What is the difference between an associate's degree and a certificate? - ANS Associates degree classes usually transfer to a four year college and include core curriculum classes like English, math, science and history. Classes from a certificate may not transfer. Certificates require from...
What is the difference between an associate's degree and a certificate? - ANS Associates
degree classes usually transfer to a four year college and include core curriculum classes like
English, math, science and history. Classes from a certificate may not transfer. Certificates
require from 15 to 50 credit hours. You usually finish a certificate quicker.
Why do people generally attend community college? - ANS 1. To improve skills.
2. To gain new skills.
What are four things a student should be "in the know" about in college? - ANS 1) How to
master the syllabus.
2) How to avoid PCP Syndrome by using campus resources.
3) Develop a Degree Plan and Plan your Coursework.
4) Making the grades.
What is the "PCP" syndrome? - ANS "Parking lot. Class. Parking lot." Not using campus
resources. You show up for class, then go straight home or to work. You never take advantage
of the things campus has to offer. What are the disadvantages? You miss out on making new
friends or getting to know your professors. When things get tough like at exam time you won't
know about services to help you, study groups to help you or you might abandon your college
efforts.
Why are developmental (remedial) courses valuable? - ANS They are designed to develop
or improve a skill. They help students who are behind in the basics. Statistics show that
students who take these classes earn higher grades in the regular classes later than the
students who did not take the remedial classes.
What are the benefits of going to college? - ANS 1) Higher Earning Potential
2) Lower Unemployment Rates
3) Wisdom
4) Insight
5) LIfelong Learning
What are obstacles that community college students face? - ANS 1) Not knowing why you
are in college.
2) Being afraid of being unsuccessful.
, 3) Working more than 30 hours a week.
4) Being a single parent.
5) Having children at home.
6) Going to school part time.
7) Not having a role model at home who can help you if your parents didn't go to college.
What are the benefits of taking an SDV class? - ANS 1) Introduction to College Life
2) Familiarize the student with their campus.
3) Help improve academic skills.
4) Increases the chance of graduating by 72x more than the student not taking the class,
according to statistics.
Explain the challenge > reaction > insight > action system. - ANS It's a system aimed to
help students learn.
Challenge: Identifying what you think you already know. Asked questions before reading the
case study.
Reaction: Reaction after reading the case study. What is the student in the case study doing
wrong or right? What should the student do differently?
Insight: Take a second look at the challenge questions to rethink your answers.
Action: Learning chain reaction is about action. What have you learned that will change how you
face similar challenges?
What does it mean to be intrinsically motivated? What does it mean to be extrinsically
motivated? - ANS With intrinsic motivation, you motivate yourself. With extrinsic, the
motivation comes from an outside source.
What are four factors related to intrinsic motivation? - ANS Curiosity
Control
Career Outlook
Challenge
These are part of the Academic Intrinsic Motivation Scale (AIMS)
Explain ability vs. effort. - ANS Ability is what you're capable of doing. Effort is what you
exert towards your school work and learning. You need both to be successful with college.
Motivation determines the effort you give towards your college work.
What is the difference between dreams, goals, and values? - ANS Values are your beliefs -
things you think are important.
Goals are something you make specific attempts to achieve.
Dreams are things you wish for.
What is the difference between "performers" and "learners?" - ANS Performers think they
can't change their intelligence. They believe they can learn new things, but they can't change
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