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| ASSET | Advising, Placement and Retention System-an assessment advising program identifying basic skill levels of students entering 2 yr schools |
| Certificate | written statement accepted as proof of certain facts often relating to specific skills |
| cooperative education | paid employement with an educational component provided in a career-technial class and supervised by school personnel. |
| EOC | End of course assessment |
| goals | purpose or objective |
| internship | allows students opportunity to observe and participate in activities related to career field-may be paid or unpaid |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery-test developed and maintained by the US Dept. of Defense |
| Bachelor's degree | achieved after completions of a curriculum meeting demands of a 4 yr college program |
| CFNC | postsecondary career financial planning site; provides info in web based format for middle and high school students, parents and counselors to assist iwth possible financial aid, application and services |
| Listening strategies | stop talking, practice active listening, focus on speaker, repeat messages back |
| concentration strategies | Avoid distraction, concentrate on task at hand, study in quiet environment, take breaks as needed |
| memory strategies | employ listening and concentration skills |
| mnemonic | using first letters of material to make silly sentence or story |
| note taking strategies | listen, write well, follow the leader, organize notes with outlines or diagrams, compare notes with others, review notes within 48 hours |
| reading comprehension strategies | scan chapter, use TEACH format |
| TEACH format | Think, explain, ask, clues, handwrite highlights |
| writing strategies | write legibly, remember the 3 c's, write in understandable format, proofread |
| clear | absolutely no mistaking purpose |
| concise | summarize and abbreviate |
| convincing | show knowledge of the material |
| test taking strategies | well rested, avoid over-studying, develop plan of ACTION, relax during testing, glance over test, read instructions completely |
| effective study habits | keep a notebook, follow instructions, stay up to date, study in short segments, complete hard assignments first, participate in class |
| SQ3R | Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review |
| PQRST | Preview, Question, Read, Summary, Test |
