ACA-122

Certificate

12-18 Credit Hours

Diploma

36-48 Credit Hours

Acrostic Sentence

A different mnemonic device that allows you to remember the order of steps or events as well

S.A.P.

A financial aid abbreviation that stands for Satisfactory Academic Progress

The Cornell Method

A method of note taking, also called the T method, requires you to divide your note-taking paper into sections before you begin taking notes

Acronym

A word that helps you remember information and the order of items

AAS

Associate in Applied Science (64-76 Credit Hours)

AA Degree

Associate in Arts (60-61 Credit Hours)

AGE

Associate in General Education (64-65 Credit Hours)

AS

Associate in Science (60-61 Credit Hours)

Mnemonic devices

Memory tools that allow you to recall a large amount of specific information by creating a memorable word, sentence, or rhyme

PSAR

Prepare, Survey, Annotate, Review

Cycle of Goal Discernment

Self-Assessment, Goal Exploration, Goal Setting

SOARS

Singled Out, On the board, Asked, Repeated, Stressed

SMART Goals

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Bound

Distributed Practice

Studying for shorter intervals over a longer period of time

Annotating

Taking notes while reading

Preparation Studying

Targeted studying that readies you for a specific application of your knowledge

Work Values

The elements of your personal belief system that are fulfilled from your career or workplace

Maintenance Studying

The reviewing and reading you complete after each class to learn new material

Self-Assessement

The systematic reflection on who you are as a person.

Jigsaw Activity

This requires each member to be responsible for teaching a specific chapter or concept to the rest of the group

Cramming

Waiting until the last minute to study

Two-Pass Method

When taking a test you bypass the questions you don't know the answer to and mark them. You work through the rest of the test and go back to the ones you marked

Active Reading

When you annotate while you read

Mind Dump

When you are taking a test and you write down all the formulas, mnemonic devices or specific dates or names that you're afraid that you will forget

KWL

Write down what you (K)now about a topic. Write down what you (W)ant to learn about that topic. Write down what you have (L)earned about the topic once you go over it