SLS2901 - Academic Foundations
In the context of information literacy, when evaluating a URL, which of the following might be more credible?
.gov
How many FF grades equal automatic academic dismissal from USF?
1
To be considered a part-time student, you must be enrolled in ____ or fewer credits per semester.
11
How long is it suggested you take to eat meals so that your body can register fullness?
20 minutes
When reading for class, how long should reading periods be?
20 minutes
What year are the UN Sustainable Development Goals meant to be achieved by?
2030
How many grade forgiveness opportunities do students receive?
3
What service can be described as a company paying off your existing loans and generating a single new loan to replace them?
Consolidation
Comments in the margins of your textbooks help you create a minor version of ________.
Cornell Notes
Which of the following is a step you can take to build your personal brand?
Create a compelling elevator speech
Engineers think about products in isolation without regard to the larger system of which they are part.
False
FindIt! includes access to all of the USF Library databases.
False
Freedom of Speech means that people can only say things that agree with popular opinions.
False
If a student is worried about being respected and whether or not they belong, this will not compete with their learning.
False
If high school was easy for you, then college probably will be easy too.
False
If your handwriting is messy, you should take notes on your laptop instead.
False
In Perry's scheme of intellectual development at the commitment level, students primarily believe there is a either a right or wrong answer.
False
In the article "First-Year College Students' Time Use," by the time students were in their second semester of college, they planned to spend the same amount of time on academics per week as they did their first semester.
False
It is enough to have one "go to" way of explaining the world or solving problems if you are certain of your convictions.
False
Like the sequence in a traditional outline, the branches of a mind map have to be uniform.
False
Multi-tasking makes you more productive.
False
No matter what career you end up in, you only need strong experience in your own discipline.
False
Numbers hardly ever come in units (centimeters, dollars, hours).
False
Online classes do not have set schedules
False
Research shows that knowing what to do in regards to spending money is the primary cause in leading people to take the right action.
False
The impression you make online is not as important as the impression you make when you meet people in person.
False
The only way to get research help is in-person at the USF Library.
False
The purpose of career planning is to choose your one ideal job.
False
The terms transition and change can be used interchangeably.
False
All services at the USF Counseling Center are free and confidential.
True
Although learners may have individual preferences (learn in groups, listen to music, etc), generally speaking the way we learn is pretty similar across people, even cultures
True
Research shows that students who have some part-time work in college succeed at higher rates than those who do not.
True
Simply consuming information once is far from a guarantee you will be able to retrieve it later.
True
Students who receive an "FF" grade in a course may not retake the course using Grade Forgiveness
True
Studies show that stopping all exercise because you feel too busy/don't have time is a bad idea.
True
Synapses, or the connection between cells, thicken with repeated use.
True
Which of the following calls for the person delivering the message to be credible?
ethos
Which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is at the top (highest)?
evaluation
How does Dave Ramsey describe a written budget?
every dollar has an assignment
Arguments also need to be as airtight as possible from a logical point of view. This means ensuring that they don't contain logical _____________ or shortcuts in logic.
fallacies
Electronic flashcards are not as effective as hand-written flashcards.
false
Engineers think about products in isolation without regard to the larger system of which they are part
false
If you file for bankruptcy, you can escape student loan debt.
false
There are some things to be gained by turning in a test early.
false
When one has a confirmation bias, this person continues to seek and review new information, even after they find information that confirms what they thought before.
false
When scheduling your semester, which direction should you work?
from the end backwards
What is commencement?
graduation ceremony
Deferment stops the accrual of interest on loans.
False
Which of the following is true about re-writing an essay?
Go back later and rewrite it
Quantitative Literacy (QL) and numeracy can be used interchangeably.
True
Ray Kurzweil predictions are controversial and not all scientists agree with them.
True
How long should an elevator speech be?
30 seconds to a minute
How many levels of severity does USF have for Academic Integrity violations?
4
When reading for class, how long should breaks be?
5 to 10 minutes
How many hours must you take during summer semester(s) to fulfill the Summer Enrollment requirement?
9 credit hours
Which of the following describes a red herring?
A diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments
What type of result does the Career Personality Test that is part of My Plan + My Pathways generate?
A four-letter acronym four the four dominant personality preferences
What is your credit score?
