...College success is defined as achieving a personal educational goal. Many factors lead to success in college, and identifying these positive influences is important to serve as a guide for parents who desire a college education for their children and for college students who want to achieve their educational goals. There are differences of opinion in ranking these factors or influences in order of importance. There are some who believe college is everything and that furthering an education is the best route to take in life. There are others who think poorly about college and think that getting out of high school and getting a job is more important. What they fail to realize is that they are not thinking about the future. There are three factors most likely to lead to college success, such as placing a high degree of value on the college degree, putting effort into learning and receiving parental support. Some of the issues concerning college degrees are that some people question the value of a college degree. A bachelor’s degree was once seen as a guaranteed ticket to a career oriented, well-paying job. However, today many...
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...What is success? Success is receiving that A average in a difficult math because we practiced day and night. The first time I came in the United States, I told my parents I wanted be to be something great in this country. Although it doesn't seem difficult at first, the work will get frustrating and the professors will put a lot of pressure on you. A successful college student is one who is dedicated to complete the work and motivated to obtain the knowledge to achieve their aspirations. There are many ways to be achieve our goals in college, therefore here are the two prominent key points. Always be present and prepared every day to class; every information is vital to your success because it’s good to have an idea of what we’re up against...
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...Is the way people see others partly based on the social class that they fall in? Does it affect a person's feelings on success and the value of seeking out higher forms of education? Does success mean more than one thing, and how does a person know when they have achieved success? This issue has been bounced around throughout society and no one seems to be able to pinpoint exactly what the problem is and where it begins.That is what the authors of these papers are trying to determine, what is the link between social class and success. How is the way a person sees success a factor in obtaining that success and what is the cause for these people to go after it. What causes one person's failure while another one succeeds. Brink Lindsey believes that the reason for the more educated or higher class having more success is the fact that they are more motivated by their parents before them than anyone in the lower class. In Lindsey’s paper “Culture of Success” he tries to determine where this divide starts. He starts the paper by saying, “Something is holding back lower-income Americans from going to college. It’s not that there aren’t major incentives for them to go” (Lindsey 1). What Lindsey is saying is that the...
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...Developing Research and Analytical Skills Assignment Title: Assessment Item 2: Critical Analysis Title Strategies for success in education: Time management is more important for part-time students than full-time community college students. Maccann, C., Fogarty, G. J. and Roberts, R. D. 2012. Strategies for success in education: Time management is more important for part-time than full-time community college students. Learning and Individual Differences, 22 (5), pp. 618--623. Topic This paper studies the relationships between the Big Five personality factors, time management, and A grade-point average in 556 community colleges students. A path model controlling for vocabulary, gender, and demographic covariates demonstrated that time management arbitrates the relationship between thoroughness and students' academic achievement at community college. Context From the internal evidence of the sources that the authors cite, it is apparent that numerous overlapping fields provide a context for the paper. The academic journal the article is published usually presents results and discussion of the given study that was being held between 556 community college students. Another paper that I examined that was relevant to m y study was An Analysis of Student Satisfaction: Full-Time vs. Part-Time Students written by Ana I. Moro-Egido Æ Judith Panades. This paper studies how full-time or part-time status affects students’ level of contentment with their degree programs. The data set...
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...achieve academic success. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Carter, C., Bishop, J., & Kravits, S. (2007). Keys to college studying: Becoming an active thinker (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Academic Success Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Identify techniques for setting goals. 1.2 Identify techniques for managing time. 1.3 Identify techniques for managing stress. 1.4 Develop educational goals. Reading Read Ch. 1 of Keys to College Studying. Reading Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Discussion Questions Participation Respond to weekly discussion questions per Instructors Policy Document. Aug 1 4 Individual Educational Goals Mapping Resources: Assess Your Readiness for Academic Success Worksheet and...
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...| It Is My Responsibility To Be A College Success | What I Need To Do To Achieve Success As A College Student | | | There is a correlation between personal responsibility and college success because a student has to be willing to put forth the effort required to achieve a successful college career, develop relationships with instructors, and choose what type of success they want to have throughout their college profession. | When thinking about the phrase, personal responsibility, several different definitions come to my mind. It means taking accountability for my own welfare. Personal responsibility can signify that I am responsible for the choices that I make in my life. I can go on and on about different ways that this phrase can be interpreted. However, I think it would be best if I began by breaking down the phrase into two parts, and deciphering each word. Let us start with the word, personal. Merriam-Webster defines personal, in its adjective form, as “done in person without the intervention of another”. The word, responsibility means “the state at which one is held accountable for one’s conduct and obligations”. [ (Encyclopedia Britannica Company, 2012) ] If we were to take both of these definitions and combine them, you would get my definition of personal responsibility. A person demonstrates personal responsibility when s/he is liable for any actions that they perform, and any choices that they choose to make. This definition not only places responsibility...
