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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. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






13. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. How you feel about yourself.






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






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






21. 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.






22. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






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






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






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






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






28. How you feel about yourself.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






35. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Deliberately putting off tasks.






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. Using many different note taking styles.






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






50. Deliberately putting off tasks.