Bergen Community College

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Read the following statements and score each one according to how true or false you believe it is about you. To get an accurate picture of yourself, consider what IS true about you (not what you want to be true). Remember, there are no right or wrong answers.

Assign each statement a number from 1

to 10, as follows:

Totally False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Totally True

I understand how the human brain learns, and I use that knowledge to study effectively. *

When I read an assignment in my textbooks, I have trouble identifying the most important information. *

I know effective strategies for memorizing important things such as facts, details, and formulas. *

I don’t know how to create graphic or linear organizers. *

I’m good at figuring out what’s important during a class discussion or lecture. *

After I get a test back, I check my grade to see how I did and then throw it away. *

When writing a paper, I know how to add supporting details that make my main ideas clear. *

After I finish taking a test, I have no idea what kind of grade I will get. *

While reading an assignment, I have an effective system for marking or writing down important ideas. *

When I review my notes after class, they are complete and easy to understand. *

Before studying for a test, I condense all of my class notes, homework, reading assignments, and course handouts into one document and then I study from this new document. *

I do most (sometimes all) of my studying on the day before or the day of a test. *

When I take a test, I feel calm and confident. *

When I write the answer to an essay question, I find it difficult to organize my ideas. *

When I study for a test, I use a number of different learning strategies. *

After reading, I don’t recall much of what I just read. *

My class and homework notes include most of the information that later appears on a test. *

I know at least three different ways to organize my study materials so the information makes the most sense to me. *

I study for math tests by looking over the problems I solved for homework and/or the ones the instructor solved in class. *

When I take a test, I have a plan to get the most possible points. *

I usually write one draft of a paper and that’s what I turn in. *

A few days after I take a test, I don’t remember much of what I studied. *

After reading a homework assignment, I take time to think, write, or talk with others about the main points of what I just read. *

I’ve never learned how to take good notes during a class. *

I study in a quiet place where I’m not disturbed. *

I feel unprepared when I take a test because I don’t really know how to study effectively. *

I don’t understand how to write a good paper in college. *

I know how to do well on a test no matter what kind of questions the instructor asks: multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, problems, or essays. *

How learning happens is a mystery to me. *

I’m good at identifying the important information in a reading assignment. *

While studying, I make a list of questions that I think will be on a test. *

During a lecture or class discussion, I have trouble staying focused. *

I’m bad at memorizing important formulas, details, and facts. *

After I get a test back, I analyze and correct all of the errors I made. *

My papers are pretty short because I have difficulty adding supporting details that make my main ideas clear. *

I know how to tell how well I have learned a subject even before I take a test. *

When I read, I don’t write in my book or take separate notes. *

My class notes are difficult to understand when I look at them a few days later. *

I study for tests by re-reading my textbooks, class notes, and course handouts. *

I study each subject frequently, and I spread my study sessions over the whole course. *

I lose points on tests because of things like spending too much time on one question or taking too much time to answer a question that’s worth only a few points. *

The papers I write are well organized. *

I don’t participate in class discussions or activities. *

When I finish a reading assignment, I remember most of what I read. *

When I take a test, there are questions about things that weren’t in my notes. *

When I study, there are often distractions and I can’t concentrate. *

When I study for a math test, I solve many problems of the same kinds that will be on the test. *

Certain kinds of test questions are difficult for me and I don’t do well on them. *

I understand and use all four steps of the writing process: Prewriting, Writing, Revising, and Editing. *

I ask questions in class whenever I’m confused. *

After reading a textbook, I don’t think much about what I read until right before the test. *

I take good notes during a lecture or class discussion. *

When I take a test, I find questions I didn’t study for. *

I use an effective learning system when I study, so I feel well prepared when I take a test. *

I know how to write a good paper in college. *

I feel nervous and my mind goes blank when I take a test. *

Click on the "Calculate" buttons below to see your scores.

1. Learning Actively:

2. Reading:

3. Taking Notes:

4. Organizing Study Materials:

5. Rehearsing and Memorizing Study Materials:

6. Taking Tests:

7. Writing:

INTERPRETING YOUR SCORES

A score of ...

0 - 39: Indicates an area where your study skills will seldom support deep learning.

40 - 63: Indicates an area where your study skills will sometimes support deep learning.

64 - 80: Indicates an area where your study skills will usually support deep learning.