...Lake and von Baeyer's article, “Tips for Successful Students,” and Lecture One “Essentials of Baccalaureate Education,” I believe that I have a combination of different characteristics for being a successful student. My strongest characteristic is of a winning attitude. I believe that attitude is a strong characteristic because it involves self-determination and self-discipline as described in the article of "Tips for Successful Students", which is required in order to succeed when you set a goal. I believe that this characteristic will help me become a successful student in the RN to BSN program. I feel very strong about attitude being everything. Life is full of bunches of surprises and for me, how I show up is what makes all the difference in the world; and an attitude of self-discipline and determination. Also, I want to take note on the article of "Tips for Successful Students". On the second part of the article there is a statement as follows "Successful students can be distinguished from the average student by their attitudes and behavior. Below are some profiles that typically distinguish between an "A" student and a "C" student. Where do you fit in this scheme? I think this is a great question to pose. I believe that us humans are multifaceted, multi layered and to me I find it very difficult to place myself in a category of between a "A"student and a" C" student. I find that I have many of the principles of an "A" student and yet there are some situations that can...
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...Characteristics of Successful Online Students Are you motivated, responsible, and goal oriented? If you said yes, then going to school online might be for you! But before you apply to an online program, there are a few things to consider. In order to be a successful online college student, you must either be or seek to become motivated, responsible, and goal oriented, for without these characteristics, you will have great difficulty accomplishing your assignments. In the article I selected, “Students’ characteristics, self-regulated learning, technology self-efficacy, and course outcomes in online learning” (Wang, C., Shannon, D., & Ross, M. 2013), several topics were covered. Some of the topics included in the article are; self-regulated learning, relationships between technology self-efficacy and course outcomes, students’ characteristics, motivation, and course outcomes. However, the main focus of this essay is what the article has to say about the different characteristics that make online students successful. Out of everything I have learned from the article I chose, the thing that stands out the most is that it doesn’t take a certain personality to succeed in the world of online learning. It takes characteristics that I believe, can be learned and practiced. Something that did surprise me though was that in some cases, gender was a deciding factor in self-efficacy as it applied to technology and academics. “Conversely, Brown et al. (2003) found that males reported...
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...A Successful College Student Successful means accomplishing or achieving an aim or a goal, a purpose. A College is an educational institution which can gain knowledge by students. Student can further their education at college after graduated from high school or secondary school. Student is the one who is studying at a school or a college, and student can also defined as a learner. College student can take any courses that they are interested in a college or university. Students who choose to further their study in college is the most important steps to being success, and successful college student is start from choosing the correct subject, which is the student wanted or interested in the subject. But a lot of the students are studying the subject that their parents want them to study, but not the subject that they want. Choose the correct subject is the first steps of being success, so you must fight for it, because you are allowed to decide your future. There are a lot of types of student in the college, different types of student have different kind of goal or aim. But most of the students’ goal is to be a successful college student. To be a successful college student is not that easy, some of the students think that get well result in their academic is consider a successful student., but this idea is definitely wrong. A successful college student does not mean the smartest in the class, the best result in academic student, the word “success” means success in various aspects...
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...Raising a Successful College Student Carol Woods GEN/200 In order to be a successful college student personal responsibility must be learned at an early age. Children must learn personal responsibility, time management skills, and family values when they are young. If children develop a strong responsibility foundation they will develop into a successful college student. Personal responsibility is something that is taught to you throughout your childhood and developed throughout your adult life. A child is taught family values daily from the time they begin to walk. Parents begin to pass on their own values system and this is what a person’s responsibility foundation is built on. In order for a student to be successful in their college career they must already have been taught personal responsibility throughout their childhood. Children should be given household chores at a very young age, like picking up their toys, making their beds, and even feeding the family pet, at this age they are exposed to the family values at its core. Children begin to realize what responsibility is through these chores. Experts believe that any type of household responsibilities, are important for kids (Dunnewind, 2004). When they develop into adolescence they should be given more responsibility. School work becomes a priority, social groups draw their interest and now they begin to develop their time management skills. Learning how to navigate between class assignments...
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...Characteristics of a successful college student College, this is the stage where we students need to take studying seriously. This is where our future will depend, and everybody wants a better future that’s why we go to college. But college, as I have said needs to be taken seriously and taking it seriously means we need to improve a lot of things as a student. One of the things we need to improve is our characteristics as a college student. If we want to be a successful college student we must possess these following characteristics of a successful student. Base on what I have searched, a successful college student is good on time management skills. Learning to balance school, social life and extracurricular activities is one of the most important things to learn. A successful college student is hardworking and persistent. If we want to achieve our goals, we should really work hard and do our best but being persistent as the same time because there are cases that we worked hard and did our best but it is still not enough. It is easy to think that we are stupid and just give up but we must not. A successful student is an optimistic and motivated person. We are not failure and it happens to more people than we think, we just need to learn from our mistakes and try again. A successful college student set goals and is devoted to achieve them. Education is his/her absolute first priority and is focus on not only passing classes with the best grades but, to finish college...
