Deck 1: College Expectations: Being a Critical Thinking

Question 1

The average salary for someone with an associate's degree is:

A) $34,000
B) $44,000
C) $57,000
D) $90,000

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Earning a _________degree will result in you earning approximately 2 million more dollars in your lifetime.

A) Associate's degree
B) Bachelor's degree
C) Master's degree
D) Doctoral degree

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Why is data from research typically more accurate than information from a friend or family member?

A) Research is typically based on hundreds or thousands of students so it is more likely that the results will apply to you
B) Researchers have complete control over their studies
C) Advice is never accurate
D) All of these reasons are true

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to the research study conducted by Howard and Jones (2000), students had higher levels of all of the following EXCEPT _______ after completing a student success course.

A) Career decision
B) Confidence
C) Knowledge of resources
D) Study skills

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about the role of intelligence in student success?

A) Intelligence is a predictor of student success
B) Intelligence is not the only predictor of success in college
C) Neither of these statements are true
D) Both of these statements are true

Question 6

Most syllabi will include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Chairperson contact information
B) Course outline
C) Learning outcomes
D) Professor contact information

Question 7

According to the research conducted by Radford et al. (2010), what percentage of students receive a certificate or degree within 6 years of starting college

A) 10%
B) 34%
C) 50%
D) 90%

Question 8

According to research conducted by Sironi (2012), more education was associated with:

A) Increased debt
B) Fewer depressive symptoms
C) Fewer friendships
D) Increased financial resources

Question 9

The average salary for someone with an bachelor's degree is:

A) $34,000
B) $44,000
C) $57,000
D) $90,000

Question 10

According to research, college graduates are more likely to engage in all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Exercising regularly
B) Read to their children
C) Have more children
D) Vote

Question 11

Research has shown all of the following social benefits connected to graduating from college EXCEPT:

A) Civic engagement
B) Volunteering
C) Better parenting
D) Increased likelihood of traveling to a different country

Question 12

Which of the following are typically true about advice?

A) People who give advice generally mean well.
B) If it worked for someone else, it will work for you too.
C) Advice sends the message, "You are capable".
D) All of these are correct

Question 13

On your syllabus, you see a statement that says "Students will be able to discuss student success strategies". This is called a:

A) Learning outcome
B) Learning activity
C) Course description
D) Reading skills

Question 14

The average salary for someone with an master's degree is:

A) $34,000
B) $44,000
C) $57,000
D) $90,000

Question 15

Earning a bachelor's degree increases your average salary by approximately:

A) $14,000
B) $18,000
C) $23,000
D) $32,000

Question 16

If you are not sure about how much an assignment counts toward your final grade, you should first:

A) Ask your professor
B) Refer to the course outline
C) Check out the college catalog
D) Check out the course syllabus

Question 17

Which of the following is a good reason to learn how to read peer-reviewed journal articles?

A) It will help you have good sources of information for research papers
B) You will increase your critical thinking skills
C) Reading high level text increases your reading skills
D) All of these statements are true

Question 18

Earning a _________degree will result in you earning approximately 1 million more dollars in your lifetime.

A) Associate's degree
B) Bachelor's degree
C) Master's degree
D) Doctoral degree

Question 19

According to research by Bam, Ma & Payea (2010), individuals with a bachelor's degree were more likely to:

A) Volunteer
B) Visit a healthcare provider
C) Vote
D) Be happy

Question 20

According to Yakovlev and Leguizamon (2012), which of the following was found to be associated with more education?

A) Being happier
B) Having more career opportunities
C) Increased physical health
D) More friendships

Question 21

In Sam's paper, he uses the exact words of another person and includes the source of this information. Is this plagiarism?

A) Yes, exact words also require quotations
B) Yes, you can never use the exact words of another person
C) No because there is a citation
D) There is not enough information to determine whether or not this is plagiarism

Question 22

When you e-mail your professor,

A) Always use a salutation such as Dear Professor Smith
B) Indicate your course code including section number in the subject line and body of the e-mail
C) Spell and grammar check your e-mail before sending it
D) All of these are correct

Question 23

All of the following EXCEPT ______ needs to be cited:

A) Common knowledge
B) Quotations
C) Paraphrased content
D) All of these need to be cited

Question 24

Cheating can be defined as

A) Using non-approved materials or resources when completing an assignment or exam
B) Working independently on an assignment
C) Getting assistance from a tutor as needed
D) All of these are correct

Question 25

Why is it important for you to use your campus e-mail?

A) Privacy laws may prohibit professors from responding to personal e-mail
B) You will have a record of the e-mail in your course management system
C) Your e-mail address will be more recognizable to your professor
D) All of these answers are true

Question 26

When you e-mail your professor, you should always include:

A) Your career goals
B) Positive feedback about the course
C) Your telephone number
D) Course section number

Question 27

Critical thinking involves all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Considering multiple perspectives
B) Examining evidence
C) Engaging in self-reflection
D) Repeating opinions you've heard

Question 28

Which of the following is true about plagiarism?

