Midterm Review

Question 1

What is a higher education connected to?

Answer 1

Fewer depressive symptoms, social benefits, increases civic engagement, better parenting/family environment, less physical health problems, higher salary/happy in career

Question 2

what does the syllabus have on it?

Answer 2

Info about course, overview, contact info, resources and learning outcomes, assignment info, grading info/ rubrics, calendar/ important dates

Question 3

Academic integrity=?

Answer 3

No plagiarism

Question 4

How do you not plagiarize?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Critical thinking

Answer 5

Ability to think in a sophisticated manner

Question 6

4 stages of intellectual development

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Benjamin Bloom

Answer 7

Most respected critical thinking theorist; identified various ways of knowing

Question 8

Blooms Taxonomy:

Answer 8

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?

Question 9

Self efficacy

Answer 9

Believing in ourselves; keep trying-don’t give up

Question 10

Desire and drive

Answer 10

Motivation

Question 11

3 R reading method

Answer 11

1) read material
2) recite material
3) review material

Question 12

SQ3R reading method

Answer 12

1) survey
2) question
3) read
4) recite
5) review

Question 13

Part of a peer reviewed research article

Answer 13

1) abstract= summary
2) introduction= hook/ stats
3) method= how did you do research?
4) results= outcome
5) discussion= what would you do different?

Question 14

3 main processes within our memory system

Answer 14

1) encoding
2) storage
3) retrieval

Question 15

Encoding

Answer 15

How we get memories in memory system

Question 16

Storage

Answer 16

How we hold and save memories

Question 17

Short-term memory( working )

Answer 17

Limited duration and capacity, cannot hold a lot of information at once, 7+/-2 items held in memory

Question 18

Long term memory

Answer 18

Lasts forever and is has endless capacity, requires short-term memory to store long-term memories

Question 19

Retrieval

Answer 19

Last stage of memory process

Question 20

Retrieval failure

Answer 20

Unable to find what you needed

Question 21

Memory strategies

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Note taking methods

Answer 22

Cornell, concept maps, matrix notes( most effective), traditional outline, digital notes, note taking app, linear

Question 23

Formative assessment

Answer 23

Given before and during learning to see if you Already know or are obtaining the information

Question 24

Summative assessment

Answer 24

Given after learning to discover what you have learned

Question 25

An activity that takes up a lot of your time and is typically unproductive in nature

Answer 25

Time traps (social media)

Question 26

Eliminating wrong answers is an example of

Answer 26

Test taking strategies

Question 27

Managing performance anxiety is an example of

Answer 27

A presentation strategy

Question 28

Auditory visual and kinesthetic are all…

Answer 28

Learning styles

Question 29

Three types of organization tools are

Answer 29

To do list, calendar/planner and prioritize tasks

Question 30

Studying a little each day, breaking tasks down into small manageable chunks, and rewarding yourself for taking action are…

Answer 30

Ways to combat procrastination

Question 31

Memory tools that help you remember large chunks of information is

Answer 31

Mnemonics

Question 32

A theoretic or research written work that has been deemed worthy of publication by professionals in the field is…

Answer 32

A peer reviewed journal article

Question 33

The writing process is…

Answer 33

1) plan
2) write
3) review

Question 34

Focus on what is most beneficial in here and now is

Answer 34

Present time perspective (stay calm and focus on what is due tomorrow or later on)

Question 35

Trying to find connections between information you already know and information you are trying to learn is

Answer 35

Elaboration

Question 36

Being honest and responsible as a student is

Answer 36

Academic integrity

Question 37

Three ways to site information in a paper are

Answer 37

1) paraphrasing
2) quoting
3) works cited

Question 38

Known as the less is more principle

Answer 38

Coherence principle (don’t need to write long paragraphs)

Question 39

The ABC’s of affective goalsetting

Answer 39

A- aim high
B- believe in yourself
C- care and commit
S- specify and self reflect

Question 40

The 5 R approach to group work

Answer 40

Rapport ( relationship), Rules ( set guidelines) Roles (figure out roles) , Ready (work/help), Remembering (critique your work)

Question 41

The golden rule of public speaking is

Answer 41

1) tell your audience what you’re going to say
2) say it
3) tell them what they have covered

Question 42

Which time perspective is most linked to student success

Answer 42

Future time perspective (plan it out)

Question 43

Tips to reduce anxiety and increase performance are

Answer 43

No your material, know the materials worth, have have a positive mindset

Question 44

Task switching

Answer 44

Switching back and forth between two tasks

Question 45

Dual tasking

Answer 45

Simultaneously working on two or more activities

Question 46

How to evaluate a website

Answer 46

C- currency
R- relevance 
A- authority 
A- accuracy 
P- purpose