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...review system that recognizes errors most commonly made by university students in academic essays. The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. NOTE: WritePoint comments are computer-generated writing and grammar suggestions inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Personal Responsibility Danielle Fairley GEN/200 May 22, 2012 April Miller Personal Responsibility Begin your [Eliminate second person (you, your) in academic documents and avoid addressing the reader directly. Prefer third-person pronouns (he, she, they, it)] paper [This title could be more inspiring. Labeling it a "paper" or an "essay" is redundant (what else could it be?), and only a few words as a title are not very explanatory (or intriguing to the...
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...Continuing Academic Success Heather Cambilargiu Gen/201 May 25, 2015 Laticia Dezell Continuing Academic Success To achieve anything meaningful in life requires knowing where you want to go and how you are going to get there. Achieving academic success is a difficult but rewarding process. It is achieved by setting goals, using the writing process, applying critical thinking skills, knowing your learning style and utilizing all your available resources. If we put our minds to it and work hard then we can succeed. Not only in academics will we succeed but in life as well. Setting Goals Academic success is achieved by setting goals. Goals give your life focus and a clear direction. Goals also give a new meaning to everything you do. Students that do not regularly set goals find themselves just drifting through their college education with no real plans for academic success. They base their decisions and actions on what ever comes their way instead of what they hope to accomplish in the future. Setting goals can lead to academic success by staying focused, having a clear direction, knowing where you need to go and how you are going to get there. I plan to take a quiet minute to think about more goals I want to set and to determine what my values and priorities are in education and in my career. I will write my goals down and say them out loud every day. An educational goal of mine is to complete my degree without any inturruptions. A career goal of mine is to...
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...Personal Responsibility Michael R. Henson Gen200 Week 5, Day 5 Norma Nikutowski Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility and college success should go hand in hand with one another. Being able to define personal responsibility and applying it to your college career can help build a solid foundation for success. Trying to achieve that success without a specific plan or goal can certainly lead to failure. The plan should be clear and well defined, like a road map that guides you in the right direction to achieving college success. Students enter school under a lot of stress, with the expectation of succeeding in school. Students have grades to worry about, financial concerns and what they will and won’t be able to do socially. From an early age most parents teach their children that getting an education will earn them more money each year that they earn more if they have Bachelor’s degree. Adding all of these together can send that stress level through the roof. Understanding how to prepare yourself for that change, developing your personal responsibility can help the student go far. (Murphy, n.d.) Personal responsibility can be defined in multiple ways by multiple people. According to "Answers.com" (2011), " Personal Responsibility is taking responsibility for your actions, accepting the consequences that come from those actions and understanding that what you do impacts those around you.” My definition is this: Holding your self-accountable when nobody...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty Name> <Grade Earned> <Writing Score> <Date Graded> Assignment 2 Sharing Sources College readiness is a perennial issue, and one that will garner much attention. For several decades, researchers have documented the gap between high school and college expectations, noting that even students who complete a college preparatory curriculum in high school are often poorly prepared for college. This lack of alignment contributes to high postsecondary remediation rates and hinders college completion. Over the years, state policymakers and education leaders have responded with a variety of wide-ranging and costly efforts, including the development of state-level content standards and assessments. However, these standards vary widely among states and generally lack sufficient rigor to assure readiness for credit bearing courses in college. It is encouraging that states have adopted the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards released in mid-2010. The hard work lies ahead, however, as states move from adoption of standards to their full implementation, including development of curriculum and assessments. I will evaluate 10 sources that will help define the important strategies and foster success for this important initiative...
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...Meeting My Goals – Research Paper Jeffery Fholer ITT-Technical Institute Meeting my Goals: Better Note-taking/Studying Techniques To be a more successful college student and in turn a more productive employee, I have found I need to learn more effective note taking/studying techniques. As I started my research for this project, I found there are a million-and-one ways to better study and take good notes. Some are actual studies completed by renowned universities and others are merely guides written by persons based off of their personal experience. The first source I selected “Taking Notes: 5 College Success Tips” was posted by Dennis G. Jerz as submitted to him by one his Technical Writing Students Vivinette K. Dietsche. In her paper, Dietsche outlines five basic principles that are beneficial when it comes to taking notes: go to class prepared, improve your listening skills, develop a note taking method that works for you, pay close attention to content and review and edit your notes. Going to class prepared can be as simple as ensuring you have all the supplies i.e., paper, binders and writing instruments necessary to complete assignments. Also covering the course material before showing up to class will give you a better idea what is going on in the day’s lesson plan. Improving your listening skills is crucial in understanding what is being taught. Dietsche talks about having what we called in the military...