A single number banks and lenders look at when you request a loan
Which of the following is the name of the mandatory first-year undergraduate academic advising registration hold?
AA
In module on "Learning Science," what acronym is used for the science of memory?
ANSWER
What is the name of the process students can use to request an exception to academic policies in extenuating circumstances?
Academic Regulations Committee
What does an FF refer to?
Academic dishonesty
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is not included as part of love/belonging needs?
Academic success
Which of the following is not a LinkedIn Profile tip?
Add several people you've never met first
Based on Romero's article "What We Know About Belonging from Scientific Research," students' sense of belonging shapes their responses to ________ in school.
Adversity
Break down, categorize, compare, contrast, correlate, induce, infer; what level of Bloom's Taxonomy do these verbs describe?
Analysis
What should you do first for a writing assignment?
Analyze the prompt
Which of the following are Boolean operators?
And, or
Which of the following needs to be cited?
Another person's words or ideas
At what point in the research process can you meet with a research librarian?
Any point
Which Greek philosopher brings us the categories of ethos, logos, and pathos?
Aristotle
In the acronym DACODE, what does the A stand for?
Assumptions
Research shows that working a part-time job in college and result in ______.
Better GPA
_______'s taxonomy describes the components that professors expect students to demonstrate, including gain knowledge, display comprehension, apply the material, analyze a problem, synthesize various components into one cohesive whole, or evaluate between choices a correct decision or course of action. It is often represented in a hierarchical pyramid that progresses from knowledge at the bottom to evaluation at the top
Bloom
When conducting research, which of the following is a strategy for narrowing your research topic?
Boolean search
What does a high credit score mean?
Borrower is responsible with money
Based on the results of the study in the article "Stereotype Threat Effects on Black and White Athletic Performance," making salient negative racial stereotypes in the context of an athletic performance has the potential to cause poorer athletic performance in which groups of athletes?
Both groups
When preparing to write a paper or a presentation, the steps in the research process are 1) Define your topic 2) _______________ 3) Perform your search 4) Browse results and record new search terms
Brainstorm search terms
Students that have a clear connection to _______ are much more likely to succeed in college.
Campus life
Which of the following is not a good investment?
Car
Which of the following behaviors would negatively affect your brand?
Checking your phone during class
The "hype cycle" chart consistently has the same shape and areas. Which of the following is not a piece of the hype cycle?
Climb of Anticipation
Which two desirable traits do employers often list as what they seek in new hires?
Critical thinking and problem solving
What is the name of the acronym used to summarize the principles of critical thinking?
DACODE
Who is in charge of the College of Arts & Sciences?
Dean
What term could be described as any money that you owe someone else?
Debt
What type of knowledge could be described as a student understanding not just the parts but also the whole, allowing the student to apply the knowledge in many different contexts?
Deep
In the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what can be described as "a person does not feel anything if they are met, but becomes anxious if they are not met"?
Deficiency needs
The first step in the critical thinking process is to ____________ the problem.
Define
_______________ is the name of the online system where you can find your current degree audit.
DegreeWorks
Where can you find computer stations loaded with the Adobe Creative Suite and staff that offers workshops on programs like these?
Digital Media Commons
Which of the following can you find in the Library?
Digital Media Commons
Many companies try to build teams with _______ so that a team is made up of people who approach problems and solutions differently from each other.
Diversity
Which of the following describes the search process including the steps of defining a topic, brainstorming search terms, performing a search, and browsing results/recording new search terms?
Dynamic
"We can either stop using cars or destroy the earth." Which type of logical fallacy is this?
Either/or
What is the "Take 15" campaign on campus referring to?
Enrolling in 15 credits each semester
Which dimension of wellness deals with finding surroundings that encourage good physical and mental health?
Environmental
What type of memory would your personal reconstruction of your first day of high school be?
Episodic memory
In the acronym DACODE, what does the E stand for?
Explain
The final step in the critical thinking process is to ____________ your answers.
Explain
Which of the following things do you not need to scan for as you start an exam?
Extra credit
What is the name of the federal privacy law that gives certain protections to educational records (such as grades and class schedules) and affords students the right to refuse to permit USF from releasing or disclosing information about you?
FERPA
________________ is a federal law, usually known only by this acronym, that ensures student grade records are kept private - even parents cannot demand to see them!
