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What are the arenas of someone's Quality World
Belief, Work, Relationship, Service
Attending
Manage information you are bombarded by attending to relevant information to learn
Monitoring behavior cognition so that you reach your goals
what is anxiety
a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
critical thinking
the disciplined art of ensuring that you use the best thinking you are capable of in any set of circumstances
What are the three types of knowledge outlined in class
Declarative, Procedural, Conditional
What are the 3 approaches to learning
Surface level, Achievement level, Deep level
What is the first stage of Self-Regulatory Ability
Chaos stage- sate where you lose track of assignments, due dates, and you are behind
what is the life on simmer concept?
a constant state of arousal
declarative knowledge
possessing specific information about something
describe academic transformation
the process by which you become a more successful student
7 major learning methods
reading textual sources, solving problems, writing, individual projects, group projects, case studies, academic networks
SMART acronym
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timeframe
Independence
that time in which you are initiated into the adult world
proposition
one thought or one idea
Intuitive/ Formal continuum
difficulty of subjects based on personal interests, beliefs past experiences...
Collegiate performance
the demonstration of your understanding and use of new information through a stylized set of performances
methods of self-sabotage
Moral licensing, Chasing pleasure, What the hell, the killers
Perry's stages of cognitive development
Dualism, multiplicity, relativism, commitment
Academic reading
reading for understanding rather than reading solely for personal information or entertainment
who is Jamail
Jamail, a history buff and entering freshman at a community college, is acing his World Civilization course, but Chemistry is another story altogether
who is Frank
a university freshman living in an on-campus dorm, is experiencing distractions that are severely affecting his ability to process and learn new material, which is causing him to become anxious. Find out where the distractions are coming from, their long-term effects, and the steps Frank can take to remedy the situation as you read this chapter
what are dreams
possible outcomes
what is a learning style
he way in which one allegedly approaches a range of tasks
surface learning
describes an approach to academic learning in which students are motivated by extrinsic or outside rewards, not their own desire to learn about the subject