Reading and Studying for Exams
Learning, Thinking and Memory
Planning for your Degree
Writing, Presenting and Information Literacy
Listening and Notetaking
100
previous exams and practice tests
What are helpful study aids?
100
active learning
What leads to deeper learning?
100
FAFSA
What is the free application for student aid?
100
brainstorming
What is a prewriting technique in which you write down all that comes to mind?
100
active listening
What is the process of listening intently and taking steps to recall the information?
200
study groups
What provides a collective study environment to help you prepare for exams?
200
critical thinking skills
What is the ability to use "specific criteria to evaluate reasoning and make decisions"?
200
Perkins Loan
What is a low interest loan that helps students pay for school?
200
outline
What is useful for organizing your speech, assignment, or paper?
200
prepare ahead of time by reading the assigned material
What is one method for preparing to listen in class?
300
music, small children, tv shows, and facebook
What are study distractions?
300
mnenomic devices
What is a handy method for memorizing information?
300
Associates of Arts/Sciences
What is a degree that lasts four semesters or 60 credits?
300
research paper
What is a formal assignment that requires appropriately researched sources?
300
white space
What is the area you should leave blank in your notes?
400
informationally literate
What is the ability to find, vet, and use resources effectively?
400
problem solving
What will most professors ask that you can demonstrate on exams?
400
8 am class
What class should you not schedule if you're not a morning person?
400
essay exams
What are in-depth writing exams?
400
Cornell system
What is the T-system?
500
skimming and scanning
What are effective tools for finding specific information?
500
analytical thinking
What involves you breaking a topic apart and examining its parts?
500
blended or hybrid classes
What are classes that involve both seated and online elements?
500
Synthesis
What part of a paper combines two or more sources?
500
Reviewing and rewriting your notes
What are the most effective means for ensuring deep learning?
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