Read each comment and think about how and if it expresses you. If it expresses you, then choose Y (for Yes) or N (for No). It is not a means of psychometric evaluation, but a means of research for your own way of studying.
1. Y N I spend a lot of time studying to learn something
2. Y N I usually spend a lot of time the night before the exam studying
3. Y N If I spend as many hours as I would like on my social activities I will not have time for reading or when I read a lot of hours, I won't have time for a social life.
4. Y N I usually try to read with the radio and TV on
5. Y N I cannot sit and read for a long time without feeling tired or uncomfortable
6. Y N I go to class but I usually daydream or sleep
7. Y N It's not easy to understand the notes I take in class after I'm home
8. Y N I usually take wrong notes during class that are not needed for the exam
9. Y N I don't look back at my notes during the semester
10. Y N When I get to the end of the chapter I don't remember what I read up to that point
11. Y N I don't know how to distinguish what is important in the material
12. Y N I don't catch up on homework and reading and have to squeeze in the night before
13. Y N I lose marks on tests even when I know the material.
14. Y N I read a lot about the exam but when I get there I don't remember anything!
15. Y N I usually study in a disorganized and chaotic manner under the threat of the next test
16. Y N I usually get lost in the details and reading and find it difficult to distinguish the important things
17. Y N I rarely change the speed of study according to the degree of difficulty of material
18. Y N I often wish I could read faster
19. Y N When teachers assign assignments I feel so anxious that I can't start
20. Y N I usually write my assignments the night before they are due
21. Y N No I can organize my thoughts and make sense of a task
The following numbers of questions correspond to areas you can develop:
- 1,2 and 3 – Time Management
- 4,5 and 6 – Concentration
- 7,8 and 9 – Attending class and taking notes
- 10,11,12,16,17 and 18 – Reading
- 13,14 and 15 – Exams
- 19,20 and 21 – Scripture