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Study Skills Inventory

1 = Always 2 = Usually 3 = Sometimes 4 = Rarely 5 = Never

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Lecture Note-Taking Activities:
Write assignments word-for-word	1	2	3	4	5
Copy everything the instructor writes on the board	1	2	3	4	5
Write main ideas from lecture on paper	1	2	3	4	5
Use shorthand	1	2	3	4	5
Avoid doodling	1	2	3	4	5
Review previous class notes before the next class meeting	1	2	3	4	5
Class Participation Activities
Arrive on time for class	1	2	3	4	5
Attend every class session	1	2	3	4	5
Bring necessary materials to class (text, notebooks, pens, pencils, dictionaries, calculators)	1	2	3	4	5
Ask questions that occur to you in class	1	2	3	4	5
Participate in discussions	1	2	3	4	5
Reading Note-Taking Activities:
Preview a reading assignment before beginning to read	1	2	3	4	5
Formulate questions about the content of the assignment	1	2	3	4	5
Mark main ideas in the text as you read	1	2	3	4	5
Recite/say aloud main points in reading material as you read	1	2	3	4	5
Jot main points from a reading assignment on a separate page	1	2	3	4	5
Review notes of reading assignments after the first time you read it and before the test	1	2	3	4	5
Time Management Activities
Keep lists prioritizing tasks to be done	1	2	3	4	5
Break big projects/assignments into manageable parts	1	2	3	4	5
Study when you’re most alert	1	2	3	4	5
Establish regular study times every day	1	2	3	4	5
Have a set place to study	1	2	3	4	5
Take reasonable breaks from studying	1	2	3	4	5
Test Taking Activities
Use systematized method for remembering material	1	2	3	4	5
Avoid doing most studying the night before a test	1	2	3	4	5
Get enough sleep the night before a test	1	2	3	4	5
Relax immediately before taking a test	1	2	3	4	5
Answer/Solve easy items on a test first	1	2	3	4	5
Reread test questions before answering	1	2	3	4	5
Use entire time allowed to take a test	1	2	3	4	5
Read entire test before turning it in	1	2	3	4	5
Review graded tests to determine why answers were marked incorrect	1	2	3	4	5
Essay Test Activities
Analyze key words in the question such as “compare,” “define,” or “discuss”	1	2	3	4	5
Organize your answer around a thesis sentence	1	2	3	4	5
Use the kind of proof/logic accepted in the course	1	2	3	4	5
Use a standard format (such as MLA)	1	2	3	4	5
Proofread/edit the final version	1	2	3	4	5
Math Study Activities
Copy all problems your instructor writes on the board	1	2	3	4	5
Write all steps to every homework problem	1	2	3	4	5
Check correctness of every homework problem	1	2	3	4	5
Study math every school day	1	2	3	4	5
Work extra problems in areas you find difficult	1	2	3	4	5
Ask instructor/tutor to work sample problems in areas you find difficult	1	2	3	4	5
Essay Writing Activities
Analyze an assigned topic	1	2	3	4	5
Write more than one draft	1	2	3	4	5
Get someone else to read the rough draft	1	2	3	4	5
Use a handbook or online reference to edit your paper	1	2	3	4	5
Reading Hypertext Activities
Evaluate Web sites to be sure they are dependable	1	2	3	4	5
Retain information you read on the Web (“hard” copies or written notes)	1	2	3	4	5
Follow links in a Web site to other relevant sites	1	2	3	4	5