Vocabulary Definitions
Vocabulary Words in a Sentence
Note-Taking
Costa's Levels of Questions
Wild Card
100
To be large in capacity; able to hold a lot
What is capacious?
100
The social worker had a lot of ________ towards her client. She really understood him.
What is empathy?
100
This is a systematic format for condensing and organizing notes.
What are cornell notes?
100
This level of questions cause students to recall information. Ex. What is a chromosome?
What is a Level One question?
100
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness.
What is brusque?
200
To be generous in assistance to the poor.
What is benevolence?
200
The __________ of the football team was seen after the game when all of the players went out for pizza to celebrate their win.
What is camaraderie?
200
This Cornell University Education professor is credited with inventing the Cornell note-taking system in the 1950's.
What is Walter Pauk?
200
This level of questioning requires students to go beyond the concepts or principles they have learned and to use these in novel or hypothetical situations? Ex: Use what you know about genes and chromsomes to predict the traits in a child.
What is a Level Three question?
200
Someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters).
What is a conformist?
300
To be harmful to living things.
What is deleterious?
300
The _______ climate of the desert makes it impossible for most vegetation to exist. There is hardly any rain all year!
What is arid?
300
This section of Cornell notes is where the student jots down main ideas from a text or lecture. Sentences are often abbreviated.
What is the "Notes" section?
300
Examples include: count, match, name, define, list, identify, recall.
What is a Level One question?
300
Characterized by friendship and good will.
What is amicable?
400
This place is a hospital for the mnetally incompetent or unbalanced person.
What is an asylum?
400
Despite my mother's begging, I refused to ________ and eat vegetables with my dinner.
What is capitulate?
400
This section of Cornell Notes is where a student reviews the notes before summing up what was learned in 5-7 sentences. This method is believed to increase understanding of the topic.
What is the "Summary" section?
400
Examples include: imagine, plan, evaluate, judge, predict, invent, speculate, generalize.
What is a Level Three question?
400
Diverging from another or from a standard.
What is divergent?
500
This word means to be chronologically misplaced or out of order.
What is anachronistic?
500
Tony's failing grade in English was _________ after he failed to complete his final project. There was no way he could pass after that.
What is inevitable?
500
When reviewing the material, the student can cover the note-taking (right) column while attempting to answer what is in the __________ section.
What is the "keyword/question" section?
500
Examples include: analyze, categorize, explain, classify, compare, contrast, infer.
What is a Level Two question?
500
The act of coming closer.
What is convergence?
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