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Question 1

What are the Theories of College Students’ Development?

Answer 1

Ways that college students change when they are undergraduates and theories on why these changes take place

Question 2

Cautions of the Theories of College Students’ Development?

Answer 2

Theories may be too Eurocentric and more individual-based,
they are not orthogonal (this has nothing to do with this or this or anything)
there is no prototypical college student
theories of cultural identity intersect with but do not intercept with college student development
development is not as linear (stage-like) as the theories portray

Question 3

Chickering: Competence

Answer 3

new skills = enhanced confidence

Question 4

Chickering: Emotion Regulation

Answer 4

managing intensity and expression

Question 5

Chickering: Autonomy

Answer 5

self-reliance (e.g. problem solving)

Question 6

Chickering: Interpersonal Relationships

Answer 6

increased intimacy & respect for individual differences (seeing people from different backgrounds and learning to have relationships with them, look and act differently than you)

Question 7

Chickering: Identity

Answer 7

who am I? Interests, skills, cultural groups

Question 8

Chickering: Purpose

Answer 8

goals, values, aspirations, commitments

Question 9

Chickering: Integrity

Answer 9

congruence between values & behaviors; between thoughts and feelings.

Question 10

Magnolia Self-Authorship

Answer 10

the capacity to define one’s beliefs, identity & relationships; being inner-directed rather than acting according to uncritically assimilated values of others; developing and internal locus of evaluation

Question 11

Self-Authorship: #1

Answer 11

to meet the challenges of adulthood, emerging adults need to develop epistemologically, interpersonally (also from vectors Chickering its a similarity), & intrapersonally

Question 12

Self-Authorship: #2

Answer 12

emerging adults need to consider, but not be overwhelmed by external influences

Question 13

Self-Authorship: #3

Answer 13

they need to develop coherent identities that are anti-racist, non-sexist, and not homophobic to interact effectively with diverse others in a pluralistic society & Workforce

Question 14

Self-Authorship: #3, Employers

Answer 14

76% of employers want college graduates to have better teamwork skills than current employees

Question 15

Sanford’s Theory of Challenge and Support: Challenge

Answer 15

situation where a student lacks the knowledge or skills to cope effectively

Question 16

Sanford’s Theory of Challenge and Support: Support

Answer 16

Support: environmental factors to successfully meet challenges (e.g. friends, mentors, family, clubs)

Question 17

Sanford’s Theory of Challenge and Support: Too Much Challenge

Answer 17

no growth; frustration; lack of persistence; avoidance of challenging situation
Challenges can be greater for students who are members of culturally marginalized groups, returning adults, and first-generation students

Question 18

Sanford’s Theory of Challenge and Support: Too Much Support

Answer 18

resilience and self-trust do not develop (e.g. “helicopter” or “lawn-mower” parents)

Question 19

Epistemology

Answer 19

study of ways of knowing what is true

Question 20

Epistemology: Authority

Answer 20

someone in authority says its true

Question 21

Epistemology: Faith

Answer 21

I believe something to be true born out of a certain conviction

Question 22

Epistemology: Reason

Answer 22

a sense of rationale and using what evidence suggests

Question 23

Epistemology: Experience

Answer 23

we have stereotypes and like everything else this is fallible

Question 24

Epistemology: Science

Answer 24

it never proves anything

Question 25

When and where was the Healthy Minds Network founded?

Answer 25

Founded in 2007 at the University of Michigan

Question 26

What does the Healthy Minds network conduct?

Answer 26

Conduct the Healthy Minds Study

Question 27

Who does the Healthy Minds network study?

Answer 27

Annual survey of students in the general campus population of 400+ campuses and universities
Data from more than 50,000+ students

Question 28

Most depressed major?

Answer 28

Art majors

Question 29

Least depressed major?

Answer 29

Kinesiology

Question 30

What theory did Astin create?

Answer 30

kids who are more involved on campus are less likely to drop out

Question 31

How do you do start research?

Answer 31

Starts with a question: what do I want to know?

Question 32

How do you figure out what to research?

Answer 32

Read relevant literature: what is already known?

Question 33

How do you move from abstract to concrete research?

Answer 33

Move from abstract to concrete: how to measure variables? Operational definition of a construct- translate a variable into scores