First Year Seminar Test Preparation
Course Introduction
First Year Seminar is designed to introduce students to the academic expectations and opportunities of university life, fostering skills essential for success in higher education. Through engaging discussions, collaborative projects, and experiential learning activities, students will develop critical thinking, effective communication, information literacy, and self-reflection abilities. The course also emphasizes campus resources, community building, and strategies for personal and academic growth, supporting students as they transition into the university environment and engage with diverse perspectives.
Recommended Textbook
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) What theory relates to students creating knowledge?
A) Constructivism
B) Multiple Intelligences
C) Happenstance
D) Cognitive-behavioral
Answer: A
Q2) Your author suggests that you ______ when engaged in the reciting phase of the 3R reading method:
A) Thinking
B) Writing
C) Reading
D) Multi-tasking
Answer: B
Q3) Earning a bachelor's degree increases your average salary by approximately:
A) $14,000
B) $18,000
C) $23,000
D) $32,000
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Skills You Need: Memory, Note Taking, and Studying Techniques
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Q1) In working memory most people usually have the capacity to:
A) Remember sensory information but not content.
B) Remember only meaningful information.
C) Remember approximately 5 to 9 items at a time.
D) Remember information for up to a year.
Answer: C
Q2) To get the most out of class time:
A) Read the chapter and other assigned readings prior to class.
B) Complete all written assignments prior to class.
C) Ask questions to clarify and expand on what you have learned.
D) All of these are good ways to actively participate in class.
Answer: D
Q3) According to research,
A) We all learn differently
B) There is much support for learning styles
C) We are more similar than different than each other in terms of how we learn
D) None of these statements are accurate
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Setting Effective Goals and Making the Most of Your Time
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Q1) Multi-tasking can result in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Increased stress
B) Poorer performance
C) Increase time management
D) Decreased decision making skills
Answer: C
Q2) According to research conducted by Morisano, Hirsch, Peterson, Pil, and Shore (2010), which of the following statements are true?
A) A short training session on goal setting led to increased grades
B) A semester long session on goal setting led to increased grades
C) Meeting with a professor about goals led to increased grades
D) Reading about goal setting increased grades
Answer: A
Q3) Your friend has just completed a time log, the next step he should take is to:
A) Make changes in how he spends his time
B) Analyze patterns
C) Determine what time management strategies work best
D) Start over as the first time log is often not accurate
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Its Show Time: Papers, Presentations, and Tests
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Q1) Tips for reducing anxiety and improving performance include:
A) Keeping a positive mindset before the test by thinking about your successful experiences.
B) Writing down at least one of your success experiences.
C) Keeping it in perspective by knowing how much the test or assignment counts towards your final grade.
D) All of these are effective strategies.
Q2) Which of the following would you recommend for creating a Power Point slide?
A) Use only 7 bullets
B) Use complete sentences
C) Use at least 2 sources of animation on each slide
D) Use an image with only a few words
Q3) Which of the following would you NOT have to cite?
A) Washington DC is the capital of the United States
B) An earthquake caused damage to the Washington Monument in 2011
C) The construction of the Washington Monument began in 1848.
D) All of these do not require citations.
Q4) Describe the CRAAP test.
Q5) Describe the process involved with writing an effective essay response on a test
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Q6) Describe three powerful ways to begin a presentation.
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Chapter 5: Motivation, Resilience, and Stress Management:
Strategies for When College and Life Get Challenging
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Q1) According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what need must be met first?
A) Esteem
B) Belonging
C) Safety
D) Physiological needs
Q2) A cognitive theorist would most likely say the following:
A) Avoid mistakes as they will decrease your motivation
B) Mistakes are learning opportunities
C) Keep mistakes to yourself to avoid embarrassment
D) All of these statements are true
Q3) Social theorists believe that:
A) The social part of college is what matters most.
B) We are social creatures and therefore our relationships with others will impact our motivation.
C) Everyone strives to achieve self-actualization.
D) Social relationships distract us from what is most important.
Q4) Why did you decide to attend college? Which motivational theory is connected to your reason for attending college?
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Q5) Define academic resilience. Provide an example of this concept.
Q6) Describe self-determination theory.
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Chapter 6: How Are You Doing? Maximizing Learning via Self-reflection
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Q1) Which of the following mistakes is the best one to make?
A) Sam fails a practice quiz that does not count toward his grade.
B) Ted fails a quiz in the classroom that counts for 5% of his grade.
C) Mark doesn't do his part for the presentation and his group members will now get a lower grade.
D) All of these mistakes are not good to make.
Q2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a grade calculator app?
Q3) If you get a zero on an assignment that is worth 15% of your final grade, what is the highest final grade you can earn in that class?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Q4) Based on what you've learned about attribution theory, what advice would you give a friend who just failed an exam?
A) Focus on how much time you've spent studying
B) Consider the study strategies used when preparing for the exam
C) Focus on the strategies used when reading and taking notes during class
D) All of these would be good to focus on
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Chapter 7: Making Good Academic, Career, and Financial
Decisions
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Q1) A ______ loan will likely have a lower interest rate at first, but can go up or down.
A) Subsidized
B) Unsubsidized
C) Fixed
D) Variable
Q2) Service learning projects are connected to:
A) Course learning outcomes
B) Interest areas
C) City resources
D) All of these are true
Q3) Which theorists are associated with the Big Five Personality?
A) McCrae and Costa
B) Gardner and Sternberg
C) Skinner and Watson
D) Kohlberg and Maslow
Q4) Describe the "big five" personality factors.
Q5) Describe why internships are valuable.
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Q6) Identify at least 5 ways you can take action steps to explore your career options.
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