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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
DRD 360.2 | Title:
COLLEGE SUCCESS 2 |
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Full Title:
College Success 2: Test Prep, Test Taking & Learning Styles |
Last Reviewed:3/28/2022 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 1.00 | | Contact Total | 17.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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This course provides opportunities for students to explore and practice skills addressing different learning styles, test preparation and test-taking strategies. It also includes topics specific to disability related services and campus resources.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course provides opportunities for students to explore and practice skills addressing different learning styles, test preparation and test-taking strategies. It also includes topics specific to disability related services and campus resources.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Assess individual learning style(s).
2. Apply effective preparation strategies for various types of tests.
3. Use effectual techniques for taking various types of tests.
4. Access appropriate disability services and other campus resources.
Topics and Scope
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I. Learning Styles
A. Identifying learning styles
B. Exploring strategies for specific learning styles
II. Test Preparation Strategies
A. General preparation strategies
B. Reviewing lecture notes
C. Predicting test questions
D. Preparing for objective vs. subjective tests
III. Test Taking Strategies
A. General test taking strategies
1. managing anxiety
2. analyzing test questions
B. Objective tests
C. Subjective Tests
IV. Accessing Disability and Other Campus Resources
A. Disability services
B. Campus resources
Assignments:
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1. Participate in class discussions and activities
2. Read approximately 10 pages per week
3. Complete homework assignments, approximately 5-10 per semester
4. Create a script describing disability related limitations and services
5. Campus resource project
6. Quizzes; approximately 0-5 per semester
7. Final exam
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 10 - 30% |
Written homework | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 10 - 30% |
Quizzes and final exam | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 40 - 60% |
Attendance and participation, Script, and Campus resource project | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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College Study: The Essential Ingredients (3rd Edition). Lipsky, Sally A. Prentice Hall: 2012.
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