STUDYSKILLS

SELFASSESSMENT

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To gaina better understandingofyourselfasalearner,itishelpfulto identifythe studyskillsyouuse.Youcandetermineifyourstudyskillsneeda boost oriftheyarefinejustthe waythereare now.Thisinformalinventoryisashortandquicktoolforassessingyourstudyskills.

Thisisnotatest,so pleaseaskforassistancewhen/whereyoufeelyouneedit.Answereach questionashonestlyasyou can.Thereare30questions.

Directions:

1.Readeach statement andthink about it.

2.Place anXinthe columnthat bestdescribesyourcurrentlevel asitrelatestothe studystatement.

Example….

READINGTEXTBOOKS / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
1. Ibrowseheadings,pictures,chapterquestions,andsummaries beforeI readachapter. / X

Ifthisstatementhappensto betruesomeofthetimeforyou,thenplaceanXasshowninthe appropriate column(which is“sometimes”).

Attheendofthequestionnaire,you willhaveachancetoself-scoretheresults.

Giveitatry! Remember…Applyingwhatyou learnfrom thisquestionnaireisthereal key.

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READINGTEXTBOOKS / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
1.I browsetheheadings,pictures,charts,questionsandsummaries beforeI startreadingachapter.
2.I makequestionsfromachapter before,during,andafterreadingit.
3.Itrytogetthemeaningof newwordsas Iseethemforthefirsttime.
4.I lookfor familiar conceptsaswellasideasthatsparkmyinterestas Iread.
5.I lookfor themainideasas Iread.
TAKINGNOTES / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
6.I takenotesas I readmytextbooks.
7.I takenotesduringclasslectures.
8.I rework,rewrite,or typeupmynotes.
9.I comparemynoteswithaclassmate.
10.Itrytoorganizemainideasanddetails intoameaningfulmethod.
STUDYING / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
11.I studywhereitisquietandhas fewdistractions.
12.I studyforalengthof timethentakeashortbreakbeforereturningtostudying.
13.I haveallmysupplieshandywhenIstudy,suchaspens,paper,calculator,etc.
14. Isetstudygoals,suchasthenumber of problems Iwilldoorpages Iwillread.
15.I studyatleasttwohoursforeveryhour I aminclasseachweek.
MEMORIZING / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
16.Itrytostudyduringmypersonalpeakenergytimetoincreasemyconcentrationlevel.
17.I quizmyself overmaterialthatcouldappearonfutureexamsandquizzes.
18.Isaydifficultconceptsoutloudinorder tounderstandthembetter.
19.I summarizemynotes intomyownwords, forbetterunderstanding.
20.ItrytocreateassociationsbetweennewmaterialIamtryingtolearnandinformationI alreadyknow.

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PREPARINGFORTESTS / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
21.I studywithaclassmateorgroup.
22.WhenIdon’tunderstandsomething, Igethelpfromtutors,classmates,andmyinstructors.
23.Idoallhomeworkassignmentsandturntheminontime.
24.I caneasilyidentifywhatIhavelearnedandwhatIhavenotyetlearnedbeforeI takeatest.
25.I anticipatewhatpossiblequestionsmaybeaskedonmytestsandmakesureIknowtheanswers.
MANAGINGYOURTIME / Rarely / Sometimes / Often
26.Iuseaplanner (or other method) towritedownupcomingacademicandpersonalactivities.
27.Iusea“todo”listtokeeptrackofcompletingmyacademicandpersonalactivities.
28.I startstudyingfor quizzesandtestsatleastseveraldaysbeforeItakethem.
29.I startpapersandprojectsassoonastheyareassigned.
30.I haveenoughtimeforschoolandfun.

SCORING:RARELY=0SOMETIMES=5OFTEN=10

Putyour scorefor eachquestionontheappropriateblankandaddyour totalscoreforeacharea.

READINGATEXTBOOK:

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TAKING NOTES:

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STUDYING:
11.12. / 13. / 14. / 15. / Total
MEMORIZING:
16.17. / 18. / 19. / 20. / Total
PREPARINGFORTESTS:
21.22. / 23. / 24. / 25. / Total

MANAGINGYOURTIME:

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Atotalscoreof35-50:Thisstudyskillsareaseemssolidforyou

Atotalscoreof0-34: Thisstudyskillsareamayneedaboost

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