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Term that refers to the material and non-material products that people in a society create or acquire from other societies and pass on to future generations.

The variation of social and cultural identities among people existing together in a defined setting.

A quality assigned to a specific group of people historically connected by a common national origin or language.

Courses and programs with a multicultural focus.

The active process of acknowledging and respecting the various social groups, cultures, religions, races, ethnicities, attitudes, and opinions within an environment.

Term that refers to a group of people who are distinct from others in terms of certain inherited characteristics such as skin color, hair color, body build, and facial features.

Preconceived notions about people of other races, cultures, and life styles.

Goal that may take years to reach, such as becoming a successful accountant or getting into law school.

Goal achievable in a shorter time frame, such as reviewing your notes daily or staying in on a Friday night to get more work done for the coming week.

Plans and timelines for achieving your goals.

An ability defined in the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles that allows an individual to integrate observations into logically sound theories.

One of four groups of learners described by the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles. Accommodators prefer hands-on learning and are good at making things happen, they rely on intuition, and are sometimes pushy and impatient. Accommodators often major in business, especially in marketing or sales.

An ability defined in the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles that allows individuals to make decisions, solve problems, and test what they have learned in new situations.

One of four groups of learners described by the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles, assimilators think about abstract concepts, are comfortable with theoretical ideas, and often major in math, physics, or chemistry.

An ability defined in the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles that allows individuals to involve themselves fully in new experiences.

A developmental reading disorder in which there is an inability to distinguish or separate the sounds in spoken words.

People who are outgoing, gregarious, and talkative; often good communicators who are quick to act and lead.

People who are typically warm, empathic, sympathetic, and interested in the happiness of others as well as themselves; they tend to value harmony and kindness.

People who are reflective and cautious; often careful listeners with a tendency toward shyness.

People who are often original, creative, and non-traditional; they tend to have difficulty with routine details.

People who approach the world in a planned, orderly, organized way; they tend to be natural organizers who get things done and on time.

A learning inventory based on a four-stage cycle of learning that was developed in the 1980s by David Kolb.

A disorder that affects people's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain.

Way of approaching your studies often as dictated by your psychological type.

A learning theory developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, based on the premise that there are eight different intelligences to describe how humans learn.

The most widely used personality test designed for normal individuals, administered to several million people worldwide each year.

People who adopt a flexible, wait-and-see approach to the world; they tend to delay decisions and procrastinate.

General term referring to your characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Refers specifically to the personality theory of psychoanalyst Carl Jung.

An ability defined in the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles that allows individuals to reflect on their experiences from many perspectives.

People who are typically practical, factual, realistic, and down-to-earth; they are often patient and effective with routine and details.

People who tend to be logical, rational, analytical, and critical; they tend to value fairness.

A learning theory, VARK is an acronym for "Visual," "Aural," "Read/Write," and "Kinesthetic."

A note-taking method in which you create a �recall� column on each page of your notebook by drawing a vertical line about 2 to 3 inches from the left border.

Memory that can hold approximately seven "chunks" of information for a brief period of time. Also known as "working memory."

Classes that provide students further opportunity to discuss the information presented in lectures.

First stage of thinking that uses details to discover some bigger idea.

Reasons and information brought together in logical support of some idea.

Allowing ideas to flow freely, suspending judgment until a later time.

Working with others.

Second stage of thinking that seeks connections, finds new possibilities, and rejects nothing.

Process of choosing alternatives, weighing them, and considering what they suggest; involves learning to ask pertinent questions and testing your assumptions against hard evidence.

Active involvement.

Education with the goal of freeing students from biases, superstitions, prejudices, and lack of knowledge.

Collaborative learning team whose members assist each other in locating and sharing sources of information; helps reduce "library anxiety."

Collaborative learning team consisting of classmates who share and compare notes immediately after class.

Tool for improving learning in which a student writes a one-minute summary of the main issue of each class session and lists their unanswered questions for the next class.

Fourth stage of thinking that involves being prepared to present your ideas convincingly to others.

Collaborative learning team consisting of classmates who compare highlight and margin notes for reading assignments.

Third stage of thinking that involves looking at the outcome of the second stage in a more demanding, critical way.

Collaborative learning team consisting of classmates who review their individual tests together to help one another identify the sources of their mistakes and to identify any answers that received high scores, providing each team member with a clearer idea of what the instructor expects.

Meeting in which a collaborative learning team visits the instructor during office hours to seek additional assistance in study or completing work.

Reading strategy in which the reader writes key ideas in the margins of the text.

A note-taking method that divides notes into sections of information to be visualized.

Section of a text used to define unfamiliar terms.

Phrases that are peculiar and cannot be understood from the individual meanings of the words.

Image created during preview stage that provides a visual guide to how different chapter ideas fit together.

An active reading strategy that helps students to concentrate on the material as they read.

First step in textbook reading; allows student to get the "big picture" of the material about to be read.

Original research or document.

Final step in textbook reading; involves using notes, study questions, annotations, flash cards, visual maps, and outlines to improve retention of information.

Memory that can hold approximately seven "chunks" of information for a brief period of time. Also known as "working memory."

Specialized vocabulary, often new in a college text.