ABE 090 ABE Foundations for Success (.2 to 2 credits)

Component 1 – Academic Habits

A. Students will assess their preferred learning style, identify effective study strategies and choose strategies to implement immediate academic success.

B. Students will employ the Cornell Note-Taking method during lectures and determine usefulness of method in other classes.

C. Students will create flash cards and discuss effectiveness of using flash cards in studying.

D. Students will understand the importance of review in studying and preparing for exams.

E. Students will distinguish successful test preparation strategies that occur before, during and after a test.

F. Students will demonstrate process of elimination strategy during a multiple choice test, and number/answer estimation during a math test.

G. Students will examine test anxiety and strategize ways to prepare cognitively, physically and logistically in order to minimize anxiety.

Component 2 – Exhibiting Cultural Know-How

A. Students will examine their internal physiological response to stress and practice communication skills for engaging in meaningful conversation.

Component 3 – Balancing Multiple Roles and Time Demands

A. Students will examine Pierce College’s mission, vision and values and identify strong personal values.

B. Students will articulate a goal that is specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound.

C. Students will evaluate their use of time, what their needs are and how their needs are being met.

D. Students will identify ways to prioritize time and energy to pursue goals.

E. Students will examine and describe personal strengths to increase confidence and motivation.

F. Students will understand the effect of behaviors and thoughts on the brain and the development of unconscious habits.

G. Students will identify negative self-talk and implement positive self-talk to improve attitude, self-image and performance.

Component 4 – Help-Seeking Behavior

A. Students will identify unmet needs and seek assistance using college and community resources.

B. Students will demonstrate problem solving skills to address barriers to success.

Sub-outcomes for all writing activities:

A. Students will determine purpose and use prior knowledge when generating ideas for writing activities.

B. Students will convey ideas in writing using proper syntax, grammar, and sentence structure.

Degree Outcomes
Responsibility: Graduates will be able to respond by examining the relationship between self, community, and environments, evaluating potential impacts and consequences of actions, and making choices and contributions based on that examination and evaluation.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 2-20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 2-20

Potential Methods
A. Written exercises/assignments
B. Objective tests
C. Multiple choice tests
D. Small group activities/discussions
E. Instructor observations
F. Self-assessment
G. Written tests
H. Written assignments
I. Teacher/Student interview
J. CASAS reading and math pretest
K. CASAS reading and math posttest
L. Washington State and GED rubrics
M. Performance tasks