college life midterm

First-year students often need to read and understand:

150-200 pages per week

According to the text, what percentage of students edit their notes after class?.

29%

According to Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, people can be intelligent in at least how many ways?

8

Experts estimate that students spend ____ percent of their time listening to lectures:

80

In one study cited in this chapter, ____% of community college students required one or more remedial courses:

85

To write a better paper, you should:

Be clear Be concise Be convincing

Metacognition does not include:

Being told how and what to learn.

The lecturer who uses extensive discipline-specific jargon is the:

Content-Intensive Lecturer

In order to create a master study plan, you should:

Create artificial deadlines Pay attention to detail Treat school like a job

To reduce public speaking anxiety you should:

Dress for success Prepare and practice Visualize being successfu

I have to cite the source for every fact I use

False

If I change the words in material I borrow, I do not have to cite the source

False

To maintain focus, successful students:

Find the right time of day when most energized to complete school work.

Which of the following is an example of unintentional plagiarism?

Forgetting which book you used and not citing it

The formula for calculating GPA is:

GPA = Grade Point Value ¸ Total Number of Credits

One of your classmates tells you they aren't sure what career they want to pursue. You advise them to:

Go to the college's career center and talk with their instructors and advisers.

Which of the following is a frequently asked question by new college students?

How can i meet other students? How do I drop a class? Is child care available?

Learning to calm yourself, keeping an open mind to learning, and managing your energy are all strategies for ____.

Listening

In a major study discussed in this chapter, students noted which of the following academic benefits of technology?

Manage their courses

Which of the following would not be examples of Internet addiction?

Not going online during a family vacation

Demonstrating academic professionalism requires you to:

Prioritize college at the top of your to do list and dedicate the time to be successful. Check your email regularly and act respectfully. Familiarize yourself with the college's rules

To rewrite your paper you should:

Proofread, proofread, proofread Have an organizational format Ask for feedback

In order to study material in a short amount of time, you should:

Read, write, listen and speak the material.

To overcome anxiety about asking questions in class, you should:

Remember you are not alone and build on others' questions.

The SQ3R approach to reading includes all of the following except:

Revise

Which of the following is not a component of a SHARP presentation:

Silence

The Internet may be best summarized by which of the following statements?

The Internet is neutral and can be used constructively or destructively

A plagiarized paper almost always results in failure for the assignment frequently in failure for the course, and sometimes expulsion

True

How much someone plagiarizes from a source matters

True

Using Adobe technology, you can create and edit PDF files that are

Using Adobe technology, you can create and edit PDF files that are:

Taking notes during class is important because it engages which VARK categories?

Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic

Good note-taking requires that you:

Write a complete account Write an accurate account Write an organized account

A community college is:

a merket-place of ideas a great place to test the waters a place where you can try out new things

According to the text, gestures that indicate importance during a lecture are:

a raised index finger leaning forward walking up the aisle

What is another term for a developmental class?

a remedial clawss

The purpose of core classes is to provide students with:

an opportunity to become a more knowledgeable person

If you learn through hearing, then your learning style is:

aural

If reading your assignments aloud helps you retain information, you are likely a(n) ____ learner.

aural/auditory

You've been asked to respond to a fellow student's discussion board post. Your response should

be civil and respectful Be sufficiently informative Adhere to netiquette standards

Engaged students are most likely to:

be tuned in and soak up everything the class has to offer

If a student feels unsafe walking somewhere late at night, who should the student contact?

campus security

Which of the following are great places to find important information and resources?

campus website school catalog student handbook

People who demonstrate "true grit" see disasters as:

challenges

To make the best of your e-learning opportunities, you should:

communicate your needs to your professor, create a productive learning environment, have a back up plan

In every book you read, the author is trying to:

convince you

Which of the following describes core knowledge that puts things into context and gives them meaning?

cultural literacy

One benefit of the Internet is the ability to keep information updated. This is called

currency

Punishment for the first plagiarism offense at Itawamba Community College is an F in the course where the cheating occurred.

false

If Mary, a read/write learner, isn't sure which spelling is correct for a word, she will likely:

find it in the dictionary

When you become so absorbed in what you are doing that you lose track of everything else, you are in a state that researchers call:

flow

Good readers read:

for understanding

To make the best transition to college, first-generation college students should NOT:

get involved - you don't want to be overwhelmed.

Which of the following is an example of avoiding the PCP Syndrome?

getting involved in a school club or activity

The willingness to commit to long-terms goals, and to persist in the face of difficulty is:

grit

When you are listening to new information or to someone trying to persuade you of something, you are most likely engaged in:

hard listening

Which of the following is not a benefit of going to college?

higher unemployment rates

A danger of the Internet is that not everything online is true or correct. This is called:

innacuracy

According to researchers, the three primary intelligences of community college students are

intrapersonal, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic

According to researchers, when you are ____, you are in the best state for learning:

intrinsically motivated

If cutting up your instructor's notes and reassembling them helps you retain information, you are likely a(n) ____ learner.

kinesthetic

If you decided to learn how to sew by getting out a needle and thread, then your learning style is likely:

kinesthetic

In order to practice hard listening, you need to:

listen intently, think critically and analyze carefully

Which of the following are examples of planning ahead for meeting with an advisor?

making an appointment and having a prepared list of questions

The process of typing your notes out later is best defined as:

manipulating

When should you skip a prerequisite?

never

Judgers prefer ____ while Perceivers prefer ____.

organization; spontaneity

Reading challenges can be caused by:

physical and psychological factors

Risk factors for college success are:

predictors not determiners

One way to determine what is and what is not important in a reading is to:

read everything

If you decide to learn how to sew by buying a book, then your learning style is likely:

read/write

If you are engaged in your classes, you are:

reading listening taking good notes

A student that accepts what is going on around them, but at the same time admits what needs to be changed demonstrates which of the following:

realistic optimism

Looking for the best in things and then working to make them happen is:

realistic optimism

The last of the Six Steps to Information Literacy asks you to think about what you have accomplished, what have you learned, and what you will do differently next time. This step is called:

reflect

What is another term for "grit"?

resilience

When you evaluate whether or not you understand an article on your own, you are:

rethinking

We acquire most of our information through:

senses

How does your text define success?

setting out to do something that means something to you

Which of the following is not a recommended way of preparing for class?

sitting next to your best friend

According to the text, success courses like this one help students to:

stay in school and be successful

If you write a brief overview of your notes from one lecture, you are:

summarizing

One way to master a challenging reading assignment is to:

take notes

Which of the following is not a "Rule of Engagement" in the classroom?

talking in class

If Jack, an aural learner, has to give someone directions to find a certain office on campus, he will likely:

tell her the directions

Before dropping a class, you should first speak with:

the instructor

Ultimately, whose responsibility is it to know what courses will transfer to the particular institution a student plans to attend after community college?

the student's

What is the purpose of a developmental class?

to help a student develop or improve skills in a certain area

According to FOCUS, people generally attend community college:

to improve their skills or gain new skills

A community college classmate of yours failed his first math exam. Which one of the following should he do?

use the tutoring services available on your campus

If you learn through symbolic representations, then your learning style is:

visual