Intro, 1, 7

Question 1

Four M’s

Answer 1

1. Motivation
2. Modify Environment
3. Make a Commitment
4. Monitor Progress

Question 2

Master Student Process

Answer 2

Discovery
Intention
Action

Question 3

Discovery

Answer 3

Observing your thoughts, feelings, and circumstances.
“Where you are”
Record the specifics, use discomfort as a signal, suspend judgement, tell the truth.

Question 4

Intention

Answer 4

Choosing the new outcomes you’d like to create.
Make intentions observable, small, and achievable.
Anticipate self sabotage.
Be careful with intentions that depend on others.
Set timelines, create reminders, and reward yourself.

Question 5

Action

Answer 5

Following through on intentions with new behaviours. Joy of baby steps.
If you’re unsure of what to do, tweak intent
When you get stuck, tell the truth about it

Question 6

“Discover What You Want”

Answer 6

Knowing what you want increases your likelihood of attaining it.
Helps you succeed in higher education. Many students quit because they are unsure of what they want from it.
Helps you connect with coursework and stay motivated.

Question 7

Qualities of a Master Student (Name 8 or as many as you can)

Answer 7

Inquisitive. Able to focus attention. Willing to change. Able to organize and sort. Competent. Joyful. Able to suspend judgement. Energetic. Well. Self aware. Responsible. Willing to take risks. Willing to participate. A generalist. Courageous. Self-directed. Spontaneous. Relaxed about grades. “Tech” savvy. Intuitive. Creative. Willing to be uncomfortable. Optimistic. Willing to laugh. Hungry. Willing to work. Caring of knowledge, ideas, people, and their learning.

Question 8

The First Step

Answer 8

Tell the truth about who/where you are and what you want.
Judgement free, Universal, Point towards goals, Include strengths, Specific

Question 9

Discovery wheel catagories

Answer 9

Attitude, Purpose, Time, Memory, Reading, Notes, Tests, Thinking, Communicating, Money

Question 10

Learning Styles Inventory

Answer 10

North: Feeling, East: Watching, South: Thinking, West: Doing

Question 11

Feeling Watching

Answer 11

Mode 1

Question 12

Watching Thinking

Answer 12

Mode 2

Question 13

Thinking Doing

Answer 13

Mode 3

Question 14

Doing Feeling

Answer 14

Mode 4

Question 15

Mode 1

Answer 15

Why learn this?

Question 16

Mode 2

Answer 16

What is this about?

Question 17

Mode 3

Answer 17

How does this work?

Question 18

Mode 4

Answer 18

What if I tried this in a different setting?

Question 19

Multiple Intelligences

Answer 19

Verbal/Linguistic, Mathematical/Logical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Musical/Rhythmic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Naturalist

Question 20

VARK

Answer 20

Visual
Auditory
Reading/Writing
Kinesthetic

Question 21

“Ideas Are Tools”

Answer 21

Is the hammer “right”? Treat ideas as tools, that aren’t inherently right or wrong, but potentially useful. File unused tools away, you may encounter a use for it.

Question 22

“Embrace the New”

Answer 22

We can think critically about a new idea only if we’re willing to consider it in the first place. Invention comes from embracing the new. Embracing the new does not mean trashing the old.

Question 23

Critical Thinking

Answer 23

Thinking thoroughly–cautiously and completely. Thinking to evaluate and criticize.
Frees us from nonsense. Frees us from self-deception.
Sorting out claims, weighing the evidence, letting go of personal biases, and arriving at reasonable conclusions.

Question 24

Uses of Critical Thinking

Answer 24

Informs reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Promotes social change. Uncovers bias and prejudice. Reveals long-term consequences.

Question 25

4 Ways to Solve a Problem

Answer 25

1 Define the problem (what is different between what you have and what you want)
2 Generate possibilities
3 Create a plan
4 Perform your plan

Question 26

A-Ha

Answer 26

is the burst of creative energy heralded by the arrival of a new, original idea. It is the sudden emergence of an unfamiliar pattern, a previously undetected relationship, or an unusual combination of familiar elements.

Question 27

Common Mistakes in Logic

Answer 27

Jumping to conclusions. Attacking the person. Appealing to authority. Pointing to false cause. Thinking in all-or-nothing terms. Basing arguments on emotion. Using a faulty analogy. Creating a straw man. Begging the question. Confusing fact or opinion. Creating a red herring. Appealing to tradition. Appealing to “the people”. Distracting from the real issue. Sliding a slippery slope.

Question 28

Visualizations

Answer 28

Visualize it
Describe, in writing, success

Question 29

Affirmations

Answer 29

Affirmation statements should be
Present tense
Detailed
And use Positive wording

Question 30

Service Learning

Answer 30

Turn thinking into contribution.
Fill yourself up and give back. Be selfish until you can be selfless. Understand service learning elements: meaningful community service, a formal academic curriculum, and time for students to reflect on what they learn from service.

Question 31

Convergent thinking

Answer 31

Narrowing down possible solutions

Question 32

Divergent or Creative thinking

Answer 32

Generates ideas that one can narrow down from

Question 33

Getting the most from Service Learning

Answer 33

Follow your interests. Choose partners carefully. Learn about the organization. Handle logistics. Include evaluation. Build long-term impact into your project. Build transferable skills. Make use of mistakes. connect service learning to critical thinking.

Question 34

Name the 7 Qualities of a Critical Thinker

Answer 34

Truth Seeking
Open Minded
Analytical
Systematic
Self-Confident
Inquisitive
Mature