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Summative Test 1 Review
Review listening skills, soft and hard skills, and post-secondary vocabulary
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04/18/2019

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Post-secondary Education
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Any type of education after high school that is offered by colleges, universities, vocational schools and any other educational facilities and that provide an academic degree or certificate
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“Public” university/college
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A college or university that receives significant funds from the government (greater enrollment than a private school with larger class sizes, larger selection of majors than a private school, conducts research)
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“Private” university/college
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A college or university that does not receive significant funding from government (lower enrollment and smaller class sizes than public schools, some associated with religious organizations, usually have a smaller selection of majors but may offer more specialized academic programs)
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Non-profit (or Not-for-profit) schools
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Money spent only on educating students (pay professors and staff, provide lots of co-curricular opportunities, conduct research, maintain their campus and facilities)
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"For Profit" university/college
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They are owned and run by a private organization or business and exist to make money (don’t provide co-curricular opportunities, don’t conduct research, often rent facility space instead of investing in a property--examples include University of Phoenix, Globe University, Madison Media Institute).
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Enrollment
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The total number of students attending classes at a school
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Admission
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The process by which students enter education at universities and colleges
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Application
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The process of gaining entry into a college or university. It involves the completion and submission of paperwork, like personal information and academic records and might also include writing an essay or personal statement, submitting letters of recommendation, or sitting for an interview.
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Transcript
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Documentation of a student's permanent academic record (courses, grades, GPA, class rank, honors, degrees)
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Tuition
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The charge or fee for instruction
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In-state students
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The designation for students who are residents of the state where they will attend a public college or university.
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Reciprocity
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Agreements that allow non-resident students from neighboring states to pay in-state tuition at public universities
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Out-of-state students
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The designation for students who are not residents of the state where they will attend a public college or university (tuition rates sometimes two to four times higher)
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Financial aid
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Any loan, grant, scholarship, or paid employment offered to help a student meet his/her college expenses
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Loan
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A sum of money a lender provides to a borrower. The borrower repays the money with interest over a period of time.
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Student loan
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Issued by the government; lower interest rate; must be used to pay educational expenses; repayment schedule and interest accumulation may be put off while the student is still in school
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Deferred
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Put off; delayed
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Grant
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Money the government provides for students who need it to pay for college. It does not have to be repaid and is given to students with demonstrated financial need and for other reasons (disabled, veteran, first generation college student, etc).
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Scholarship
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Money awarded mainly for academic merit (good grades) or accomplishments (need-based scholarships also exist) and does not have to be paid back.
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Work study
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Provides part-time jobs to help pay education expenses for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need
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On-campus housing
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Dorms (residence halls) within the boundaries of the school that provide sleeping and living quarters for large numbers of students
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Undergraduate
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A student at a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree.
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Retention rate
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The number and percentage of undergraduate students who return for their second year
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Bachelor’s Degree
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An undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years
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BA
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Bachelor of Arts
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BS
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Bachelor of Science
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Major
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A group of courses required by a college in order to receive a degree; an area a student specializes in, like Accounting or Chemistry
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Minor
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A secondary area of study that students can choose to focus on in college
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Graduation rate
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The percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the published time for the program
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Technical college
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A college that provides courses in a range of practical subjects, such as trades, information technology, applied sciences, engineering, agriculture, and secretarial skills
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Associate’s Degree
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A degree granted after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or junior college
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Certificate of Completion
Definition
A document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests
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Apprenticeship
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A system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study
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Placement programs
Definition
The process by which educational
institutions, social service agencies, military branches, employment agencies and recruiters help their students, soldiers and clients find work
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Graduate school
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A division of a university offering advanced programs beyond the bachelor's degree
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Advanced degree
Definition
Any post-graduate degree, such as a master’s degree or doctorate degree
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Soft skills
Definition
Personal traits and abilities that allow someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with others, such coworkers and customers
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Hard skills
Definition
Teachable and trainable abilities or skill sets that are easy to quantify and identify
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Listening
Definition
Making meaning from sound
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RASA
Definition
Receive-Appreciate-Summarize-Ask questions
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25%
Definition
The percentage of information that listeners retain
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Why are we losing our listening?
Definition
Various reasons, including the ability to record, increased distractions, the noisier world (both auditorially and visually), impatience
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