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Chapter 1Who Are You and What Do You Know?

ValuesGoalsMission statementsPrioritiesLearning styles

BaldwinThe Community College Experience

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Chapter 1 ObjectivesAfter completing this chapter, students will be able to

Understand what they can gain from college. Understand themselves better. Understand the definitions and purposes of

mission statements, goals, and values. Understand why goal setting is important to

success. Understand how personality types and learning

styles help them understand themselves better.



Who Are You? What are your values? What are your priorities? What are your goals? What is your mission statement? What do you know?



Values Are part of your belief system Can be inherited from your family. Can be influenced by culture,

religion, and ethnicity. Can be shaped by personal

experience.



What Does Your College Value? What is its mission statement? What is its vision? What kinds of degrees does it offer? What kinds of extracurricular

activities does it offer? What kinds of people populate the

campus?



Setting Goals What are long-term goals? What are short-term goals? How do values influence goals? Why is writing goals down

important?



Reaching Your Goals Create concrete and specific goals. Create attainable goals. Break larger goals into smaller ones. Review your progress regularly.



Possible Obstacles Unrealistic expectations Unreasonable timeframe Lack of focus “Toxic people” and negative

influences Lack of motivation Lack of self-assessment of progress



What Do You Know? What experience and knowledge do

you bring to college? What do you want to know more

about? What is your personality type? What is your learning style?



Personality Types and Learning Styles Multiple Intelligences Myers-Briggs Type Indicator VARK Inventory



Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Verbal/linguistic Logical/mathematical Visual/spatial Body/kinesthetic Musical/rhythmic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic



MBTI Instrument Extrovert/Introvert Sensing/Intuition Thinking/Feeling Judgment/Perception



The VARK Inventory Visual Aural Read/Write Kinesthetic



Chapter 1 Review

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