Test Taking/Group Projects
To prepare for a test, a student should: (a) try to predict the test questions (b) plan a study schedule for days/weeks ahead of time (c) review with classmates (d) all of the above.
What is (d) all of the above?
To best prepare for class: (a) sit in front, (b) review reading assignments, (c) arrive on time (d) all of the above.
What is (d) all of the above?
True or False? Experts recommend making a daily "To Do" list with action verbs to assist in time management.
What is True?
You can find the reference librarian here.
Where is the desk on the left-hand side when you enter the library? Or, where is the "Ask Desk?"
Awareness of your level of understanding for a particular topic - a useful skill that improves comprehension and learning
What is metacognition?
On a True/False test, absolute words such as "all" and "never" usually indicate: (a) a true answer (b) a false answer.
What is (b) a false answer?
True or False? Students should review class notes within 24 hours of taking them.
What is True? Class notes should be reviewed within 24 hours!
Something one feels when overwhelmed by life's circumstances and/or college exams, etc.
What is anxiety?
The department on campus where you can go to acquire special accommodations, if you qualify?
What is Access & Disability Services?
Lack of interest seems to play a role in _________. All students from time to time lack interest in a course, however, not all of these students delay in studying or completing assignments.
What is procrastination?
Studying until recall is quick and easy
What is overlearning?
Key points are noted on the left side of the paper, while notes about the key points are on the right side of the paper, and the summary is at the bottom of the paper.
What is the Cornell note-taking method?
What a student can do when a problem doesn't get resolved easily or in a relatively short period of time.
What is seeing a counselor?
The two centers on campus where you can get academic help.
What are the Tutoring Center and the Writing Center?
Connections to people and to what they know and have.
What is social capital?
The best way to get group members to collaborate on a project.
What is having member roles and/or deadlines, and/or having frequent communication?
The abbreviation is EDI, and is part of Pierce College's mission.
What is Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?
Studying information in a way that makes it meaningful and relating it to your prior knowledge; engaging with the concepts rather than just memorizing the information
What is deep processing?
The location where you can get a free snack, join a club, or become a student officer.
What is Student Life?
Something of monetary value you may be awarded if you qualify, which can help avoid borrowing student loans.
What is a scholarship?
The amount of days that all parts of a group project need to be completed by (according to College Info Geek).
What is the minimum of two days?
A form of note taking where the note taker uses symbols and pictures to help connect the major ideas. The value of visual note taking is that the icons or symbols become metaphors, which help to generate connections between ideas more easily.
What are visual notes or doodling or concept mapping?
The idea that the brain is amazingly resilient and our brains physically change as we learn.
What is brain plasticity or neuroplasticity?
True or false: The library does not have iPads, Chromebooks, and Kindles available for students to check out.
What is false?
It's what you do in college regardless of how you feel.
What is jumping through the hoops? Or, show up and do your homework (on time).