ALL CHAPTERS Flashcards
(55 cards)
according to john Dewey, the purpose of a college education is to
create better citizens
academic dishonesty can be
intentional and unintentional
the decision making model involves
six steps (including identifying goals, gathering info, exploring and evaluating options, deciding and taking action and assessing the choice)
being able to identify what information you need, finding and evaluating
information literacy
a scholarly source, worthy of inclusion for a college level assignment
peer-reviewed journals
two man considerations when determining the credibility of a source?
qualifications of the author and whether findings are consistent with other sources
when an article is peer reviewed
professionals in the field reviewed the work and deemed it appropriate for publication
drawing conclusions after exploring multiple perspectives and evaluating evidence
critical thinking
blooms level of being able to “identify”
“remembering”
to become a critical thinker
you must have strong content knowledge, believe in yourself, and be motivated to learn
self-efficacy is a foundational condition for critical thinking
it will increase the likelihood you will persevere if you encounter challeneges
long-term goals
can take some time to achieve, 6 months or longer
self-monitoring and self-regulating your learning
make it more likely that you will achieve your goal
why “ i will do well this semester” is ineffective
it’s not specific
most common mistakes students make when creating a goal
making it too broad
students with high______ will be more likely to perservere in the event of a failure experience
self-efficacy
according to social learning theory, we learn by
watching others
self reflection is important bc
helps you monitor your progress towards a goal and changes can be made if needed
according to happenstance learning theory, careers are determined as a result of
unplanned and planned events
holland says, individuals who find a working enviorment that matches their personal interests
will likely be satisfied with their career choice
encoding, one of the parts of memory processes
how you get memories into your memory system
the testing effect refers to the fact that
testing is a good way to learn content
Gardners multiple intelligence theory is
belief that intelligence includes strengths in multiple areas (ex; musical skills, interpersonal skills, etc)
an example od elaboration, a memory technique
find connections between info you know and info you are trying to learn