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...Characteristics of a Successful Student A good student is a successful student. Many students new to college do not know what it takes to be successful in the college environment. They understand good and bad grades in a general way, and they sense that they should attend classes, but that is where their knowledge begins and ends. Most instructors know and can tell you what a good student is - and is not. A good student is not necessarily the most intelligent individual in the class. The following is a list of some acceptable characteristics of good students. This list is a description of what a hard-working student does and what a teacher likes to see. By learning these characteristics, you may better understand the day-to-day and class-to-class behavior of successful students. The idea is to provide you with guidelines you can follow which will help you get down to the business of becoming a serious, successful student. Firstly, Successful students attend classes regularly. They are on time. They listen and train themselves to pay attention. If they miss a session, they feel obligated to let the instructor know why before class begins, if possible, and their excuses are legitimate and reasonable. They make sure they get all missed assignments (by contacting the instructor or another student), and understand specifically what was covered in class. Successful students take responsibility for themselves and their actions. Secondly Successful students take advantage of extra...
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...Kenneth McMill 5/27/2013 ENG 111 Outline Quiz What are the benefits of attending a community college? Attending Community College has many benefits that a lot of future students overlook. In some cases this may be true because of the lack of knowledge of the available benefits that the colleges have to offer, especially when you’re coming straight out of high school or returning to school years after you have graduated from the 12th grade. But in the foremost case, students usually elect to take the four year University Degree, in some cases this may be wise, but people should give more consideration to attending Community College, because of the ease of attending, the lower cost and the flexibility of the classes. One of the best things is there are no enrollment essays to submit for admissions like you have in your Universities like Harvard or UNC. The test scores whether high or low still allow you to attend the school at different levels until you achieve the college course status. Then there is registration which is very easy with its open admissions policy that allows all to attend and achieve successfully. Another good thing about attending Community College is the residence cost for each credit hour is lower that the Universities. With the cost of living this is a plus for State residence. Then to subsidize the cost further you have the opportunity to apply for Pell grants (non- loan payment) to help with the cost of your books and course expense. This is good for...
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...As a college student we are constantly running around, studying, etc. It is an necessity to live efficiently and to use time wisely in order to succeed. There are other very Important factors that play a role in a students success such as; sleep, health, and nutrition. Nutrition can be a hard aspect to tackle because we are all broke college students; however, I have the solution for all college student nutritional needs and the answer is ramen noodles. You may have heard all students live off Romen and that is very true. It is very affordable for students and it is a quick easy meal when you have to run out the door for a big test. I will take you step by step to show one of the most helpful tips for student in college. The first thing...
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...Baeyer’s article, “Tips for Successful Students” I came across more than one characteristics that applies to me as a student.In my opinion, in order to reach the full potential as a successful student you must possess portions of each of these characteristics. I strongly believe that each of that characteristics plays its own unique part in a successful student's educational life . I found that one characteristic from the article that describes me the most as a student is the first characteristic, which says about being responsible and active in learning. The article states, “you can actively listen, think, question, and take notes like someone in charge of their learning experience.” (Lake, A. & von Baeyer, C., 2005.). I always want to be responsible of my own education and that responsibility gives me the strength to participate actively in my education . It has also helped me to finish my work in a timely manner. I believe that this characteristic of mine certainly will help me throughout this education programme as responsibility will lead me to the next level of professional development and will polish the characteristics like accountability, autonomy ,independence, increase in knowledge base and all other components of professional practice .(characteristics of professional practice' from essentials baccalaureate education, lecture note). As I begin this Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme, I will try my best to integrate the successful student's attitudes and...
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...Becoming a Successful Student Succeeding in school can be easy for some, but for those who struggle and don’t believe in themselves it can be a long road to understand how to become successful in school and even life. There are plenty of methods people use to become a better student, let’s focus on reading, writing and time management. By hitting these points we will break down how a student turns his academic life around and succeed in the classroom. Listening to your professor for four hours and taking down notes can be effective, but have you ever heard that reading everyday can help you expand vocabulary, comprehend new situations and become smarter? Finding an hour of your schedule to sit in a quiet place and read a book a month can help you advance your thought process. Read the chapter summary, and don’t just jump in to the book with out an understanding of it. As you begin reading, take notes and understand what the author is interpreting, it is a great technique to acquire. According to Emory University, located in Georgia, reading a novel improves brain function, and flared up parts of the brain where the receptivity of language is located. “the purpose of reading is to connect the ideas on the page to what you already know.” (Martin, pg. 7). Note taking is one of the most important things you can do in a class, unless you record the lecture of a professor. Notes lets you comeback to a certain point and re read what was being said. Writing down things helps you...