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...Personal Responsibility In today’s academic society, I believe that personal responsibility is the key to great success. The first step to this however is, we have to define personal responsibility. What does having personal responsibility mean, how do we define it in our lives? I believe being personally responsible goes hand in hand with being accountable for your actions. The follow up question for that will be; what is being “accountable”? “Much of the academic literature on accountability is rather disconnected, as many authors set out to produce their own specific definition of accountability.” (Bovens, 2010, para. 1) With accountability used so loosely in language, we have to make a decision as to its meaning. For me accountability is the definition for success. Whatever my choices are in school, I have to be responsible for them. If the decisions I make during the years I attend college are responsible and I hold myself accountable to be successful, there is no limit to what I will be able to achieve. Career Student Personal responsibility will lead to more substantive decisions in your career. I have never met anyone that their goal in life is to be a career student. That being said, some students do feel like their whole life has been spent in school. If for such a long period of time, you are in school, why would you choose to not be successful? Having personal responsibility for your decisions will help ensure that you do not truly spend your entire...
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...opens, upload the paper and click Submit. Don’t forget to include your name at the top of your assignment! Return to the Student Success Center to find the following: 1. Under the Colleges tab, where would a student go to find the name of the dean in their college? What is the name of the dean for your college? Under the colleges tab click on the College of Nursing link, then click on the Nursing Handbook. Anne M. McNamara Ph.D, RN is the dean of the college of Nursing. 2. Under the Succeed at GCU tab, what tutorials are available? The tutorials include library, CLA, writing and research tools, online learning, support services and portal, career services, and tech support. 3. Under The Writing Center tab, how many APA Templates are provided? There are 9 APA templates provided. 4. Under the Support Services tab, where would a student find the way to contact Technical Support? What are the means available to the student? Under the support services tab click the technical support tab, and students are able to email, call, and chat online. 5. Under the Support Services tab, where would a student go to get help with assignments? What are some of the services available there? What services do you plan on using to be a successful student? Students can click on tutoring to get help with assignments. Booking a tutor, math lab, online tutorials, writing center, turnitin, and student success webinars are services...
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...Personal Responsibility Correlated to Academic Success Eric P. Morris GEN200 01/28/2012 Professor Aaron J. James Abstract This essay defines personal responsibility, as applied to academic students in college, from a personal perspective. The relationship between personal responsibility and academic success is explored through successful and failed outcomes students experienced from personal choices as well as concepts to maximize academic success. A plan of strategies that students, practicing personal responsibility, could implement to ensure successful accomplishments at the collegiate level is also discussed. Personal Responsibility Correlated to Academic Success There are many elements in the formula to be successful at the collegiate level. The most important of these elements is personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is the awareness that oneself is personally in control of all their successes and failures and their personal motivation determines how much success they will achieve. Every decision a person makes has a consequence. The self-evaluation of ourselves will bring the awareness of the consequences associated with our decisions. This awareness will allow us to make decisions where success will be the only outcome. College success requires persistent motivation, and the responsibility to choose, to work hard. Students are more likely to achieve the motivation required for their academics if they...
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...Personal Success and College Even though some students manage to get through college without any sense of personal responsibility, to succeed in college you need to have a strong sense of personal responsibility because time management is key to being successful in college and you must properly prepare for every test and paper. Personal responsibility should be broke down into three major factors first being a good strong sense in personal responsibility followed by being properly prepared and good time management. To succeed in college you need to have a strong sense of personal responsibility. In order to have a sense of what personal responsibility is one must come up with their own definition of what that would entail and mean on a personal level. You have to assess yourself and most importantly be true to yourself, don’t lie cause then you will just be cheating yourself. I define personal responsibility as a way to better yourself. If you are responsible for your own success and take it serious then you can never fail yourself. You have to set goals and stay on track to succeed with hard work and discipline. Manage your time and resources, don’t slack or allow yourself to get lazy. I take my personal responsibility very serious; I want to succeed in college with excellent grades not just the sheepskin. I want to finish my degree with a bang and carry that into the work force. You must properly prepare for every test and paper. Proper planning, research, studying...
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