College Orientation Test Questions
Course Introduction
College Orientation is designed to introduce new students to the academic, social, and personal aspects of university life. The course provides an overview of campus resources, support services, and key policies while fostering essential skills such as time management, effective communication, and goal setting. Through interactive activities and discussions, students will build connections with peers and faculty, develop strategies for academic success, and create a personalized plan for navigating their college journey confidently and responsibly.
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Student Success in College Doing What Works 2nd Edition by Christine Harrington
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Chapter 1: College Expectations: Being a Critical Thinking
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Q1) Constructivism involves more than:
A) Creating knowledge
B) Making connections between new information
C) Simply memorizing facts
D) All of these statements are true
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is a good reason to learn how to read peer-reviewed journal articles?
A) It will help you have good sources of information for research papers
B) You will increase your critical thinking skills
C) Reading high level text increases your reading skills
D) All of these statements are true
Answer: D
Q3) According to research conducted by Sironi (2012), more education was associated with:
A) Increased debt
B) Fewer depressive symptoms
C) Fewer friendships
D) Increased financial resources
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Skills You Need: Memory, Note Taking, and Studying Techniques
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Q1) What was the key finding from the Einstein, Mullet & Harrison (2012) study?
A) Students who engaged in testing did better than those who just studied
B) Students who spent more time studying did the best
C) Students who were most confident did the best
D) All of these statements are true
Answer: A
Q2) High performing students studied approximately ___ more minutes per week engaged in organizing in the Dickinson & O'Connell (1990) study?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 50
Answer: C
Q3) Should you study alone or with others?
Answer: Since we are social beings, we learn more when we work with others. Vygtosky emphasized the important role of supporting one another while learning. In a study group, you have the opportunity to teach someone else and this is a very effective learning strategy. Higher levels of motivation and support can also play a role in your success.
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Chapter 3: Setting Effective Goals and Making the Most of Your Time
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Q1) Do Your Best goals are problematic because they are not:
A) Realistic
B) Specific
C) Extrinsically motivating
D) All of these statements are true
Answer: B
Q2) Aliha spends a lot of time on Facebook. According to your author, this is an example of a:
A) A time trap
B) A time waster
C) A time spender
D) A time log
Answer: A
Q3) Students with high ____________ will be more likely to persevere in the event of a failure experience.
A) Self-efficacy
B) Grades
C) External locus of control
D) Pessimism rates
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Its Show Time: Papers, Presentations, and Tests
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Q1) Strategies for narrowing down your topic include:
A) Completing a literature search to look at sub-topics
B) Focusing on specific populations, like college students, children, the elderly.
C) Work with your professor or college librarian to help you select a topic.
D) All of these are good strategies.
Q2) Researchers have found support for writing on exams for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT:
A) Marking questions needing further thought
B) Highlighting key terms
C) Drawing figures or charts
D) All of these are good reasons
Q3) Compare and contrast take home, on-line, and traditional in person tests.
Q4) Some critical steps in revising a paper include:
A) Allowing time to pass before starting the review process.
B) Reviewing the expectations of your professor.
C) Looking for a strong thesis statement; making sure that you have included supporting details and examples.
D) All of these statements are true
Q5) Describe the writing process.
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Chapter 5: Motivation, Resilience, and Stress Management:
Strategies for When College and Life Get Challenging
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Q1) Describe the negative consequences associated with using alcohol as a stress management technique.
Q2) For clarification on an assignment, the best person to access help from is:
A) Your professor
B) Your advisor
C) Your tutor
D) Your friend
Q3) Deci and Ryan are associated with ______.
A) Hierarchy of needs
B) Self-determination theory
C) Cognitive theory
D) Social theory
Q4) Which of the following statements are true?
A) Successful individuals work independently and do not need help
B) It is best to only access help when you have tried it yourself several times
C) Accessing help is associated with better performance
D) Accessing help is a sign of weakness
Q5) Describe at least 5 effective ways to cope with stress effectively.
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Q6) Maria is not very motivated to do her college level work. If you were a behaviorist, how would you help Maria get motivated?
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Chapter 6: How Are You Doing? Maximizing Learning via Self-reflection
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Q1) Flashcards are connected to the ____ stage of the 3R reading approach.
A) Read
B) Recite
C) Review
D) Remember
Q2) What does the research say about using flashcards?
Q3) Self-assessing your progress toward achieving the learning outcomes for the course would be considered______ feedback:
A) Cognitive
B) Outcome
C) Both cognitive and outcome
D) Neither cognitive and outcome
Q4) Grade calculator apps can:
A) Help you keep track of your grades in classes
B) May calculate your GPA
C) Can help you determine what you need on a future assignment in order to reach your goal
D) All of these are accurate
Q5) What is attribution theory?
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Q6) How can you engage in self-regulation prior to getting grades on assignments?
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Chapter 7: Making Good Academic, Career, and Financial Decisions
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Q1) All of the following EXCEPT____ are benefits of studying abroad.
A) Completing your degree more quickly
B) Learning another language
C) Being more open-minded
D) Increased independence
Q2) Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory provides a more global view of intelligence emphasizing the:
A) Belief that intelligence can include strengths in multiple areas like your ability to use your body, musical skills and interpersonal skills.
B) Belief that verbal skills are the most important ones.
C) Belief that verbal and math skills are the most important ones.
D) Belief that current intelligence tests do a very good job at assessing multiple intelligences.
Q3) Which of the following is true about online conversations?
A) They are often more in depth than conversations in a traditional classroom environment
B) It is less time-consuming to participate in an online conversation.
C) Online conversations tend to be less helpful than in person conversations
D) All of these statements are true
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