A) Only intentional plagiarism has consequences
B) Intentional and unintentional plagiarism can result in serious consequences
C) There is not a serious consequence for first offenses
D) Plagiarizing automatically results in dismissal from your college

Question 29

Research has shown that if a cell phone rings during a lecture:

A) Students often missed important information in their notes
B) Performed more poorly on test questions
C) Both of these statements are true
D) Neither of these statements are true

Question 30

Which of the following would be considered plagiarism?

A) Putting your name on the work of someone else
B) Changing a few words in the sentence so you didn't copy it word for word
C) Paraphrasing without citing source
D) All of these are correct

Question 31

You and your roommate are working together on a science paper. Is this cheating?

A) Yes, you are never allowed to work with others on assignments
B) No, it is fine to work with others on assignments
C) It depends on whether your professor is expecting you to work independently
D) It depends on whether or not you are in the same class

Question 32

What theory relates to students creating knowledge?

A) Constructivism
B) Multiple Intelligences
C) Happenstance
D) Cognitive-behavioral

Question 33

According to Perry (1970), what best captures the thinking of students in the beginning of their college journey?

A) Recognizes multiple perspectives
B) Information is right or wrong
C) Opinions matter the most
D) Negative thinking dominates

Question 34

The last stage of West's (2012) intellectual development is:

A) Absolute thinking
B) Personal thinking
C) Rules based thinking
D) Evaluative thinking

Question 35

Which of the following is true about professors?

A) They do not want you to ask questions
B) They generally prefer that you ask questions during class
C) They generally prefer that you ask questions via e-mail
D) They generally want you to reach out with questions but expect you to first review your syllabus and the course management system

Question 36

The first stage of West's (2012) intellectual development is:

A) Absolute thinking
B) Personal thinking
C) Rules based thinking
D) Evaluative thinking

Question 37

All of the following EXCEPT ______ needs to be cited:

A) Your own ideas
B) Quotations
C) Paraphrased content
D) All of these need to be cited

Question 38

Constructivism involves more than:

A) Creating knowledge
B) Making connections between new information
C) Simply memorizing facts
D) All of these statements are true

Question 39

When you get your course syllabus, one of the first things you should do is:

A) Put it in a folder
B) Transfer important due dates into a planner
C) Ask your professor to explain the syllabus to you
D) Re-read the college catalog and policies

Question 40

Marco believes there is a right and wrong answer to everything. Which of West's (2012) stages would he most likely be in?

A) Absolute thinking
B) Personal thinking
C) Rules based thinking
D) Evaluative thinking

Question 41

According to the research conducted by McDaniel, Howard, and Einstein (2009), which method worked best?

A) 3R
B) Note-taking
C) Re-reading
D) Concept maps

Question 42

Beth believes that opinions are what matters the most. Which of West's (2012) stages would she be most likely in?

A) Absolute thinking
B) Personal thinking
C) Rules based thinking
D) Evaluative thinking

Question 43

What educational leader created a taxonomy of learning?

A) Gardner
B) Sternberg
C) Freud
D) Bloom

Question 44

A friend of yours is previewing the chapter before she reads it. Which part of the SQ3R process is she doing?

A) Surveying
B) Questioning
C) Reading
D) Reviewing

Question 45

Which of the following is true about critical thinking and content knowledge?

A) Research shows that critical thinking skills are more important than content
B) Research shows that content knowledge is more important than critical thinking skills
C) In order to have good content knowledge, you need to be a critical thinker.
D) In order to be a critical thinker, you need to have good content knowledge

Question 46

According to Bloom's taxonomy, what is the first step toward developing high level thinking skills?

A) Memorizing
B) Discovering personal examples
C) Having the opportunity to create a product
D) Carefully evaluating information

Question 47

Your author suggests that you ______ when engaged in the reciting phase of the 3R reading method:

A) Thinking
B) Writing
C) Reading
D) Multi-tasking

Question 48

Professor Smith wants her student to be able to identify the 6 levels of Bloom. What level best describes the level of knowing expected by Professor Smith?

A) Applying
B) Analyzing
C) Remembering
D) Understanding

Question 49

The two learning conditions are:

A) Self-efficacy and motivation
B) Foundational Knowledge and Support
C) Support and motivation
D) Challenging tasks and support

Question 50

Your professor asked you to review a website and report on whether or not it contained credible information. What level of Bloom best captures the intent of this task?

A) Evaluating
B) Remembering
C) Creating
D) Understanding

Question 51

Self-efficacy is a foundational condition for critical thinking because:

A) Memorization is essential
B) It will increase the likelihood you will persevere if you encounter challenges
C) Having low self-esteem prohibits you from experiencing success.
D) Motivation is essential

Question 52

What is the lowest level of Bloom's taxonomy?

A) Creating
B) Analyzing
C) Understanding
D) Remembering

Question 53

Our belief in our ability to successfully complete a task is called:

A) Self-esteem
B) Self-worth
C) Self-perception
D) Self-efficacy

Question 54

Your professor wants you to compare and contrast two theories. What level of Bloom is this task targeting?

A) Evaluating
B) Remembering
C) Analyzing
D) Creating

Question 55

Professor Jones wants his students to really challenge his students. What level of Bloom is the most challenging?

