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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Using many different note taking styles.






16. Deliberately putting off tasks.






17. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






19. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.