Costa's Question Levels
AVID Facts
SMART Goals
AVID Tutorials
Focused Note-taking
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Costa's Levels of Questioning categorize questions into this number of levels.

What is 3?

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Two things we use to be organized in AVID.

Binders, planners, focused notes, assignment log/planner, folders.

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The "R" in SMART.

What is Realistic?

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Focused Note-Taking is a learning tool created to help you ________ information.

What is remember (recall, recollect)?

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The "Taking Notes" phase of the Focused Note-Taking Process.

What is Phase 1?

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This level focuses primarily on recalling basic facts and information

What is Level 1?

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This is what the acronym AVID represents.

What is Advancement Via Individual Determination?

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A goal of increasing your GPA by two points in three months is an example of this type of SMART goal.

What is Measurable?

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Something that we DON’T do in AVID tutorials.

What is give the presenter the answers?

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This phase of the Focused Note-Taking Process requires Summarizing and Reflecting.

What is Phase 4?

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For this level, you judge, evaluate, predict, and hypothesize as you question.

What is level 3?

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What the letters in WICOR represent.

What are Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading?

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To ensure motivation, a goal needs to be this rather than just stating a general desire like "I want to exercise more."

What is Specific?

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Step 2 of the AVID Tutorial Process.

What is Complete a Tutorial Request Form (TRF)?

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For this phase of the Focused Note-Taking Process you apply what you learned.

What is Phase 5?

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This type of question requires the learner to explain relationships and make inferences based on information provided.

What is level 2?

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An essential element of the AVID program is the use of this type of group work.

What is collaboration/collaborative learning?

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When articulating a goal, you might ask yourself, “Is it within my skill set?” to address this part of SMART.

What is Achievable?

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Two of the types of questions included on the TRF.

What are essential question, initial question, or tutorial question?

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You process your notes for this phase.

What is Phase 2?

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Costa's first name.

What is Arthur?

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The year in which the AVID program was founded by Mary Cathryn Ricker.

What is 1980?

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When reviewing progress toward a goal, it’s important to set these at regular intervals to stay on track.

What are checkpoints, progress reports, milestones, surveys, measuring success, tracking growth, monitoring progress?

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Step 8 of the AVID Tutorial Process.

What is write a reflection?

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Phase 3 in the process.

What is Connect Thinking?