how to be successful semester test

Research indicates that students who earn mostly "C" grades or lower typically spend ____ or fewer hours per week working on their courses outside of class?

20

Students can learn a lot from their out-of-class experiences in college, such as participating in campus clubs or organizations, volunteer experiences, and part-time work. However, in order to reserve enough time for their coursework, research shows that students should participate in out-of-class activities for no more than:

20 hours per week

Research indicates that students who earn mostly "As" typically spend ____ or more hours per week working on their courses outside of class?

40

When choosing a place to read, where should you arrange your source of light (e.g., lamp) in order to reduce the distracting or fatiguing effects of glare and shadows?

Have the light come from behind you and over the opposite side that you write from (e.g., over your left shoulder if you're right-handed).

Colleges and universities typically refer to extra-curricular activities as co-curricular experiences. Briefly explain why the term "co-curricular" has replaced "extra-curricular."

It has changed because it's not technically extra-curricular because it benefits students by bringing them closer to their classmates and professors.

Email can be one tool for experiencing the benefits of student-faculty interaction outside the classroom, particularly if faculty office hours conflict with your class or work schedule. Provide three strategies or guidelines for communicating effectively with college professors via email.

Start the e-mail off by saying "good afternoon" "how are you" just start it off with an opening sentence. Be professional throughout the whole e-mail. End the e-mail thanking your professor such as "thank you for your time".

Common rules of courtesy for Internet use are often referred to as "netiquette." Describe three netiquette rules that students should follow when using the Internet and social media in college settings.

Students should make sure they are using reliable sources. Students should always cite their sources after using information from a website. Students should always be professional while sending e-mails.

If you have questions concerning how to obtain assistance in paying for college, you should consult:

The Financial Aid Office

Research shows that there is no relationship between college students' class attendance and their course grades because professors often don't take attendance and don't count attendance when calculating course grades.

false

Waldo is having trouble taking good notes in his college courses so he thinks he'll try changing his seating location, hoping it will improve the quality of his note-taking and course grades. Which one of the following classroom seating locations should Waldo assume if he intends to improve the quality of his note-taking?

front and center of class

Research indicates that the majority of test questions on college exams come from:

instructors' lecture notes

Which one of the following pieces of information is not typically included in a course syllabus?

student clubs and organizations

A student uses a source of information, cites it in the reference section at the end of the paper, but does not cite it in the body of the paper. This student could still be charged with plagiarism.

true

A student who paraphrases an author's ideas, but doesn't quote the author's exact words must still cite the author in both the body of the paper and in the reference section at the end of the paper.

true

Before participating in a study group, you should study on your own first.

true