Glossary Acronym

Procrastination: Procrastination is the tendency to avoid, for as long as possible, doing or completing whatever task needs to be done.

Proliferation- a sudden increase in number or amount
Rapidly- happening, moving or acting quickly
Reading extensively-free or voluntary reading process
Reading intensively- is reading attentively focusing on every word in the text e.g. when you read a contract to understand every detail
Reading- the process of recognizing written or printed words and understanding their meaning

Research Paper: A form of academic writing that requires abstract and critical thinking about a topic and includes an integration of research findings with the student's own ideas

Scanning- is reading quickly to find some specific information, for example when you are looking through a telephone book looking for the phone number of a certain person or time-table to find particular date/time

Scholarship: Monetary awards (that do not need to be repaid) presented to college students based on various criteria, such as need-based, academic excellence, leadership, community service, and extracurricular activities.