Chapter 1: Information Literacy
Define information literacy.
What is: An ability to both determine the need for additional information and to find, evaluate, and use that information appropriately.
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This type of motivation is based on inherent enjoyment and satisfaction.
What is intrinsic motivation?
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Define metacognition.
What is: The mental process of gaining knowledge and understanding about cognitions by means of thinking about thinking.
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Define inclusivity.
What is: The practice or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized.
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Define mindfulness.
What is: The practice of self-awareness through noticing one’s thoughts, emotions, actions, and experiences in the present moment.
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Describe the purpose of a thesis statement.
What is: A single sentence that summa-
rizes the main themes or ideas of
an essay or research paper.
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Define internalization.
What is: The process of motivation transforming toward intrinsic motivation due to increased perceived value of an activity.
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Name and define one of the metacognitive knowledge variables.
What is: Knowledge of person, knowledge of task and knowledge of strategy.
Knowledge of person: Knowledge of your own learning processes and how you relate to others
Knowledge of task: Knowledge of how to
complete tasks and your own potential obstacles to completing the tasks
Knowledge of strategy: Knowledge of strategies
available to complete tasks as well as monitoring the effectiveness of those strategies
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What is: The shared values, traditions, knowledge, beliefs, language, symbols, behaviors, and forms of artistic expression among groups of people.
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Provide an example of how goal setting and time management strategies relate to promoting areas of wellness.
What is: OPEN
Describe the structure of an academic research paper.
Title Page, Abstract (sometimes), Introduction or Literature Review, Methods or Procedures, Results, Discussion, References.
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Describe how goal orientation connects to achievement motivation.
What is: goal orientation theories focus on how specific types of achievement motivation influence both short term and long-term learning outcomes.
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Describe the phases of the cyclical model of self-regulation.
What is: Forethought phase, performance phase and self-reflection phase.
Forethought phase: Taking the time to formulate goals and strategies, to reflect on past experiences or knowledge about a task, and to consider the level of motivation you bring to a task are important features of self-regulated learning
Performance phase: This performance phase is guided by decisions made in the forethought phase, such as implementing certain learning goals and strategies.
Self-reflection phase: During this phase, learners engage in two distinct forms of outcome review: self-judgment and self-reaction in order to consider whether certain goals, strategies, and actions were ultimately effective.
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Describe the difference between race and ethnicity.
What is:
Race: The idea that the human species consists of distinct groups that can be distinguished accord- ing to physical characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features.
Ethnicity: Identification with the cultural heritage of a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, religion, society, or nation.
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Define critical thinking.
What is: self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest quality in a fair-minded way.
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Explain one way that you could use to avoid plagiarism.
Rule #1: Always credit a source when the information used is not your own and is not considered common knowledge.
Rule #2: Always credit a source when using text verbatim in order to provide a quote.
Rule #3: Summarizing or paraphrasing the ideas of another author always requires a citation and the resulting interpretation must be significantly different from the original text.
Rule #4: Use of the following sources must include a citation: books, articles, magazines, newspapers, speeches, interviews, websites, personal letters or correspondences, radio or television references, audio
or digital recordings, electronic databases, etc.
Rule #5: Use of the following formats must include citations: text, quotes, stories, images, videos, graphs, tables, statistics, etc.
Rule #6: Submitting the same research paper in multiple classes or for multiple publications is considered self-plagiarism, and is subject to the same rules and penalties used for plagiarizing the work of others.
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Describe one of the four factors that enhances one's self-efficacy.
Mastery experiences, social modeling, verbal persuasion and emotional arousal.
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Name 2 of the 8 steps of the systematic approach to learning.
What is:
Step 1: Setting a Goal
Step 2: Reflecting
Step 3: Brainstorming
Step 4: Selecting Strategies
Step 5: Implementing Your Plan
Step 6: Monitoring and Formatively Evaluating Your Progress
Step 7: Modifying, If Necessary
Step 8: Summatively Evaluate Your Plan
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Describe how prejudice and discrimination relate to stereotyping.
Having negative beliefs and attitudes about a particular group (prejudice) can lead to overgeneralizations about others (stereotyping) which may contribute to actions that result in the unequal treatment of a group based on prejudical attitudes and beliefs.
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Describe the definition and an example of one of the dimensions of wellness.
What is: OPEN
Correct this citation to match proper APA style citations.
Smith, Anna (2016). How to write in APA style. The Journal of Excellence in Citations, 5(8), 47–63. *Hint: There are 4 mistakes in this citation.
Tell me the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.
Fixed mindset: A belief that abilities and intel-
ligence cannot be changed.
Growth mindset: A belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed over time.
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Define self-motivating beliefs.
What is: Beliefs about a task including relevance,
value, and ability to finish the task that influence a learner’s level of effort to complete the task.
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Discuss one way that you may be able to experience diversity on campus.
What is:
Participate in alternative spring break
Actively participate in civic life
Join organizations and/or run for student offices
Do community service
Go to guest lectures and talks, concerts, and museums
Go to celebrations across campus
Do study abroad
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Name all of the dimensions of wellness.
What is:
Intellectual
Occupational
Social
Environmental
Spirituality
Emotional
Physical
Financial
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