Transition to College
Set of practices, philosophy, values, or codes of conduct associated with an organization and is typically different from high school culture
College Culture
The ability to plan and control how you spend the hours in your day to effectively accomplish your goals
Time Management
The processing of information for greater understanding
Comprehension
the elements in your environment creating anxiety, fatigue, or distress
psychological pollution
A document written by your instructor to help you understand the course expectations
Syllabus
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound, Evaluate, Revise
SMARTER Goal
Employs the use of a two-column format with space left at the bottom of the page for a brief summary of the information included on the bottom of the page
Cornell Notes
if you believe you can accomplish something, you are willing to work for it. If you do not believe you can accomplish something, then you will not put in much, if any, effort.
Positive Self-Talk
Requires more time to analyze what you are learning
Deep Learning
Classified as “hard” sciences due to specific research methods Usually take more time to work through problems or experiments in order to understand a concept
Hard Science
Top-down diagram demonstrating the connections between ideas in a hierarchal form
Concept Map
you reflect on the successes in the past to determine how effectively you anticipate your performance in the current challenge
self-efficacy
There is an expectation of courtesy, respect, and acceptance or tolerance of those who may not look or think like you
Academic Etiquette
This strategy requires you to begin with the end in mind and work backward on the time required to accomplish all of the steps successfully
Backward Planning
Learning through repeated experience or exposure to a concept
Recursive Learning
students believe learning is easier for “smart” people. In other words, a person with a perceived high IQ does not have to put forth as much effort as those with a lower IQ
Perception of what makes learning easy
studies how people think, remember, decide, and perceive information
Cognitive Psychologist
Demonstrates the order in which human needs must be met. In order to progress from a lower to a higher level, success must first be met in the lower levels.
Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”
Taking a photo of the board or PowerPoint presentation during class
"Notetaking" method used by smartphone owners
manifested within you in such ways as achieving your goal, learning something interesting, or working a problem alone and getting the correct answer
Intrinsic motivation