SLS 1515 ASSIGNMENT 1 2024

SLS 1515 ASSIGNMENT 1 2024 According to Haroon Mirza's story of the carrot, the egg, and the coffee beans, which of the following statements is most accurate? - ANSWER Like the coffee bean, you can overcome hardships by choosing to change your circumstances. Why does Stephen Covey believe we are not captives to the past? - ANSWER He believes we are a product of choice. Diane has a goal of becoming fluent in Chinese by the time she graduates with a degree in linguistics. She has been taking Chinese classes and reading Chinese news websites for two years in preparation for a study abroad program in Beijing. However, the semester before she is scheduled to start her study abroad program, the program's funding is cut, resulting in the program's cancellation. Which of the following is the best way for Diane to deal with this setback? - ANSWER She should find a native Chinese speaker to tutor her or possibly even be her roommate. Which of the following are examples of medium-term goals? - ANSWER getting an A in a class, obtaining an internship How can students with an "improvisor" time management style overcome their tendency to procrastinate? - ANSWER make plans to organize their time and ask their teachers for help before they fall behind Which of the following are many students surprised by when they enter college? - ANSWER how much free time they have Which of the following is the best general estimate of how much time you should spend studying? - ANSWER 2-3 hours of study for every hour of class Which of the following is most important to note in your study schedule? - ANSWER due dates for assignments and test dates Which of the following is the best example of good time management? - ANSWER Jody has a party on Friday night and an assignment due Saturday night. She works on the assignment on Thursday so she can enjoy herself at the party without being rushed to finish schoolwork. If you encounter a setback in your academic goals, which of the following should you do? - ANSWER define the problem, see how others are dealing with the problem, determine what solutions exist and what is needed to implement those solutions D'Quan checks his Twitter and Instagram feed at least every 15 minutes. He wants to stop the habit, but really struggles to put his phone down, even during class or dates. Which of the following might he experience if he continues his social media behavior? - ANSWER increased anxiety Sula has a long-term goal of graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree within the next four years. She is required to take Advanced Printmaking, which is only available during the spring semester in even-numbered years. Advanced Printmaking has two prerequisite courses, Basic Printmaking I and Basic Printmaking II. Which short-term and medium-term goals should Sula set to make sure she meets her goal of graduating in four years? - ANSWER Take Basic Printmaking I this semester and plan on taking Basic Printmaking II next semester. Trey wants to get an A in his statistics class, but he struggles to understand his class materials and has a hard time completing his homework assignments. Which of the following represents some goods steps to overcoming this setback? - ANSWER He can ask other students how they are managing the coursework load. Multitasking is best defined as - ANSWER switching back and forth between two or more tasks quickly Which of the following might best offer a quiet place to study? - ANSWER the library Which is the best way to become more productive when you are tempted to multitask and check your social media account while studying? - ANSWER Have set times during the day for checking and responding to online messages. Which of the following statements best represents the relationship between problemsolving and multitasking? - ANSWER Your capacity for problem-solving decreases with each additional task. Which of the following should you avoid when looking for a place to study? - ANSWER a potential for lots of interruptions Overcoming procrastination starts with changing your emotional associations for the tasks you have to do. What should you do to change negative "avoidance" habits into positive "toward" habits? - ANSWER Visualize your positive feelings of success and the freedom that will come when the task is completed. Which of the following is the best example of using social media to achieve collegiate goals? - ANSWER browsing club and organization Facebook pages to decide which to join. Mariah's instructor asks her students to sit in a circle and discuss the assigned readings while she offers thought-provoking questions to keep the conversation going as needed. What kind of teaching style does this demonstrate? - ANSWER facilitator An instructor who teaches using the authority style mostly lectures or writes information during class, while an instructor who teaches using the demonstrator style - ANSWER lectures and uses visual aids. Looking at pictures and bodies in your anatomy class in an example of which type of learning? - ANSWER visual The learning styles, or learning modalities, identified by Walter Burke Barbe are - ANSWER visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. After your first day of guitar class, you walk away dejectedly feeling like you'll never, ever learn to play an Taylor Swift song. You are probably in the ________ stage of the learning process. - ANSWER conscious incompetence After several months of