortable being alone.
visual learner
feelers
extrovert
left brain dominant
44. 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.
paraphrase
supporters
introvert
kinesthetic learner
45. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.
SCANS
mind map
auditory learner
attentive listening
46. Students over the age of 25 who return to college in order to complete or further their education.
visualization
supporters
nontraditional student
committed time
47. Using your imagination to see your goals clearly and to envision yourself successfully engaging in new - positive behavior.
creators
maintenance time
visualization
plagiarism
48. A term often used in business - but it simply means enriching yourself and your opportunities by building relationships with others.
networking
informal outlines
professional advisor
paraphrase
49. To restate in different words; to summarize; clarifying what you just heard - such as writing a summary of the key points and main ideas.
paraphrase
introvert
advising center
note taking
50. A term often used in business - but it simply means enriching yourself and your opportunities by building relationships with others.
emotional intelligence
maturity
advising center
networking