Student Processes and Tools

A quality student takes individual responsibility for learning and is an active participant in the learning process. He/she focuses on improving learning skills and seeks to continually develop his/her self-assessment skills. A quality student has a life vision and understands the role of an education in the context of one's life. A quality student makes use of and applies appropriate tools on a regular basis. These processes and tools include: 

Student Processes  
 

• language development
• writing
• reading
• information processing
• literary analysis
• mathematical reasoning
• communication
• teamwork
• self-management

• critical thinking
• problem solving
• personal development
• educational planning
• creating a life vision
• self-assessment
• journal writing
• research
• tool usage
     
Student Tools  
 

• learning journals
• methodologies
• study groups
• peer assessments
• peer tutoring
• portfolios
• software tools
• the Internet

• mentors
• learning assessment journals
• interactive learning systems
• self-assessment papers
• life vision plan
• learning communities
• undergraduate research