Test Taking/Group Projects
To prepare for a test, a student should: (a) try to predict the test questions (b) plan a study schedule for days/weeks ahead of time (c) review with classmates (d) all of the above.
What is (d) all of the above?
To best prepare for class: (a) sit in front, (b) review reading assignments, (c) arrive on time (d) all of the above.
What is (d) all of the above?
True or False? Experts recommend making a daily "To Do" list with action verbs to assist in time management.
What is True?
You can find the reference librarian here.
Where is the desk on the left-hand side when you enter the library? Or, where is the "Ask Desk?"
The awareness of your level of understanding for a particular topic
What is metacognition?
On a True/False test, absolute words such as "all" and "never" usually indicate: (a) a true answer (b) a false answer.
What is (b) a false answer?
True or False? Students should review class notes within 24 hours of taking them.
What is True? Class notes should be reviewed within 24 hours!
When deciding on a career path to follow, students need to consider this first.
What is "what are their values?"
When accessing faculty as a resource, students need to look for this contact information.
What are Office Hours?
Lack of interest seems to play a role in _________. All students from time to time lack interest in a course, however, not all of these students delay in studying or completing assignments.
What is procrastination?
Studying until recall is quick and easy
What is overlearning?
The three sections of the Cornell note-taking method
What are the key points (left column), notes about the key points (right column) and summary (bottom)?
A good time manager knows: (a) his/her "best" time of day (b) a "distraction-free" place to study (c) both a and b.
What is (c) both a and b?
These are specifically for in-library use and serve as a permanent resource for students who need to find specified information about a topic.
What are reference books?
Connections to people and to what they know and have.
What is social capital?
The best way to get group members to collaborate on a project.
What is having member roles and/or deadlines, and/or having frequent communication?
The abbreviation is EDI, and is part of Pierce College's mission.
What is Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?
Studying information in a way that makes it meaningful and relating it to your prior knowledge; engaging with the concepts rather than just memorizing the information
What is deep processing?
Two support resources that assist students with research papers and math homework.
What are the Writing Center and Tutoring Center?
Applying for scholarships and being awarded helps prevent this...
What are too many student loans?
The amount of days that all parts of a group project need to be completed by (according to College Info Geek).
What is the minimum of two days?
A form of note taking where the note taker uses symbols and pictures to help connect the major ideas. The value of visual note taking is that the icons or symbols become metaphors, which help to generate connections between ideas more easily.
What are visual notes or doodling or concept mapping?
The idea that the brain is amazingly resilient and our brains physically change as we learn.
What is brain plasticity or neuroplasticity?
True or false: The library does not have iPads, Chromebooks, and Kindles available for students to check out.
What is false?
It's what you need to do in college regardless of how you feel.
What is jumping through the hoops? Or, show up and do your homework (on time).