A) Applying
B) Evaluating
C) Analyzing
D) Creating

Question 56

During the reciting phase of the 3R technique, you are using:

A) Practice retrieval
B) Mnemonics
C) Sensory memory
D) Passive reading strategies

Question 57

In order to become a critical thinker,

A) You must have strong content knowledge
B) You need to believe in yourself
C) You need to be motivated to learn
D) All of these are needed

Question 58

What is the highest level of Bloom's taxonomy?

A) Analyzing
B) Creating
C) Applying
D) Understanding

Question 59

The second R in the 3R method refers to:

A) Reading
B) Reviewing
C) Re-reading
D) Reciting

Question 60

Content knowledge is important to critical thinking because:

A) Learning is incremental
B) Learning requires a multi-sensory approach
C) Learning strategies are needed first
D) Learning is constructed

Question 61

When you are reading and you come across a word you don't know,

A) Simply use context clues to guess at the word's meaning
B) Look up the definition
C) Write down the word so you can later look up the definition
D) Skip over the word and rely on the other content to understand it

Question 62

Which of the following statements is true about student highlighting?

A) Even though students are not always good at highlighting, using this strategy does improve performance
B) Ineffective highlighting is worse than not highlighting at all
C) Students have increased their highlighting skills over the years
D) Students do not typically highlight enough information

Question 63

Why is surveying an important step in active reading?

A) It provides you with an overview of the information
B) You discover key features such as charts that will help you understand the content
C) It helps you understand the organization of the chapter information
D) All of these statements are true

Question 64

According to the research by Recht and Leslie (1988), what predicted how well a student would understand the passage?

A) Reading skills
B) Intelligence
C) Prior knowledge
D) Attention to the task

Question 65

When an article is peer-reviewed, what does that mean?

A) Professionals in the field reviewed the work and deemed it appropriate for publication
B) A professional described the work of a peer
C) Friends encouraged the person to write an article
D) Classmates review one another's papers before submitting it for a grade

Question 66

Which section of a peer reviewed journal article provides you with a summary of the study?

A) Abstract
B) Introduction
C) Method
D) Discussion

Question 67

After reading the abstract of the article, your author suggests that you get engaged by:

A) Predicting the results of the study
B) Immediately going to the methods section
C) Immediately going to the results section
D) Highlight the abstract

Question 68

Your friend is interested in HOW the study was conducted. What section of the article contains that information?

A) Introduction
B) Method
C) Results
D) Discussion

Question 69

Professors typically prefer that you get your information for research papers from:

A) Peer reviewed journals
B) The Internet
C) Encyclopedias
D) None of these are correct

Question 70

Which of the following summarizes the SQ3R technique?

A) Simply, question, read, review, recite
B) State the problem, question yourself, read, review, re-read
C) Survey, question, read, re-read, review
D) Survey, question, read, recite, review

Question 71

Where can you find the reason for the study being conducted?

A) Abstract
B) Introduction
C) Method
D) Discussion

Question 72

Your friend wants to know the researcher's hypothesis. Where can she find this information?

A) Introduction
B) Method
C) Results
D) Discussion

Question 73

You are having a difficult time understanding the results section of a peer-reviewed article, what should you do?

A) Go back to the introduction where this will be explained in simpler terms
B) Re-read the method section as the key findings are highlighted in this section
C) Read the discussion because the results are often highlighted in an easier to understand format
D) Keep reading the results section over and over again until you finally understand it

Question 74

Your classmate wants to know some effective strategies for taking notes while reading his textbook. Which of the following strategies would you recommend?

A) Use the chapter headings and sub-headings to help you organize your content
B) Jot down page numbers so you can easily refer back to the text when needed
C) Integrate your notes from reading with your notes from class
D) All of these are effective strategies

Question 75

One of the best ways to build your critical thinking skills when reading peer reviewed research is by:

A) Summarizing the study
B) Evaluating the article content
C) Searching for the web for additional information
D) None of these strategies will build critical thinking skills

Question 76

In the abstract of an article, it says there were 400 participants. Where can you find more information about the participants (i.e. gender, age)?

A) Introduction
B) Method
C) Results
D) Discussion

Question 77

You are reading a research study and want to know the research question. Where will you find this information?

A) Introduction
B) Method
C) Results
D) Discussion

Question 78

What does your author suggest when it comes to taking notes while reading your text?

A) Rely solely on the matrix or Cornell note-taking methods as these have been found to be most effective
B) Take notes after the third R in SQ3R
C) Taking notes in the margin of the text is more effective than using a notebook or electronic tool
D) Take notes during the second R in SQ3R and close your book before doing so

Question 79

Your friend Raj knows that you are taking a freshman seminar course so asks you for advice on highlighting. What would you tell him?

A) Read the passage first without highlighting and then go back and look for the main idea
B) Highlight at least 3 sentences per paragraph
C) Highlighting while reading the text for the first time increases your engagement with the text.
D) Highlighting has been found to be one of the most effective reading strategies so be sure to use this technique regularly

Question 80

To build your information literacy skills when reading peer-reviewed research, you can:

A) Summarize the study
B) Actively read the article
C) Identify and explore additional information on this topic
D) Describe the information you learned to a friend