FERPA
_____________ is four letter acronym that is often used to refer to "Freshman"
FTIC
What might you do to develop your leadership skills?
Facilitate group discussions in class or in a campus organization
According to Angela Duckworth's TED Talk on grit, there is a positive correlation between talent and grit.
False
According to a recent Hart Research Associates report, employers agree that a candidate's undergraduate major is more important than their demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems.
False
According to the "Principles of the Science of Learning and Memory", your emotions or feelings toward a class subject do not have any impact on learning.
False
According to the Bridges excerpt, you do not need all three phases of transition.
False
Based on experiments in the article "Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques," highlighting received positive ratings across generalizability areas, so it received a high utility rating.
False
Being a human is a necessary condition for being a mammal.
False
Being a mammal is a sufficient condition for being a human.
False
Coding is a skill that is only applicable to one or two disciplines.
False
Cramming works to create long term memory
False
There's no such thing as too much information in your notes.
False
Tolerance decreases your blood alcohol concentration.
False
USF has a central advising office.
False
When looking at growth mindset and fixed mindset, they are mutually exclusive, meaning you are either one or the other.
False
You can earn a high credit score if you don't have any debt
False
You can effectively learn to multitask working on online classes.
False
________ ________ is the USF Libraries search tool which brings together results containing books, articles and other library resources in one search.
Find it!
What type of mindset does someone have if they believe skills and intelligence are set and that some people are just naturally good at things?
Fixed mindset
Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi used the term ______________ to describe the state of individuals doing something where they are completely focused and feel like they have lost track of time?
Flow
What term does time spent on the Bull Runner bus or waiting for class to start describe?
Found moments
In the Bridges excerpt on transition, what is happening during the 2nd phase of transition?
Going through an in-between time when the old is gone but the new isn't yet fully operational
Which type of logical fallacy can be described as a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence?
Hasty generalization
What does the College Scheduler tool do?
Helps to optimize choosing your classes and creating your schedule
"_____________ impact practices" is a term used to describe certain types of college experiences that are shown to have a measurable effect on student graduation rates, including service learning, internships, and study abroad.
High
Which discipline asks the questions, "who are we, why are we here, what do we mean as a group, and what do we stand for?"
Humanities
Which of the following is not part of the Commitment to Honor?
I resolve to acknowledge assistance when received to maintain community integrity
If you are going to submit work that you have already submitted for credit in another class, when is it acceptable?
If the second professor gives you permission in writing
Why can using credit cards be dangerous?
If you don't pay off the card in full, you incur interest and finance charges
In the article "Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques," distributed practice is defined as ______.
Implementing a schedule of practice that spreads out study over time
When are you advised to try to meet with your advisor?
In the middle of the semester, before registration opens
Which of the following could be defined as talking with people who are currently in the field to gain a better understanding of an occupation or industry?
Informational Interview
What is meant by the Curse of Knowledge?
Instructors knowing too much
Recent studies have shown that students typically perform about half a grade lower in online classes compared to face-to-face class offerings. Why might that be?
Intrinsic motivation
Which type of transition can be described by changes in the way a student might make decisions about their schedules, friendships, well-being, and exploration of their identity?
Personal
If there's one mistake seemingly every college student makes, it's ________.
Keeping their textbooks pristine
A key conclusion from the article "The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard" is:
Laptops may be doing more harm in classrooms than good
What time have experimental studies shown is the prime time for memory consolidation?
Late evening, just before you go to bed.
Surface-level differences in what people are doing when they study, or where they are, or what kind of stimuli they like surrounding them describes _____.
Learning preferences
Which of the following is a social media platform designed for professional networking?
Which of the following should double as your resume?
LinkedIn profile page
What might you do to support occupational wellness?
Looking for satisfaction from things you are passionate about
In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the ________________ level comes above Safety needs and below Esteem needs.
Love/belonging
Which of the following is not required for memory?
Luck
In Ray Kurzweil's video "The Coming Singularity," what does he believe we will have completed by 2029?
Mapping of the human brain and how it functions
What type of courses does the USF SMART Lab support?
Math
What does treating the email Inbox like a curbside mailbox mean?
Moving email out of the inbox (answering or filing away)
What could be described as a biological switch that receives signals from one side and sends a signal out the other?
