SLS 1501 MidTerm Exam Review with
Complete Solutions
What is a contract between the institution and the student? - ANS-College Catalog
How can a student success course benefit you as a student? - ANS-It can make you
more aware of the campus, you're more prepared, confident, higher GPA helps you
decide a major
What are resources available to you as a student? - ANS-Library, SARC, All Knight
Study
What are noncredit courses that prepare you for college-level work? - ANS-
Developmental Course
What is a prerequisite? - ANS-A course required to take before taking a desired course
What is a course that you need to take before or at the same time as the desired
course? - ANS-Co-requisite
What are the types of courses that all students must take to provide a well-rounded
background? - ANS-GEN ED
What is changing a few words in a sentence and not citing the source? - ANS-Plagerism
In order to send a proper and professional email to a teacher, what are at least 3 things
you must include? - ANS-Greeting, course number and PID, express thought quickly,
closing
True or False:
Due to privacy laws, teachers will only respond to college email accounts only instead of
private or home accounts. - ANS-True
What is the best resource for academic questions you may have? - ANS-Professor
What are some strategies for single tasking? - ANS-Putting away all distractions, write
down tasks that you're thinking of so that all of your attention can go back to the task at
hand
Scheduling your ____ is a way to increase your time spent on an academic task - ANS-
Study time
, What are 3 strategies that help fight procrastination? - ANS-Space-practice, break down
big tasks into smaller tasks, reward yourself
What is determining which tasks are most important and need to be completed first? -
ANS-Prioritizing
True or False:
Spaced practice is the most effective strategy used to fight procrastination. - ANS-False,
Space pratice
What are some factors to consider when creating your college schedule? - ANS-
Demands, strengths and weaknesses, time of class
What are some ways that you can actively participate in class? - ANS-Take notes, do
homework and read chapter of discussion before class, answer questions
What is the 3R method? - ANS-Read- read small chunks
Recite- close book and write notes
Review- review what you read
True or False:
Time alone does not seem to translate into higher grades. - ANS-True
What is the most effective study strategy? - ANS-Organization
What are the 3 stages of memory? - ANS-Encoding, storage, retrieval
How do we get memories into our brains? - ANS-Encoding
Long term and short term memory are a part of which stage of the memory process? -
ANS-Storage
George Miller conducted a research with short term memory, how many items can the
memory hold at a time - ANS-5-9
What are the 5 techniques of storage? - ANS-Rehearsal
Elaboration
Chunking
Stories
Mneumonics
Which is the most powerful technique of storage? - ANS-Chunking
What is it called when you attach meaning to new content learned? - ANS-Elaboration
Complete Solutions
What is a contract between the institution and the student? - ANS-College Catalog
How can a student success course benefit you as a student? - ANS-It can make you
more aware of the campus, you're more prepared, confident, higher GPA helps you
decide a major
What are resources available to you as a student? - ANS-Library, SARC, All Knight
Study
What are noncredit courses that prepare you for college-level work? - ANS-
Developmental Course
What is a prerequisite? - ANS-A course required to take before taking a desired course
What is a course that you need to take before or at the same time as the desired
course? - ANS-Co-requisite
What are the types of courses that all students must take to provide a well-rounded
background? - ANS-GEN ED
What is changing a few words in a sentence and not citing the source? - ANS-Plagerism
In order to send a proper and professional email to a teacher, what are at least 3 things
you must include? - ANS-Greeting, course number and PID, express thought quickly,
closing
True or False:
Due to privacy laws, teachers will only respond to college email accounts only instead of
private or home accounts. - ANS-True
What is the best resource for academic questions you may have? - ANS-Professor
What are some strategies for single tasking? - ANS-Putting away all distractions, write
down tasks that you're thinking of so that all of your attention can go back to the task at
hand
Scheduling your ____ is a way to increase your time spent on an academic task - ANS-
Study time
, What are 3 strategies that help fight procrastination? - ANS-Space-practice, break down
big tasks into smaller tasks, reward yourself
What is determining which tasks are most important and need to be completed first? -
ANS-Prioritizing
True or False:
Spaced practice is the most effective strategy used to fight procrastination. - ANS-False,
Space pratice
What are some factors to consider when creating your college schedule? - ANS-
Demands, strengths and weaknesses, time of class
What are some ways that you can actively participate in class? - ANS-Take notes, do
homework and read chapter of discussion before class, answer questions
What is the 3R method? - ANS-Read- read small chunks
Recite- close book and write notes
Review- review what you read
True or False:
Time alone does not seem to translate into higher grades. - ANS-True
What is the most effective study strategy? - ANS-Organization
What are the 3 stages of memory? - ANS-Encoding, storage, retrieval
How do we get memories into our brains? - ANS-Encoding
Long term and short term memory are a part of which stage of the memory process? -
ANS-Storage
George Miller conducted a research with short term memory, how many items can the
memory hold at a time - ANS-5-9
What are the 5 techniques of storage? - ANS-Rehearsal
Elaboration
Chunking
Stories
Mneumonics
Which is the most powerful technique of storage? - ANS-Chunking
What is it called when you attach meaning to new content learned? - ANS-Elaboration
