Chapter 1 Study Questions

People who favor perceiving by ____ ____ like to absorb information through their senses

concrete experiences

What are techniques for developing motivation?

- Changing your mind - Comparing the payoffs to the costs - Asking for support

What is the First step technique?

- Telling the truth about who you are and what you want - Recognizing what is working and what isn't working in your life - Acknowledging your positive qualities

How can multiple intelligences help you achieve success?

Academics, careers, and relationships

What are the four modes of learning's four questions?

Mode 1: Why? Mode 2: What? Mode 3: How? Mode 4: What if?

What tool can BEST help you get your money's worth in this course?

The student website for Becoming A Master Student

What is the purpose of the Discovery Wheel in Becoming a Master Student?

To provide a picture of how you see yourself as a student

An ingredient to success is for students to connect their learning style to school, their major and future career(s)

True

What do characteristics of a master student include?

Willingness to take responsibility for everything in one's life

What is metacognition?

learning about learning

____ is the technique as seeing yourself as successful

Affirmation

What does the Power Process "Ideas Are Tools" suggest?

Ask yourself: "What if that idea were true?" when presented with one

What is an example of an effectively written affirmation?

I have abundant energy and vitality throughout the day

Learning skills that apply across careers is a payoff of what?

Higher education

What is Gardner's idea concerning multiple intelligences?

Each of us has all of the intelligences to some degree

Being uncomfortable with (or in) a situation is not a normal part of the learning process

False

People who favor processing information by reflective observation prefer to jump in and start doing things immediately

False

Learning style is a term that accounts for differences in how people prefer to ____ and ____ information

Process, perceive

What is a Mode 3 learner?

They are abstract and active. They hunger for opportunity to try out what they're studying. They want to take theories and test them by putting them into practice. These learners thrive when they have well-defined tasks, guided practice, and frequent feedback. Mode 3 learners ask, How does this work?

What is a Mode 2 learner?

They are abstract and reflexive. They crave information. When learning something, they want to know the main facts, ideas, and procedures. They seek a theory to explain events and are interested in what experts have to say. Often these learners like ideas that are presented in a logical, organized way. They break a subject down into its key elements or steps and master each one in a systematic way. Mode 2 learners ask, What is the content?

What is a Mode 4 learner?

They are concrete and active. They get excited about going beyond classroom assignments. They apply what they're learning in various situations and use theories to solve real problems. Mode 4 learners ask, What if I tried this in a different setting?

What is a Mode 1 learner?

They are concrete and reflexive. They seek a purpose for new information and a personal connection with the content. They want to know that a course matters, and how it challenges or fits in with what they already know. These learners embrace new ideas that relate directly to their current interests and career plans. Mode 1 learners ask, Why learn this?

Attitudes are powerful because they create behavior

True

Certain learning styles may lend themselves to specific study strategies that a student can use to foster success in a course

True

Effective affirmations are personal, positive, and written statements in the present tense that describe what you want

True

Motivation can simply come from being clear about your goals and acting on them

True

People who favor perceiving by abstract conceptualization analyze, intellectualize, and create theories

True

The Discovery Wheel is a picture of how you view your strengths and weaknesses as a student today

True

Once you have discovered your strongest multiple intelligences, what can you do?

Use them to increase your options for success

What three styles or sensory modes of learning does the VAK system incorporate?

Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic

Seeing is to visual learning as hearing is to auditory learning as ____ is to kinesthetic learning.

moving

The technique of "seeing yourself" doing a task or performing a skill without actually doing it is a form of practice called ____

visualization