GRIT, Mindset & Motivation
Being first generation, having a bad attitude, lack of confidence in oneself, the need to be perfect, or fear of failure.
What are factors that affect a student's grit?
According to Thomas Franks 10 steps robot mode means...
What is getting it done?
Someone who believes in their own ability to control themselves and influence the world around them.
What is Internal Locus of Control?
The three unique ways people retain information (auditory/kinesthetic/visual).
What is a learning style?
Time management, effective reading & note-taking, critical thinking, being organized, understanding assignments and instructions.
What are studying skills?
A desire to keep learning, embrace challenges, not being afraid to fail or hit roadblocks, and confront uncertainties.
What is Growth Mindset?
A set of skills designed to help you monitor and use time effectively to increase performance and achieve goals.
What is time management?
This psychological pattern in which people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud“.
What is Imposter Syndrome?
Best place to sit and be a successful learner in classes.
Where is the front row and down the middle?
The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
What is Critical Thinking?
Doing something because it aligns with your interests, passions or personal values.
What is Intrinsic Motivation?
Being able to effectively make time estimates for getting work done is known as what.
What is the Fudge Ratio?
The "S" in SMART Goals stands for...
What is Specific?
A person who prefers spoken instructions, discusses work in groups, reads notes aloud or records themselves reading.
What is an Auditory learner?
Take a breath, read over the full exam and instructions, pick where to start, keep an eye on time, and answer ALL questions
What to do on the day of an exam?
Staying positive, overcoming self-sabotaging negative thoughts, and fixing your attitude.
What are positive affirmations?
The process of setting a time to study for 25 minutes, then taking a small 5 minute break, and finally reassessing what you've learned in the 25 minutes.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
The "R" in SMART goals stands for...
What is Realistic?
A person who prefers graphs or diagrams, takes notes by writing versus using a laptop, uses more than one color ink.
What is a Visual learner?
Starting early, using frequent study sessions over 5 days, divide your material into 4 chunks and consistently reviewing notes.
What is the Five Day Study Plan?
A positive mindset based on an individual's perseverance and passion to achieve a goal.
What is Grit?
This term is the number of hours you spend studying versus in classes.
Example: 15 credit hours versus 30 hours studying
What is the success formula?
Believing you have little to no control over what happens in your life. Fate or luck determine our outcomes.
What is a External Locus of Control?
Break the silence, ignore the nagging voice, highlight the positive, take accountability for mistakes, visualize your success, reward yourself, and lastly, fake it until you make it!
What are ways to overcome Imposter Syndrome?
When you force your brain to do things such as work on a hard problem or recall previous information.
What is a active learning?