CCSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
FALSE (ONLY REASON) - Answers the only reason to go to college is to prepare for a career
A, B, & C - Answers a college education is correlated with which of the following "less tangible" benefits:
LACK OF SKILLS IN COLLEGE SUCCESS AND LACK OF MOTIVATION - Answers the two biggest causes of
college failure are _________ and ___________
FALSE (BASIC ROUTINE) - Answers the same basic routine that helped me succeed in high school will
help me succeed in college
FALSE (SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENTS) - Answers the most successful college students already know
what they want to do when they begin college
FALSE (VALUE OF A LIBERAL ARTS) - Answers the value of a liberal arts education is that it prepares
students for specific careers.
COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS TEND TO LECTURE WITH LESS STUDENT INTERACTION AND SELDOM SEEK OUT
STUDENTS TO OFFER EXTRA HELP, THUS COLLEGE COURSES REQUIRE MORE STUDY TIME AND WORK ON
YOUR OWN - Answers choose the answer that best fills in the items being referred to with the phrase
"all these differences" in the following quote: "all these differences, along with a complete change in
living situation for many students, can lead to emotional changes--both positive and negative"
TRUE (MANY) - Answers many successful college students began college wondering about their ability to
succeed.
PREPARE, ABSORB, CAPTURE, REVIEW - Answers the four steps to the learning cycle are:
PREPARE - Answers the first step to learning is
SOAKING UP NEW INFORMATION OR EXPERIENCE - Answers absorbing means
CAPTURING - Answers effective not taking skills is part of which step in the learning cycle?
___________________
TRUE (LEARNING) - Answers learning style refers to the way a particular person learns most effectively
FALSE (LEARNING) - Answers learning from others is not as important in college as learning from class
lectures and books
FALSE (INSTRUCTOR'S JOB) - Answers it's the instructor's job to make students learn
TRUE (INSTRUCTORS) - Answers instructors have no obligation to help students who are not making
much of an effort
A & E - Answers which of the following sets best describes characteristics students need to succeed in
online courses?
, ACADEMIC HONESTY - Answers the principle of __________________ ___________________ is simple:
every student must do his or her own work
GRADE POINT AVERAGE - Answers what does GPA stand for?
FALSE (CHALLENGING) - Answers challenging an instructor's grade usually results in a grade change for
the better
INTEND - Answers a goal is a result we ___________ mostly through our own actions
YOUR PERSONAL ABILITIES AND STRENGTHS - Answers in the sentence, "goals should be realistic," the
word realistic refers to which quality of a goal?
DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THE GOAL IS - Answers in the sentence, "Goals should be specific," the word
specific refers to which quality of a goal?
SHORT TERM GOAL - Answers this week, month, or semester
MID-TERM GOAL - Answers this year of college, all of college
LONG TERM GOAL - Answers after college
AT A SPECIFIC TIME - Answers the question of priority is really an issue of what is more important ___ __
_____________ ________
FALSE (HAVING) - Answers having multiple goals that are equally important will interfere with
prioritizing activities
TRUE (ORGANIZING) - Answers organizing your "space" is just as important as organizing your time
FALSE (PERFORM) - Answers it is possible to perform two thinking tasks at the same time
TRUE (GOAL) - Answers the goal of time management is to get your activities done in the time you've
allotted for them
A CLASSIFICATION OF THINKING SKILLS - Answers What is Bloom's Taxonomy
__________________________________________________
IT IS THE CORE OF BELIEVING AND KNOWING - Answers which of the following statements is NOT true of
critical thinking?
