EOP CH3

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Which of these people has a valid reason for putting off an assignment?

Kay, who hasn't completed her political science assignment because she was hospitalized

Which statement about block scheduling is true?

You risk fatigue.

Antonio is an army veteran returning to school for his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He works 35 hours a week and is taking a full course load. For pleasure, Antonio plays guitar in a band and has practice once a week. He is committed to maintaining the fitness level he reached in the army, so he is also training to run a marathon in four months. Although he has his music and his marathon training as outlets for the stresses of school and work, Antonio is still suffering from a great deal of stress. This is an example of:

being overextended.

Which of these actions is NOT an example of procrastination?

creating a to-do list that breaks the work down into chunks

Danielle believes she never has time for extracurricular activities even though it's actually her own scheduling methods that are creating the issue. Danielle's locus of control is:

external

Milan is 19 years old and attending school 500 miles from home. When he lived at home, Milan never set an alarm because his father always woke him up for school or work. He often forgets to set his alarm now and has been chronically late to his morning classes. In his third week of school, Milan was unpleasantly surprised by a history quiz. Since he didn't know about the quiz, he hadn't studied and received a poor grade. When he asked his instructor, Professor Streeter, why he hadn't been informed about the quiz, Professor Streeter referred Milan to the course syllabus where all quiz, exam, and paper dates were listed for the term. Milan vaguely remembered receiving a few papers on his first day of class, but he didn't realize he was responsible for keeping track of them himself. Milan insists that his problems are everyone else's fault and that he can do little to change the situation. Milan's locus of control could be described as:

external

Maribel shares an off-campus apartment with three other students. All four girls have different class, work, and social schedules, so the living room and kitchen areas of the apartment are frequently too loud and full of distractions for Maribel to focus on her reading assignments. She has taken to reading in her bed and playing soothing background music to drown out the noise. Frequently, this results in Maribel falling asleep in the middle of her assignment. What action should she take to combat this problem?

find a quiet place to study outside the apartment that she doesn't associate with rest

Anna is returning to school after several years of staying home to care for her young children. She has a college degree but needs to update her skill set to prepare her for a return to the workforce. As a mother of three, Anna has many family commitments that are just as important to her as her school work. She attends classes and studies when her children are at school. She has also worked out a schedule with her husband where she works on assignments several evenings a week after the kids are in bed and for a few hours on Saturday mornings. Anna's behavior is an example of:

finding a balance

Cindy lives off campus with her parents and commutes 30 minutes each way to school. She is taking a full course load, working 25 hours a week, volunteering at a women's shelter two evenings a week, playing intramural field hockey, teaching swim lessons one morning a week, and assisting the field hockey coach at her former high school. A glance at her daily planner shows that Cindy is busy from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. every day. She is constantly tired. Cindy is:

overextended.

Ricardo sits down at his desk and consults his to-do list. He needs to study for his physics quiz that will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m., read a chapter for his sociology class on Thursday, and complete a lab report for biology that is due Friday. Ricardo is struggling in physics this term, but he plans on double majoring in sociology and biology, both subjects that he enjoys. Since he can't do everything on his list tonight, he decides to study for his quiz and start the reading tonight and then finish the reading and the lab report tomorrow. This is an example of:

prioritization

Many students use distractions as a way to:

procrastinate

When you prioritize, you:

put your tasks, goals, and values in order of importance.

Which strategy will NOT help you manage your time successfully?

taking care of personal concerns whenever they bother you

A _____ is a map of your schedule for the entire term.

term assignment preview

As a first-year student, Rebecca didn't have much flexibility in determining her course schedule. By the time she was allowed to register, two of the courses she needed for her major were closed at the times she wanted. As a result, she ended up with one- to two-hour breaks between all her classes, when she hoped to schedule her classes back-to-back. What can Rebecca do to make her schedule work for her?

use the time between classes to review her notes from her previous class, study to prepare for the next class, or grab a meal or snack to keep her energy up


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