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College Success Skills Vocab
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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. The ability to understand and manage yourself and relate effectively with others.
80/20 Rule
visual learner
emotional intelligence
feelers
2. 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.
maintenance time
nontraditional student
thinkers
reframing
3. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.
reframing
intuitive
right brain dominant
attentive listening
4. 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
sensors
traditional student
note taking
academic advisor
5. Deliberately putting off tasks.
left brain dominant
advising center
note taking
procrastination
6. Using many different note taking styles.
extrovert
sensors
advising center
Combination Note Taking System
7. 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.
mentor
analyzers
critical thinking
professional advisor
8. Time devoted to school - labs - studying - work - commuting - and other activities involving the immediate and long-term goals you have committed to accomplishing.
paraphrase
divergent thinkers
committed time
academic advisor
9. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.
committed time
critical thinking
mind map
SCANS
10. Feels more comfortable with theories - abstraction - imagination - and speculations. They respond to their intuition and rely on hunches and nonverbal perceptions.
sensors
divergent thinkers
formal outlines
intuitive
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.
procrastination
visualization
visual learner
attentive listening
12. The inner drive that moves you to action.
perceivers
motivation
supporters
networking
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.
analyzers
professional advisor
left brain dominant
intuitive
14. A term often used in business - but it simply means enriching yourself and your opportunities by building relationships with others.
networking
discretionary time
feelers
attentive listening
15. Time you spend maintaining yourself. Activities such as eating - sleeping - grooming - exercising - and maintaining your home.
auditory learner
note taking
maintenance time
kinesthetic learner
16. 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.
divergent thinkers
directors
nontraditional student
left brain dominant
17. Students over the age of 25 who return to college in order to complete or further their education.
right brain dominant
critical thinking
sensors
nontraditional student
18. Prefers flexibility and spontaneity and like to allow life to unfold.
sensors
self esteem
perceivers
left brain dominant
19. 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.
directors
ethics
evaluators
kinesthetic learner
20. The inner drive that moves you to action.
sensors
motivation
creators
informal outlines
21. Likes variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovation. They tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.
learning disability
academic advisor
right brain dominant
SCANS
22. 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.
paraphrase
affirmation
professional advisor
formal outlines
23. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.
motivation
mind map
procrastination
academic advisor
24. 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
directors
adult learning cycle
perceivers
motivation
25. Energized and recharged by people - tending to be outgoing and social. They tend to be optimistic and are often uncomfortable being alone.
left brain dominant
analyzers
extrovert
sensors
26. Using many different note taking styles.
sensors
perceivers
Combination Note Taking System
feelers
27. 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
motivation
committed time
note taking
directors
28. Time devoted to school - labs - studying - work - commuting - and other activities involving the immediate and long-term goals you have committed to accomplishing.
supporters
committed time
right brain dominant
perceivers
29. 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.
reframing
attentive listening
advising center
supporters
30. 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.
motivation
self esteem
SCANS
informal outlines
31. Using your imagination to see your goals clearly and to envision yourself successfully engaging in new - positive behavior.
visualization
note taking
learning disability
traditional student
32. 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.
Combination Note Taking System
ethics
thinkers
nontraditional student
33. 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.
mind map
visual learner
convergent thinkers
right brain dominant
34. Learns best from their senses and feels comfortable with facts and concrete data. They like to organize information systematically.
traditional student
plagiarism
sensors
plagiarism
35. 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.
sensors
supporters
divergent thinkers
advising center
36. 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.
affirmation
ethics
formal outlines
supporters
37. 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
extrovert
plagiarism
perceivers
38. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.
divergent thinkers
reframing
academic advisor
paraphrase
39. Students from 18 to 25 years old - usually going from high school directly to college.
self esteem
80/20 Rule
affirmation
traditional student
40. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.
judgers
SCANS
visual learner
feelers
41. 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.
maturity
supporters
visual learner
maintenance time
42. Professional and peer staff who review transcripts and major contracts and perform degree checks.
right brain dominant
evaluators
learning disability
critical thinking
43. A way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.
note taking
Combination Note Taking System
maturity
kinesthetic learner
44. Uses Roman numerals and capital letters to outline headings - main topics - and points - and supporting points are highlighted with lowercase letters and numbers.
left brain dominant
visual learner
formal outlines
feelers
45. A center that provides general education advising and answers general questions and specific concerns about policies - procedures - graduation requirements - and deadlines.
advising center
creators
left brain dominant
academic advisor
46. How you feel about yourself.
self esteem
judgers
networking
creators
47. 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
discretionary time
learning disability
sensors
procrastination
48. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
convergent thinkers
convergent thinkers
SCANS
feelers
49. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
intuitive
attentive listening
divergent thinkers
SCANS
50. 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.
right brain dominant
kinesthetic learner
analyzers
maintenance time