Midterm Review Flashcards
What is a higher education connected to?
Fewer depressive symptoms, social benefits, increases civic engagement, better parenting/family environment, less physical health problems, higher salary/happy in career
what does the syllabus have on it?
Info about course, overview, contact info, resources and learning outcomes, assignment info, grading info/ rubrics, calendar/ important dates
Academic integrity=?
No plagiarism
How do you not plagiarize?
Putting name on someone else’s work, quoting someone else’s words, not citing your source, paraphrasing other persons idea, submitting same paper for 2 classes
Critical thinking
Ability to think in a sophisticated manner
4 stages of intellectual development
1) absolute( there is a right/ wrong answer)
2) personal( no right/wrong answer but opinion matters)
3) rules based ( values and rules compared to judgement/ opinions/ claims
Benjamin Bloom
Most respected critical thinking theorist; identified various ways of knowing
Blooms Taxonomy:
Rachel- 1) remembering= recall?
Underwood- 2) understanding= summarize?
Ate- 3) applying= use info in situation
Apples- 4) analyzing= compare/ contrast concept?
Every- 5)evaluating= meaningful judgements
Christmas- 6) creating= can you make something new?
Self efficacy
Believing in ourselves; keep trying-don’t give up
Desire and drive
Motivation
3 R reading method
1) read material
2) recite material
3) review material
SQ3R reading method
1) survey
2) question
3) read
4) recite
5) review
Part of a peer reviewed research article
1) abstract= summary
2) introduction= hook/ stats
3) method= how did you do research?
4) results= outcome
5) discussion= what would you do different?
3 main processes within our memory system
1) encoding
2) storage
3) retrieval
Encoding
How we get memories in memory system
Storage
How we hold and save memories
Short-term memory( working )
Limited duration and capacity, cannot hold a lot of information at once, 7+/-2 items held in memory
Long term memory
Lasts forever and is has endless capacity, requires short-term memory to store long-term memories
Retrieval
Last stage of memory process
Retrieval failure
Unable to find what you needed
Memory strategies
Rehearsal- reviewing
Elaboration- attaching meaning to new context
Chunking- organizing information into small manageable chunks
Stories and emotions- filling a topic with meaning
Mnemonics- acronyms/ sentences
Note taking methods
Cornell, concept maps, matrix notes( most effective), traditional outline, digital notes, note taking app, linear
Formative assessment
Given before and during learning to see if you Already know or are obtaining the information
Summative assessment
Given after learning to discover what you have learned
An activity that takes up a lot of your time and is typically unproductive in nature
Time traps (social media)
Eliminating wrong answers is an example of
Test taking strategies
Managing performance anxiety is an example of
A presentation strategy
Auditory visual and kinesthetic are all…
Learning styles
Three types of organization tools are
To do list, calendar/planner and prioritize tasks
Studying a little each day, breaking tasks down into small manageable chunks, and rewarding yourself for taking action are…
Ways to combat procrastination
Memory tools that help you remember large chunks of information is
Mnemonics
A theoretic or research written work that has been deemed worthy of publication by professionals in the field is…
A peer reviewed journal article
The writing process is…
1) plan
2) write
3) review
Focus on what is most beneficial in here and now is
Present time perspective (stay calm and focus on what is due tomorrow or later on)
Trying to find connections between information you already know and information you are trying to learn is
Elaboration
Being honest and responsible as a student is
Academic integrity
Three ways to site information in a paper are
1) paraphrasing
2) quoting
3) works cited
Known as the less is more principle
Coherence principle (don’t need to write long paragraphs)
The ABC’s of affective goalsetting
A- aim high
B- believe in yourself
C- care and commit
S- specify and self reflect
The 5 R approach to group work
Rapport ( relationship), Rules ( set guidelines) Roles (figure out roles) , Ready (work/help), Remembering (critique your work)
The golden rule of public speaking is
1) tell your audience what you’re going to say
2) say it
3) tell them what they have covered
Which time perspective is most linked to student success
Future time perspective (plan it out)
Tips to reduce anxiety and increase performance are
No your material, know the materials worth, have have a positive mindset
Task switching
Switching back and forth between two tasks
Dual tasking
Simultaneously working on two or more activities
How to evaluate a website
C- currency R- relevance A- authority A- accuracy P- purpose
