GOAL DISCERNMENT
COLLEGE CULTURE
READING/NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
STUDY/TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
MISCELLANEOUS
100
Forces you to interact with the presented ideas through annotating or taking notes while reading.
What is ACTIVE READING?
100
A list of activities or tasks you need to complete.
What is a "To-Do" List?
100
Waiting until the last minute to begin or complete a task.
What is procrastination?
100
This part of the PSAR reading method involves getting yourself and your environment ready to read.
What is Prepare?
100
Reading to locate specific information within the chapter
What is scanning?
200
SOARS
What is SINGLED-OUT, ON THE BOARD, ASKED, REPEATED, STRESSED?
200
Who is ultimately responsible for your success in college?
What is You, the student?
200
Targeted studying that readies you for a specific application of knowledge.
What is preparation studying?
200
Allows you to keep a more specific record of time and/or date to complete a task.
What is a planner?
200
A common indicator of success in college
What is GPA?
300
My Very Elegant Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Porcupines is an example of an ________ sentence
What is acrostic?
300
Taking notes while you read.
What is annotating?
300
Students should review their notes within _______ hours after class
What is 24?
300
The first step of goal discernment?
What is self-assessment?
300
Spending two hours outside of class studying for everyone hour spent in class.
What is the 2:1 rule?
400
Reading to improve your overall understanding of a chapter’s main topic
What is skimming?
400
A good rule of thumb when answering TRUE/FALSE questions is, if part of the statement is false, the entire answer is ____.
What is false?
400
Waiting until the last minute to study for a test.
What is cramming?
400
Writing down any formulas, names or dates you feel you might forget as soon as you are given your test
What is mind dump?
400
Dividing large projects into smaller pieces to complete over several days or weeks.
What is distributed practice?
500
a degree (60 - 61 credit hours) with an emphasis on courses such as English, fine arts, foreign languages, history, philosophy, psychology, or sociology.
What is the Associate of Arts?
500
a degree (60 - 61 credit hours) with an emphasis on courses such as biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, mathematics, or physics.
What is the Associate in Science?
500
a degree (64 credit hours) designed for individuals wishing to broaden their education, with emphasis on personal interest, growth, and development
What is the Associate in General Education?
500
degree (64 credit hours) with an emphasis on courses such as art, drama, or music.
What is the Associate in Fine Arts?
500
a degree (64 - 76 credit hours) that prepares students for a particular career.
What is the Associate of Applied Science?