This is the belief that one can continue to improve and better one's skills.
What is Growth Mindset?
100
The name and species of EMU's Mascot.
What is Swoop the Eagle
100
A reading strategy that involves engaging with the text before, during, and after reading.
What is Active Reading?
100
Your preferred method of learning
What are Learning Styles?
200
A goal that's SMART meets these 5 criteria.
What is specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based?
200
If your class content doesn't interest you, try to find this
What is Relevance?
200
A class that teaches all the practical knowledge you need to succeed at EMU and beyond
What is UNIV
200
Unfamiliar words / terms
Definitions
Names and dates
Graphs, charts, diagrams
What are "things to note while reading?"
200
Doodles, charts, diagrams, highlighting, and flashcards
What are Strategies for Visual Learners?
300
The ability to consider information in a thoughtful way
What is Critical Thinking?
300
The type of motivation that stems from your inner desire to achieve a goal
What is intrinsic motivation?
300
EMU's original name wasn't Eastern Michigan University; it was this.
What is Michigan State Normal College?
300
If Ms. P asks you how you're going to review class content, she'll be pretty disappointed if you respond with this phrase, because it isn't active learning.
What is "going over your notes?"
300
Recording lectures to replay later can help these types of learners
What are Auditory / Aural Learners?
400
This first step level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the most basic of all learning, and it involves memorizing and recalling facts.
What is Knowledge?
400
This is the ability for your brain, at any age, to grow and form new connections through learning and experience.
What is Neuroplasticity?
400
Legend has it that this hall is haunted by its namesake.
What is Starkweather Hall?
400
This is reading quickly to find the most crucial information to understand
What is "Skimming?"
400
Re-writing notes, outlining notes, creating summaries of the reading
What are Strategies for Reading/Writing Learners
500
According to Bloom's Taxonomy, this is the highest level of thinking, where using what you know about a topic, you create your own arguments and ideas.
What is Evaluation
500
To achieve a growth mindset, we must view failing as this.
What is Learning or Growing?
500
These are the FIVE COLLEGES that make up EMU.
What is
1. Arts & Sciences 2. Technology 3. Business
4. Health & Human Services 5. Education
500
These are the three steps to active reading
What are prepare to read, read the focus, and review what you've read?
500
Breaks from study for physical activity, hands-on activities