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...Tips for Successful Students Throughout my whole life, I can always remember time management being a strong point, whether it be in school or work. The statement, “you will either control time or be controlled by it” (Lake, A. & von Baeyer, C. 2005) has always lingered in the back of my mind, as my parents would say this to me often when trying to balance life, school, and work. Having a strong sense of time management has given me the ability to balance whatever it is I am confronted with. Whether it be finding time to do school assignments while working full time and also continuing my busy life, or whether it be passing meds, doing dressing changes, placing a foley, and admitting a patient all within a busy hour, time management is essential. Not only does it allow for a less-stressful flow, it also allows me to accomplish my tasks in a timely fashion and feel organized and in-control of what I am doing. I feel having this characteristic as a strong point will help me in this course because not only do I work full-time at night, but I also- like most other students- have a busy life surrounding me as well. Being able to manage what is laid out in front of me will assist in me being a successful student, without neglecting work or my personal life. Procrastination isn’t in the equation for being successful, as leaving tasks for later can lead to mistakes or to be forgotten. Scheduling your time can only be done by you; Do it wisely. (Richie S. & Alspaugh, L. 2011). ...
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...TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL STUDENT Lake and Von Baeyer’s article described numerous qualities that distinguish a successful student from an average student. My strongest characteristics are having an educational goal, active listening and participation, body and soul balance, ,curiosity, attendance, good communication, effort, good organization ,team work with professor and class mates. REASON WHY The reason why I choose these characteristics are because it is my essentials of daily living as a mother at home with my family, at work with my colleagues and as a student .I am motivated by a set goal or a time frame to achieve that academic excellence by keeping an alarm clock, reminder calendar and submitting assignments and report in a timely manner. Daily attendance makes better understanding of the course work, Good balance of the body, mind and body with relaxation between work and study and meditation to the One above. RELATIONSHIP ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, asking questions make a student to become curios, demonstrates interest in the class and subject, accept responsibility of their own education, improving grades and have a better understanding of the course work and making a good effort to better themselves in the course. ORGANIZATION makes student ready to learn, able to have a high priority and exceeds other expectations, making reminder calendars, setting alarm and producing results. TEAM WORK Good team work collaboration with team mates and professor in a healthy...
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...As I read Lake, A., & Von Baeyer, C. (2005). article, " Tips for Successful Students. " Retreived fromhttp://homepage.usask.ca/~clv022/success.htm. I reviewed the characteristics of what it takes to become a successful student, and I feel that most of these traits listed in the article, I possess and utilize in my everyday life, at home, work, with family, friends, and colleagues, but if I had to choose one that is my strongest trait and one that would benefit me in being a successful student throughout this program. I definitely would have to say my strongest trait is that I am a very motivated and goal oriented person, who has a strong sense of self determination. I feel there is always room for self improvement and self growth. I welcome challenges that make me think outside of the box, that challenge me intellectually, utilize my critical thinking skills to problem solve or to formulate a solution or a new idea. Some of the reasons why I feel being goal oriented is my strongest quality are challenges that I have overcome in my life such as; successfully completing my nursing school program, being a new nurse and going above and beyond for my patients and peers my efforts were rewarded and I was promoted to charge nurse, the present job that I have been at for about 1.5 years I have been given the role of training new hires and have been chosen to work on various projects to streamline work flows that will ultimately improve education and teaching methods to the medicare...
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...Topic 1: Discussion Question 1 Read Lake and von Baeyer's article, “Tips for Successful Students." Also, review the characteristics of a successful student as explained in the lecture. As you consider these, which is your strongest characteristic? Why? How will this characteristic help you to become a successful student in your program of study? I have always said that I am responsible for my own education. We only get out of school what we put into it. The instructor is there to present the information and provides a framework for understanding. It is my job as a student to fill in the spaces with my own understanding. I can clarify my understanding by asking questions, which I am poor at doing, and by doing research, which I do very well. I am not a good questioner. So, I really feel that my strongest characteristic is my responsibility and accountability. The best instructors I’ve had are the ones deemed “intimidating”. The same is true for my work environment. The best leaders were always a little scary to me. But once I got past the intimidation factor, I found that they actually had the most things to teach me. And that is when I would ask questions! Secondary characteristics that will help me be successful are my time management and note taking. I am forever writing things down. I find that if I hand write something, there is a connection between the writing of the information and my recall of it later. So if I want to remember something, I write it down. That tends...
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...Grand Canyon University GCU Style Guide for Lower-Division Students Introduction Lower-division students of Grand Canyon University (GCU) are required to use a writing style based upon a simplified version of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) for preparing written assignments, except where otherwise noted. In the interest of providing resource material for student use, this guide to GCU style and format has been developed and made available. A template has been provided in the Student Success Center’s Writing Center for student download and use. PLEASE NOTE: The curriculum materials (Syllabus, Readings, Resources, etc.) created and provided by GCU in the online or Web-enhanced modalities are prepared using an editorial format that relies on APA as a framework but that modifies some format and formatting criteria to better suit the nature and purpose of instructional materials. Students and faculty are advised that GCU course materials do not adhere strictly to APA format and should not be used as examples of correct format when preparing written work for class. General Academic writing, which is independent thought supported by reliable and relevant research, depends on the ability to integrate and cite the sources that have been consulted. Use APA style for all references, in-text citations, formatting, etc. Write in first- and second-person sparingly, if ever. This means, avoid using I, we, and you; instead, use he, she, and they...
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