Neuron
In Bridges' model of transition, between the "letting go" stage and the "new beginnings" stage is the ____________ __________.
Neutral zone
In the article "The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard," in three studies the authors found that students who took notes on laptops:
Performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand
When taking Cornell Notes, what goes in the large box on the right hand side of the page?
Notes & drawings
What was the Copernican Revolution (the sun being recognized as the center of the solar system) an example of?
Paradigm shift
Which of the following is a recommended way to deal with stress?
Participating in exercise or some physical activity like going for a walk
If you need to find academic or scholarly articles, you can use the Library search tools to filter your search results to find ________-__________ articles. Essentially, this is an academic term for quality control. Each article published in an academic or scholarly journal was closely examined by a panel of reviewers who are experts on the article's topic.
Peer-reviewed
Upon arriving at college, which of the 6 phases of college culture shock do you likely experience?
Phase II: Spectator
In considering the 6 phases of college culture shock, during which phase does the college environment become familiar and start to feel like home?
Phase V: Adaptation
Which of the following is not a place suggested to articulate your skills?
Phone call
Which of the following is not a recommendation for overcoming stage fright?
Picturing the audience naked
What acronym is sometimes associated with the Career Interest Inventory or Holland Codes?
RIASEC
Based on PayScale's survey results on career preparedness, what was the disconnect between recent graduates and employers?
Recent grads felt more certain of their readiness than employers did
Which of the following is NOT a reason why effective note taking is important?
Reduces need to review
Mind mapping or concept mapping is useful for visualizing the ________ of idea and topics.
Relationships
Which of the following is not one of the 3 Rs in SQ3R?
Rhyme
Which problem solving approach could be described as identifying the underlying cause of a problem by asking how the problem came about?
Root cause analysis
What type of knowledge could be described as possibly leading a student to the right response while having no understanding of the material?
Rote
What one-word acronym describes the best way to set goals?
SMART
Which of the following is a suggested productivity hack?
Schedule time for television, email, internet use, and social media
Which discipline attempts to uncover and describe natural laws that are predictable and reproducible?
Science
Located within the USF Tampa Library, the ____________ _________ is a learning environment dedicated to supporting students in introductory math courses. If you are in certain courses, you may need to spend a certain number of hours per week working here on homework.
Smart Lab
Which of the following counts as debt?
Student loans
Which step in SQ3R requires you to skim over the reading, paying attention to headings, bolded terminology, graphs, charts, and anything that relays context?
Survey
Assemble, build, collaborate, create, develop, facilitate, generate, integrate; what level of Bloom's Taxonomy do these verbs describe?
Synthesis
Mind maps encourage you to ___________.
Take fewer yet more meaningful notes
The _____________ ____________ _____________ and the library's course reserve project allows you to check out textbooks for free at the Library Services Desk.
Textbook Affordability Program
What does TAP stand for?
Textbook Affordability Program
When creating a mind map, what goes in the middle of the page?
The central topic
According to the excerpt from "How We Learn," in what part of the brain does memory formation begin?
The hippocampus
Advising is a reciprocal process, meaning that there is some give and take from both students and academic advisors.
True
Some majors have a policy related to D or F grades. What happens if a student receives the specified number of D or F grades?
The student will be dismissed from the major and have to select a new one
How could Carol Dweck's study of growth mindset be described?
The study of why some people succeed while people who are equally talented do not
In thinking about your weekly schedule, if something critical comes up that makes you miss a study period, what should you do?
Treat it like a job and make up the study time
A thesis is 1-2 sentences that summarizes the main argument of an essay.
True
Although learners may have individual preferences (learn in groups, listen to music, etc), generally speaking the way we learn is pretty similar across people, even cultures.
True
Based on Romero's article "What We Know About Belonging from Scientific Research," unlike majority group members' belonging, minority group members' sense of belonging is tied to the amount of adversity they experience on a given day.
True
Being a human is a sufficient condition for being a mammal.
True
Early on in the career decision making process you should dedicate time to learning about yourself and your values, interests, and skills.
True
Having some outstanding debt that you haven't paid off, but are making regular payments on, will get you a larger credit score.
True
Having the notes visible can create a situation where you merely transcribe them without doing any thinking.
