SDV 100 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the difference between an associate's degree and a certificate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Associates degree classes usually transfer to a four year college and include
core curriculum classes like English, math, science and history. Classes from a certificate may
not transfer. Certificates require from 15 to 50 credit hours. You usually finish a certificate
quicker.
Why do people generally attend community college? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. To
improve skills.
2. To gain new skills.
What are four things a student should be "in the know" about in college? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) How to master the syllabus.
2) How to avoid PCP Syndrome by using campus resources.
3) Develop a Degree Plan and Plan your Coursework.
4) Making the grades.
What is the "PCP" syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Parking lot. Class. Parking lot."
Not using campus resources. You show up for class, then go straight home or to work. You never
take advantage of the things campus has to offer. What are the disadvantages? You miss out on
making new friends or getting to know your professors. When things get tough like at exam time
you won't know about services to help you, study groups to help you or you might abandon your
college efforts.
Why are developmental (remedial) courses valuable? - CORRECT ANSWER - They are
designed to develop or improve a skill. They help students who are behind in the basics.
Statistics show that students who take these classes earn higher grades in the regular classes later
than the students who did not take the remedial classes.
What are the benefits of going to college? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Higher Earning
Potential
,2) Lower Unemployment Rates
3) Wisdom
4) Insight
5) LIfelong Learning
What are obstacles that community college students face? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Not
knowing why you are in college.
2) Being afraid of being unsuccessful.
3) Working more than 30 hours a week.
4) Being a single parent.
5) Having children at home.
6) Going to school part time.
7) Not having a role model at home who can help you if your parents didn't go to college.
What are the benefits of taking an SDV class? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Introduction to
College Life
2) Familiarize the student with their campus.
3) Help improve academic skills.
4) Increases the chance of graduating by 72x more than the student not taking the class,
according to statistics.
Explain the challenge > reaction > insight > action system. - CORRECT ANSWER - It's a
system aimed to help students learn.
Challenge: Identifying what you think you already know. Asked questions before reading the
case study.
Reaction: Reaction after reading the case study. What is the student in the case study doing
wrong or right? What should the student do differently?
Insight: Take a second look at the challenge questions to rethink your answers.
Action: Learning chain reaction is about action. What have you learned that will change how you
face similar challenges?
, What does it mean to be intrinsically motivated? What does it mean to be extrinsically
motivated? - CORRECT ANSWER - With intrinsic motivation, you motivate yourself.
With extrinsic, the motivation comes from an outside source.
What are four factors related to intrinsic motivation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Curiosity
Control
Career Outlook
Challenge
These are part of the Academic Intrinsic Motivation Scale (AIMS)
Explain ability vs. effort. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability is what you're capable of doing.
Effort is what you exert towards your school work and learning. You need both to be successful
with college. Motivation determines the effort you give towards your college work.
What is the difference between dreams, goals, and values? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Values are your beliefs - things you think are important.
Goals are something you make specific attempts to achieve.
Dreams are things you wish for.
What is the difference between "performers" and "learners?" - CORRECT ANSWER -
Performers think they can't change their intelligence. They believe they can learn new things, but
they can't change their basic intelligence. Learners believe you can make yourself more
intelligent and no matter how intelligent you are, you can always improve it.
What are the characteristics of "performers?" - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Believe that
intelligence is a fixed trait that cannot be changed.
2) More likely to want to give up on challenging situations.
3) Cared most about whether their answers were right or wrong.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the difference between an associate's degree and a certificate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Associates degree classes usually transfer to a four year college and include
core curriculum classes like English, math, science and history. Classes from a certificate may
not transfer. Certificates require from 15 to 50 credit hours. You usually finish a certificate
quicker.
Why do people generally attend community college? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. To
improve skills.
2. To gain new skills.
What are four things a student should be "in the know" about in college? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) How to master the syllabus.
2) How to avoid PCP Syndrome by using campus resources.
3) Develop a Degree Plan and Plan your Coursework.
4) Making the grades.
What is the "PCP" syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Parking lot. Class. Parking lot."
Not using campus resources. You show up for class, then go straight home or to work. You never
take advantage of the things campus has to offer. What are the disadvantages? You miss out on
making new friends or getting to know your professors. When things get tough like at exam time
you won't know about services to help you, study groups to help you or you might abandon your
college efforts.
Why are developmental (remedial) courses valuable? - CORRECT ANSWER - They are
designed to develop or improve a skill. They help students who are behind in the basics.
Statistics show that students who take these classes earn higher grades in the regular classes later
than the students who did not take the remedial classes.
What are the benefits of going to college? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Higher Earning
Potential
,2) Lower Unemployment Rates
3) Wisdom
4) Insight
5) LIfelong Learning
What are obstacles that community college students face? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Not
knowing why you are in college.
2) Being afraid of being unsuccessful.
3) Working more than 30 hours a week.
4) Being a single parent.
5) Having children at home.
6) Going to school part time.
7) Not having a role model at home who can help you if your parents didn't go to college.
What are the benefits of taking an SDV class? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Introduction to
College Life
2) Familiarize the student with their campus.
3) Help improve academic skills.
4) Increases the chance of graduating by 72x more than the student not taking the class,
according to statistics.
Explain the challenge > reaction > insight > action system. - CORRECT ANSWER - It's a
system aimed to help students learn.
Challenge: Identifying what you think you already know. Asked questions before reading the
case study.
Reaction: Reaction after reading the case study. What is the student in the case study doing
wrong or right? What should the student do differently?
Insight: Take a second look at the challenge questions to rethink your answers.
Action: Learning chain reaction is about action. What have you learned that will change how you
face similar challenges?
, What does it mean to be intrinsically motivated? What does it mean to be extrinsically
motivated? - CORRECT ANSWER - With intrinsic motivation, you motivate yourself.
With extrinsic, the motivation comes from an outside source.
What are four factors related to intrinsic motivation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Curiosity
Control
Career Outlook
Challenge
These are part of the Academic Intrinsic Motivation Scale (AIMS)
Explain ability vs. effort. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability is what you're capable of doing.
Effort is what you exert towards your school work and learning. You need both to be successful
with college. Motivation determines the effort you give towards your college work.
What is the difference between dreams, goals, and values? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Values are your beliefs - things you think are important.
Goals are something you make specific attempts to achieve.
Dreams are things you wish for.
What is the difference between "performers" and "learners?" - CORRECT ANSWER -
Performers think they can't change their intelligence. They believe they can learn new things, but
they can't change their basic intelligence. Learners believe you can make yourself more
intelligent and no matter how intelligent you are, you can always improve it.
What are the characteristics of "performers?" - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Believe that
intelligence is a fixed trait that cannot be changed.
2) More likely to want to give up on challenging situations.
3) Cared most about whether their answers were right or wrong.
