Strategies for Academic Success

Flashcards focusing on key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture notes about academic skills and strategies.

Active Listening

The process of actively engaging in receiving and interpreting messages in a communication, requiring feedback like restating or paraphrasing.

Degrees of Active Listening

The stages of active listening including receiving, understanding, evaluating, remembering, and responding.

Note Taking

The practice of writing down information presented during lectures to support listening, understanding, and retention.

SQ3R System

A reading comprehension method based on five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Recall/Recite, Review.

Test Anxiety

A common feeling of nervousness and apprehension before or during examinations, which can be managed through healthy methods.

Academic Writing

A formal style of writing used in universities, characterized by structured, concise language and adherence to specific guidelines.

Cultural Competency

The ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one's own.

Eustress

Positive stress that can motivate and enhance performance, as opposed to distress, which is harmful and overwhelming.

Budget

A financial plan outlining expected income and expenses to help manage personal finances effectively.

Credit Report

A detailed record of an individual's credit history used by lenders to determine creditworthiness and loan eligibility.

Learning and Communication Skills

A set of abilities crucial for academic success and effective interaction, encompassing active listening, effective note-taking, reading comprehension strategies like SQ3R, and managing study-related anxieties such as test anxiety.

Academic and Professional Development

The growth in specialized knowledge and transferable skills, including formal academic writing styles and the ability to understand and interact effectively across diverse cultural contexts.

Personal Well-being and Stress Management

Practices and conditions that support an individual's mental and emotional health, involving strategies to understand and manage different forms of stress, like positive eustress and potentially harmful distress.

Financial Literacy

The knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage personal finances, including creating a budget and understanding one's credit history through a credit report.