True
If my professor doesn't provide a context or purpose to a lecture, I should imagine how this new learning connects with other course topics.
True
In the article "First-Year College Students' Time Use," the authors determined students entering college students appear to underestimate how much time college academics take.
True
It is generally advised that you sit toward the front of class.
True
Labeling a chart properly includes starting the axes at zero
True
Many people assume that networking is only about finding jobs, but the real goal is to create meaningful connections.
True
Metacognition allows you to move to higher mastery levels of learning.
True
Mind mapping generally requires less writing and allows for quicker review than traditional list-style notes.
True
Non-sequitur means 'does not follow' in Latin.
True
Notes work most effectively when you return to them more than once.
True
One of the reasons USF cares about Academic Integrity is that when you graduate, it will be your name on the diploma and transcript and these should be reflective of your own work and effort.
True
Preparation for advising appointments includes writing a list of questions, reviewing your 4 year plan for remaining requirements, and noting any errors on DegreeWorks to discuss with your advisor.
True
Professors treat syllabi like a contract with students.
True
Professors use Canvas differently, so it will not always look the same.
True
Things may be correlated without one event causing another the other event.
True
Transitions begin with endings where you have to let go of something.
True
Wellness involves more than just what you eat or how often you exercise.
True
When answering True/False questions, False statements are easier to identify than True statements.
True
When using tutoring at the Academic Success Center, you should go early in the semester instead of waiting until final exams are close.
True
With mind mapping, you can always go back and add more information to a topic.
True
Withdrawals or "W" grades do not affect your GPA.
True
Without sufficient sleep, you will do poorly on the exam.
True
You can check out a laptop for use in the Library.
True
You should create notes that look different from your professor's outline.
True
You should resist the temptation to look at a solution before trying to solve a problem.
True
You will not convince anyone to feel the way you do, if you don't respect their position and opinions.
True
Which of the following is not mentioned as a high impact practice for college students?
Tutoring
Taking notes on a laptop facilitates ______
Verbatim copying
False-consensus bias describes the (false) idea that everyone is like us. In his blog post "The Other Side is Not "Dumb," Sean Blanda describes this phenomenon online as something that can blindside us by the opinions of our friends or others, creating an "Other Side" that ________.
We believe is not as intelligent as us
In which of the following situations would you not want to use your elevator pitch?
When you're late to class
Which of the following is not a recommended method of occupational research?
Which of the following is not a recommended method of occupational research?
Which of the following is not a good time to conduct silent rehearsal?
While listening to music
If your instructor uses PowerPoint slides, you should _______
Write out your own summary keywords and details
Why is verbatim transcription a bad thing in note taking?
You are busy recording content without thinking about it
In the context of active reading, what is a drawback of having class texts in a digital format?
You have a harder time marking them up
If you are planning to register for MAC 2233 Business Calculus, and it has a pre-requisite requirement, what does that mean for you?
You need to complete the pre-requisite before taking MAC 2233
In an academic or scholarly article, the __________ is a concise summary of a research paper or entire thesis. This summary will tell you the purpose or problem, the central points and main themes, the methodology, and results.
abstract
Which type of logical fallacy can be described as an emotional appeal that speaks to positive or negative concepts rather than the real issue at hand?
ad populum
Which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is above Comprehension, but below Analysis?
application
Quantitative literacy (QL) is defined as:
applying numbers to our encountered world
What does the A in SMART goals stand for?
attainable
According to the Principles of the Science of Learning and Memory, you cannot learn and remember without focused ___________.
attention
What term refers to observing a class when not enrolled?
auditing
In psychology, the idea that everyone is like us is called the "false-consensus _________." Over time, this morphs into a subconscious belief that we and our friends are the sane ones and that there's a crazy "Other Side" that just doesn't "get it," and is clearly not as intelligent as "us."
bias
When it comes to managing your finances, perhaps the single biggest key to escaping debt (or preventing it in the first place) is to have a written ____________ that is specific to each month.
budget
When considering the question of buying textbooks, students are advised to:
buy all required books and keep them
A primary lesson from statistics is that correlation does not imply _______________.
causality
According to the "Principles of the Science of Learning and Memory", interleaving is a process that involves:
changing what you study and the materials you study from during a single study session
Which of the following can be defined as a paid training experience related to your major or field of study?
