Study Skills
Self-assessment
Self-assessments are wonderful instruments to learn more about
yourself and, consequently, change your environment and behaviours to
facilitate success. It makes sense; in order to change something
for the better, you need to figure out what the situation is
first. One word of caution, self-assessments are only an indicator
of where you are right now; the results are not written in
stone. We all change and grow.
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The self-assessments on this page are categorized into two sections:
Learning Styles
Index of Learning Styles
Solomon, B.A., & Felder, R.M. (1999, June 29). Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire. Retrieved September 6, 2006, from http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
- The Index of Learning Styles is an instrument used to assess preferences on four dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global) of a learning style model formulated by Richard M. Felder and Linda K. Silverman. The instrument is being developed by Barbara A. Soloman and Richard M. Felder of North Carolina State University. The 44-question, Web-based version of the instrument, which was scripted by Benjamin Heard of North Carolina State University, may be accessed for free (probably because it is still being developed).
A Learning Style Survey for College
Jester,C. (2000). A Learning Style Survey for College. Retrieved September 27, 2002, from http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html
- A Learning Style Survey for College written by Catherine Jester, a learning disability specialist at Diablo Valley College, uses the traditional learning-style breakdown of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, but then adds a verbal-versus-nonverbal component. The 32-question survey, adapted for the Web by Suzanne Miller, assesses individuals on four learning preferences: visual/nonverbal, visual/verbal, tactile/kinesthetic, auditory/verbal.
Learning Styles Assessment
Mencke, R. & Hartman, S. (2000). Learning Style Assessment. Retrieved September 27, 2002, from http://www.ulc.arizona.edu/learn_styl_ass.html
- This Learning Style Assessment was developed by Reed Mencke and Stacey Hartman to assist college students in the development of effective study strategies. It consists of 27 questions and assesses students' learning preferences in the traditional categories: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
Learning Styles Profile Generator
University Learning Center. University of Arizona. (2000).Learning Style Profile Generator. Retrieved September 27, 2002, from http://www.ulc.arizona.edu/learning_profile.php
- Similar to the Learning Style Assessment, the Learning Style Profile Generator consists of background questions and 27 multiple-choice questions and assesses students' learning preferences in the traditional categories: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
Motivational Aspects & Learning Strategies
School Strategies Scale
Tuckman, B.W. (2000). School Strategies Scale (R). Retrieved September 27, 2002, from http://dennislearningcenter.osu.edu/sss/sss.htm
- The School Strategies Scale (R), developed by Bruce W. Tuckman, is offered through the Academic Learning Lab at Ohio State University. Students needs to respond to 66 items on a five-point Likert scale, and the results are categorized into eight areas: non-procrastination, time management, self-confidence, responsibility, classroom strategies, information processing, test composure, reading for learning.
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