Final Exam Study Guide

EDUC 1300 – Final Exam Study Guide

CHAPTER 1 - CHANGE

  • Essential Cornerstones for Success
  • “Earning Potential with Education”
  • Creating Success Through Positive Change
  • Goal Setting

CHAPTER 2 – ENGAGE

  • Internal/External Motivation
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Needs
  • “I Can’t” Syndrome
  • Values
  • Personal Guiding Statement
  • Self-Esteem

CHAPTER 3 – PERSIST

  • Universal College Policies
  • When you and your professor have a disagreement
  • ‘Let Me Give You a Piece of Advice’
  • ‘Persisting for Your Future’

CHAPTER 4 – CONNECT

  • The Information Literacy Process

CHAPTER 5 – THINK

  • The Eight Steps in Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving Process
  • Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
  • Identifying Fallacious Arguments

CHAPTER 6 – PRIORITIZE

  • Steps to Learning to Say No
  • The Dreaded “P” Word
  • Stress?  I don’t have enough time for Stress!

CHAPTER 7 – LEARN

  • The Learning Process
  • Learning Styles
  • Multiple Intelligences

CHAPTER 8 – READ

  • Are you Active or Passive
  • Can a Powerful Vocabulary be Developed
  • SQ3R

CHAPTER 9 – RECORD

  • Difference in Listening and Hearing
  • What Do I Do if I Get Lost While Taking Notes During the Lecture?

CHAPTER 10 – STUDY

  • Three types of memory
  • Mnemonic Devices

CHAPTER 11 – PROSPER

  • Important Facts You Need to Know about Credit Cards
  • Identity Theft

CHAPTER 12 – PRESENT

  • The Enormous Power of Words
  • Tips for Topic Selection

CHAPTER 13 – COMMUNICATE

  • Diversity
  • Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism

CHAPTER 14 – LIVE

  • A Holistic Approach to Wellness
  • The Body’s Effect of Wellness
  • What You Do Today May Impact You For Years To Come
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

CHAPTER 15 – PLAN

  • Strategies to Successfully Prepare for your Future
  • Eight Seconds Rule
  • Win. Lose, or Draw, Always Say “Thank You” in Writing