co-op
In Perry's scheme of intellectual development, the teacher being viewed as just "one source among many" is characteristic of which level?
commitment
Which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is above Knowledge, but below Application?
comprehension
_______________ bias occurs from the direct influence of desire on beliefs. When people would like a certain idea/concept to be true, they end up believing it to be true.This error leads the individual to stop gathering information when the evidence gathered so far confirms the views one would like to be true.
confirmation
The primary attribute of an artist is ________________.
creativity
The best sorts of group studying focus on ___________.
cross-quizzing each other
In the key lessons from Twyla Tharp's book, The Creative Habit, what is noted that you need to avoid in order to be creative?
distractions
An _______________ is an electronic collection of evidence that shows what you have learned, experienced, and accomplished. Typically, it will include writing samples, photos, videos, research projects, and other artifacts.
ePortfolio
When documenting your skills for potential employers, where should you include writing samples, photos, videos, research projects, and other artifacts?
ePortfolio
What system do most USF colleges use to allow students to set appointments with academic advisors?
eScheduler
Which of the following could be a benefit of group-think?
efficiency
In the ANSWER acronym from "The Science of Learning and Memory," the letter E represents
emotion
Angela Duckworth uses the concept of ____________ to explain people's passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. She describes it as "living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."
grit
Since job candidates are evaluated on certain skills and attributes. So-called _________ skills are tangible and proven knowledge and abilities. They relate directly to a job task and the same no matter who does the work or where a person works.
hard
Based on experiments in the article "Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques," practice testing is rated as having _______ utility.
high
Which of the following is not suggested for test preparation?
highlighting your textbook
In the ______________ discipline, the so-called paradigms are constantly questioned, interrogated, evaluated, discarded, and replaced. The core of this discipline is asking who are we, why are we here, what we mean as a group, and what we stand for.
humanities
The career decision making process involves 6 steps. Which step does not happen before you make a decision?
implement a decision
According to the video about the concept of "flow", people describe experiencing a state of flow as a feeling of being
in the zone
What should you include on your semester master plan?
internal due dates
What type of motivation is self-driven by something you already want to do?
intrinsic
When reading or studying, silence or quiet is advantageous because
it enables focused attention
According to Terrell Strayhorn's TEDx Talk, which of the following is not attributed to a sense of belonging?
it requires assimilation into your community
When performing a search for information on a research topic, thinking about search terms before you start your search is important because
it will help you find more relevant results
Which of the following can be defined as spending time with a professional on the job for the purpose of observing and learning
job shadowing
Which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the bottom (most fundamental)?
knowledge
According to the article "The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard," taking notes on a ______________ facilitates verbatim transcription of lecture content because most students can type faster than they can write.
laptop
Which of following activities would likely energize an introvert?
listening to music
A rhetorical appeal to logic or the "what" of an argument is referred to as ___________, according to Greek philosopher Aristotle.
logos
Which of the following is the type of persuasion that appeals to logic?
logos
To avoid confirmation bias, you should set your hypothesis and __________.
look for instances to prove that you're wrong
In the article "Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques," the authors indicate that students most often endorse the use of rereading and highlighting, two strategies that the authors of this study found to have relatively _____ utility.
low
The relative proportion of patients who arrive in good or poor health at a hospital is an example of how a __________ variable can make statistics misleading.
lurking
Which of the following is not something your Academic Advisor would handle?
making decisions about your education
The _________ __________ (also known as concept map) format for note-taking is diagram that visualizes your notes on a two-dimensional canvas. The subject of the map is always placed in the center of the map, and all related notes are written in a radiant structure around the center and connected to it with lines.
mind map
Which of the following is not a type of transition to college?
monetary
What is critical in determining which students fail and which succeed?
motivation
What two primary things do you want to be sure apply to concepts in your outline, when writing an essay?
necessary and sufficient
What does the term asynchronous mean?
not at the same time
__________________ is the the ability to understand and work with numbers.
numeracy
What type of coding languages might be safest to learn, because they function similar to each other logically?
object-oriented
What is a "non-traditional" student?
older than regular students
Asynchronous learning is used:
online
An "outlier" on a chart or graph is:
outside the normal trendline
Which of the following is the type of persuasion that appeals to emotions?
