EDUC 1300 exam 1 Flashcards
What are the risks and rewards of college
The risks can be the cost, debt, delayed income, balancing school with life, and sacrificing things but there are big rewards such as higher earnings, high employment rate, 21st century skills, and earning more by age 33
86%?
86% of college graduates believe college was a good investment.
College VS HS
In high school you do not have full control of your academic career as you have full control in college
What are the different (learning style) types of courses in college?
lecture, labs, seminar/studio, workshop, independent study, abroad, and online.
What are the different (classes) types of courses in college?
Core courses, required for major, and elective courses.
What are the different types of students?
traditional students, nontraditional, international, first-gen, students w/disabilities, vets and military, ECHS/Dual Credit, and working students.
Traditional Students
from high school directly to college
nontraditional students
high school to work to part-time college
international students
English is second language, comes from a different country.
students w/disabilities
students that have mental/physical disabilities.
vets and military students
affiliated with the military
ECHS/Dual credit students
saving $12,000 by doing college alongside HS (I am one)
Working students
students who work alongside college this is about 80% of all college students
Core courses
a required course for you to graduate, that doesn’t directly tie to your major
Required for major course
you need to take this course for your major
elective courses
selected by student, they cover a majority of subjects
What type of courses do degrees require?
degrees require a combination of all 3 classes (core, major, and elective)
What does success mean to you?
Academic success means that I am growing as a person, gaining knowledge, and learning skills that I can apply in my personal life.
Compare and contrast a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset
A growth mindset is a belief that intelligence can be developed as a fixed mindset is that people are born with a set amount of intelligence.
Understand that concept of self-efficacy and how it is applied to college.
Self-efficacy is a belief that you are capable of reaching a goal this can be factored by performance experience, vicarious performances, verbal persuasion, imaginal performances, and affective states and physical sensations. (imagine that you are good beforehand)
Identify campus resources to support your success.
ACC offers: areas of study advising, career services, clinical counseling, transfer services, student accessibility services (accommodations), international student services, veteran services, student advocacy center, testing and assessment services, bookstore, tutoring and academic help.
What tutoring and academic help does ACC offer than can specifically help you?
learning lab, accelerator, library services, and academic coaching
What are the principles of academic integrity?
Not cheating, deceiving, fabricating, or plagiarizing.
What are values?
values are the things that you believe are fundamentally important in the way you live and work, they serve as a compass that helps you make decisions and choices.
How can you identify your own core values?
- it has been freely chosen from amongst alternatives after considerations and thought
- it is prized, cherished, and considered precious and is publicly affirmed when appropriate.
- It is acted upon consistently, modeled for others, and pursued even when there are consequences for doing so
How do life stages affect your values?
Throughout the phases of life ones values and interests changes, the older you are you are more likely to commit more to long term things because of your values
What are the benefits and rewards of setting goals?
settings goals can help one be motivated and actually achieve what they want to achieve.
Short term goals
around 6 weeks at the max not a long, they contribute to your mid term and long term goals.
mid term goals
around a couple of months, supported by short term goals and contribute to long term goals
long term goals
around a year to several years, supported by mid term and short term goals.
SMART Goals
specific, measurable, achievable, realistic/relevant, and timely.
What is intrinsic motivation?
motivation from within you that have autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
What is extrinsic motivation
motivation from the outside that have compensation, punishment, and reward.
How to apply the smart goal model to your goals?
set goals positively, write goals down and put them somewhere prominent, share goal to build a support system, stay motivated with what you find fun.
What is the relationship between goals and time management?
values -) goals -) time are factors that help you manage your time.
priorities
are what is really important at a specific time
time management (define)
is the ability to juggle your priorities so that you can meet all of your goals.
“I have two kinds of
problems, the urgent and
the important. The urgent
are not important, and
the important are never
urgent” What does this mean?
The important problems are never urgent as they are not due right away as urgent is more akin to the house is on fire and needs to be dealt with asap.
What is your time-management personality?
Early bird
How can utilize calendars, planners, and to-do lists to plan ahead and manage time.
Create a good schedule for studying, list priorities, discretionary items, and reminders
Backwards planning
breaking larger assignments into smaller manageable parts
What are procrastination behaviors
relaxed priorities, anxiety, stress keeps from focusing, fear of failure, fear of success, perfectionist, daydreaming.
How can procrastination be overcomed?
get the hell over it.
Analyze the impact of your surroundings while you study
Place that you study will be associated with your brain that you study there.
What is the importance of organizing your space to your best advantage for studying?
When having a cluttered space that can lead to having many distractions which prevents productivity.
What are the dangers of multitasking?
Multitasking is basically switchtasking, which causes a task to take longer, have more of a chance for mistakes, increase stress, training brain not to focus.
Switchtasking
when you stop and switch your attention back and forth rapidly from tasks
Backtasking
“background tasking” a mindless task that can be done at the same time as another task.
To what degree that personal tech can help or hinder study efforts?
Personal tech may affect focus due to the small dopamine hits it provides but with studying apps that can help you time the time that you study it is useful.
Multitasking
being engaged in two or more different activities, not a good skills, is actually switchtasking
Academic Integrity is:
your responsibility
Timely arrival is:
your responsibility
Time management is:
your responsibility and a quality of a successful college student
Taking advantage of resources is:
your responsibility
Responsibility for yourself is:
your responsibility
Achieving educational goals is:
your responsibility
going to class is a:
quality of a successful college student
coming prepared is a:
quality of a successful college student
putting in effort
quality of a successful college student
staying motivated is a:
quality of a successful college student
seeking assistance
is a quality of a successful college student
learning from everything
is a quality of a successful college student
preparing for success
time management strategy
taking breaks/keeping studying bite sized is a ____ and _____
time management strategy and a way to help combat procrastination
easier tasks first is a:
time management strategy
unscheduled times for working ahead
time management strategy
having a life
time management strategy
saying no
time management strategy
using best time for productivity
time management strategy
prioritize by due date, point value, or information
time management strategy
keeping momentum is a:
time management strategy
having a reward system helps ______ and is a _______
combat procrastination, time management strategy
committing to a study schedule helps
combat procrastination
not dwelling on the negatives helps
combat procrastination
studying with a motivated friend/group helps
combat procrastination
Pomodoro timer that shuts down phone helps
combat procrastination
having a checklist helps
combat procrastination
getting help can help
combat procrastination