FALSE (CREATIVITY) - Answers creativity is a skill that is passed form generation to generation
IS A CONTROLLED PROCESS FOR GENERATING NEW THOUGHT OR IDEAS - Answers creativity is
INCREASE THE INFORMATION BASE YOU HAVE TO FORM NEW CONCEPTS - Answers according to the
text, creativity involves reading, attending lectures, going to movies, and following hyperlinks in order to
FALSE (ONLY REASON) - Answers the only reason to go to college is to prepare for a career
A, B, & C - Answers a college education is correlated with which of the following "less tangible" benefits:
LACK OF SKILLS IN COLLEGE SUCCESS AND LACK OF MOTIVATION - Answers the two biggest causes of
college failure are _________ and ___________
FALSE (BASIC ROUTINE) - Answers the same basic routine that helped me succeed in high school will
help me succeed in college
FALSE (SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENTS) - Answers the most successful college students already know
what they want to do when they begin college
FALSE (VALUE OF A LIBERAL ARTS) - Answers the value of a liberal arts education is that it prepares
students for specific careers.
COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS TEND TO LECTURE WITH LESS STUDENT INTERACTION AND SELDOM SEEK OUT
STUDENTS TO OFFER EXTRA HELP, THUS COLLEGE COURSES REQUIRE MORE STUDY TIME AND WORK ON
YOUR OWN - Answers choose the answer that best fills in the items being referred to with the phrase
"all these differences" in the following quote: "all these differences, along with a complete change in
living situation for many students, can lead to emotional changes--both positive and negative"
TRUE (MANY) - Answers many successful college students began college wondering about their ability to
succeed.
PREPARE, ABSORB, CAPTURE, REVIEW - Answers the four steps to the learning cycle are:
PREPARE - Answers the first step to learning is
SOAKING UP NEW INFORMATION OR EXPERIENCE - Answers absorbing means
CAPTURING - Answers effective not taking skills is part of which step in the learning cycle?
___________________
TRUE (LEARNING) - Answers learning style refers to the way a particular person learns most effectively
FALSE (LEARNING) - Answers learning from others is not as important in college as learning from class
lectures and books
FALSE (INSTRUCTOR'S JOB) - Answers it's the instructor's job to make students learn
TRUE (INSTRUCTORS) - Answers instructors have no obligation to help students who are not making
much of an effort
A & E - Answers which of the following sets best describes characteristics students need to succeed in
online courses?
, ACADEMIC HONESTY - Answers the principle of __________________ ___________________ is simple:
every student must do his or her own work
GRADE POINT AVERAGE - Answers what does GPA stand for?
FALSE (CHALLENGING) - Answers challenging an instructor's grade usually results in a grade change for
the better
INTEND - Answers a goal is a result we ___________ mostly through our own actions
YOUR PERSONAL ABILITIES AND STRENGTHS - Answers in the sentence, "goals should be realistic," the
word realistic refers to which quality of a goal?
DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THE GOAL IS - Answers in the sentence, "Goals should be specific," the word
specific refers to which quality of a goal?
SHORT TERM GOAL - Answers this week, month, or semester
MID-TERM GOAL - Answers this year of college, all of college
LONG TERM GOAL - Answers after college
AT A SPECIFIC TIME - Answers the question of priority is really an issue of what is more important ___ __
_____________ ________
FALSE (HAVING) - Answers having multiple goals that are equally important will interfere with
prioritizing activities
TRUE (ORGANIZING) - Answers organizing your "space" is just as important as organizing your time
FALSE (PERFORM) - Answers it is possible to perform two thinking tasks at the same time
TRUE (GOAL) - Answers the goal of time management is to get your activities done in the time you've
allotted for them
A CLASSIFICATION OF THINKING SKILLS - Answers What is Bloom's Taxonomy
__________________________________________________
IT IS THE CORE OF BELIEVING AND KNOWING - Answers which of the following statements is NOT true of
critical thinking?
FALSE (CREATIVITY) - Answers creativity is a skill that is passed form generation to generation
IS A CONTROLLED PROCESS FOR GENERATING NEW THOUGHT OR IDEAS - Answers creativity is
INCREASE THE INFORMATION BASE YOU HAVE TO FORM NEW CONCEPTS - Answers according to the
text, creativity involves reading, attending lectures, going to movies, and following hyperlinks in order to