pathos
In the acronym DACODE, the O stands for recognizing and understand other ______.
perspectives
____________________ is defined as intentionally or carelessly presenting the work of another as one's own. It includes submitting an assignment purporting to be the student's original work which has wholly or in part been created by another person.
plagiarism
According to the article "Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques," which of the following study techniques is the most effective?
practice testing
In the article "Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques," which technique received a high utility assessment?
practice testing
______________ is one strategy for dealing with test anxiety.
practicing breathing techniques
People in the __________________ stage of the transtheorhetical model stage do not think they have a problem. They will change behavior only if forced to by external demands (parents, supervisors, legal authorities), and they will frequently return to the unhealthy behavior.
precontemplation
A required course that must be completed before a student is permitted to enroll in a more advanced course is known as a/an:
prerequisite
According to the ___________________ model, (also known as Stages of Change), focuses on an individual's desire and ability to change and looks at the problem based on stage of readiness.
transtheoretical
In the SQ3R method of reading, the "Q" stands for ______________.
question
What type of structure does mind mapping use?
radiant
What do you not need to reevaluate in your weekly schedule as the semester continues?
re-evaluate class time
Which is NOT one of the levels in Perry's scheme of intellectual development?
received knowledge
Which term refers to books available at the library set aside for specific courses?
reserves
A __________ is a visual representation of the way your paper will be graded. Often, this comes in the form of a table, showing the various sub-grades that make up the whole essay grade.
rubric
Which of the following terms is defined as a visual representation of the way your assignment will be graded?
rubric
_________________ are a type of financial aid for college students is money awarded for merit-based performance (usually). This is "free" money and is not expected to be paid back. One example is the Florida Bright Futures program.
scholarships
Wishful thinking could be described as a form of:
self-deception
What components do mind maps NOT include?
sentences
Which of the following can be defined as a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection?
service-learning
When assessing the validity of information on a website, which of the following can be an obvious giveaway of unreliable information?
significant grammar or spelling errors
Which of the following is not a suggested way to develop global/intercultural fluency?
traveling abroad on vacation
Futurist Ray Kurzweil defines the "_____________" as the moment when artificial intelligence achieves enough awareness and self-improvement that it starts to outstrip humanity, and humans may even be able to live forever via massive computer storage of thoughts and personalities.
singularity
Which problem solving approach could be described as creating a visualization, sketch, flow chart, or other visual representation?
sketch it
The ____________ ___________ way of thinking refers to not one discipline, but to several disciplines grouped together. Broadly speaking, this is a branch of science that examines human society and interpersonal relationships.
social science
Communication, organization, or teamwork are examples of _______.
soft skills
How is rhetoric defined in this course?
speaking persuasively
Which of the following is a dimension of wellness?
spiritual
According to the Principles of the Science of Learning and Memory, the spacing effect can be defined as:
spreading out your study sessions and taking time off between studying
The Transtheoretical Model is also known as
stages of change
What can thinking about your essay response before beginning writing help you prevent?
stream of conciousness
What is meant by the Illusion of Mastery?
students understanding in class but not at home
In the SQ3R method of reading, the "S" stands for ______________
survey
Which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is above Analysis, but below Evaluation?
synthesis
While you may think you are capable of multi-tasking, what you are really doing is __________ _____________.
task switching
What does the term metacognition mean?
the ability to think about your own thinking
A trend line on a chart is:
the overall direction of change in data points
What is plagiarism considered a form of?
theft
When writing an essay, the ____________ is the summary of the main argument of the essay.
thesis
Which of the following is not a reason to create a daily routine with online classes?
this practice reinforces the "one and done" mentality and then you don't have to worry
Which of the following can be defined as a psychological, "three-phase process that people go through as they internalize and come to terms with the details of the new situation"?
transition
According to the "Principles of the Science of Learning and Memory", what is an example of retrieval practice?
trying to bring to mind something you've learned in the past
__________ ____________ is the popular modern habit of indicating that one has virtue merely by expressing disgust or favor for certain political ideas, cultural happenings, or even the weather.
virtue signaling
Problem solving in numeracy essentially comes down to:
word problems
Why should you not use class materials during online quizzes?
you are cheating yourself if you aren't learning the material
