STUDY HABITS CHECKLIST

Ch. Bauer-Ramazani / Barbara Sihombing

The purpose of this checklist is to help you, the student, identify and then evaluate your attitudes and habits related to study skills.

First, complete the checklist within two days.  Bring it to class to turn in to the instructor.  Be sure you mark both columns (frequency column and satisfied/dissatisfied column) for each question.  Try to be as honest as possible so that the results will be helpful to you.

Your instructor may wish to have the class discuss the results of this checklist in order to determine what attitudes and habits lead to more efficient and effective study skills.

You should then analyze your weak areas and not what change you could make to improve your study habits.  After that, decide on a plan to make these changes.

Please answer this question immediately before your turn in the checklist:

              Did you find this checklist helpful in evaluating your study habits?             

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STUDY HABITS CHECKLIST

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Do you:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.  Put off/delay work until tomorrow?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2.  Place pleasure before study?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3.  Meet appointments and/or classes consistently late?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4.  Attend class without proper rest?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 5.  Refuse to accept constructive criticism?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 6.  Make judgments too fast?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7.  Become discouraged easily?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8.  Have your ideas and life generally well organized?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Home Study Preparation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 9.  Study in an appropriate place?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Allow distractions to disturb concentration?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.  Have definite time periods for study?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.  Try to study with music playing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.  Review notes only at the last minute?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.  Estimate the amount of time an assignment will take?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.  Use library facilities?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.  Attempt to get help?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.  Allow for study with fellow students?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.  Have a regular written time-study schedule?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.  Have a systematic method of study?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.  Prepare for a future class?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.  Preview textbook chapters prior to reading?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.  Read every word in a sentence?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.  Study approximately ½ hour for each 1 hour of class time?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.  Read the introduction, preface, questions and summary of
       each chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25.  Get proper rest and sleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.  Allow lack of interest to block your concentration?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.  Use an English dictionary?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.  Use a Thesaurus?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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29.  Use a bilingual dictionary?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.  Question ideas/content while you are reading?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.  Mark your textbook by highlighting or underlining?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.  Mark your textbook by writing comments?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33.  Keep a vocabulary file (words, expressions)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.  Watch TV?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35.  Rephrase an author’s or lecturer’s words?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36.  Look up outside sources the lecturer/instructor mentioned?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37.  Summarize material read (main facts, trends, arguments)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38.  Review the summaries?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.  Analyze errors (test, homework, speech)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40.  Immediately repeat important words or phrases to yourself
       in order to commit them to memory?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41.  Review compositions & homework before submitting
       them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42.  Guess the meaning of words from context?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43.  Keep up with your daily work?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44.  Review technical terms and vocabulary?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45.  Allow your mind to wander during class?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46.  Sit in the back of each class?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.  Ask questions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.  Participate actively in class?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.  Take notes on material presented?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50.  Attend class regularly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51.  Arrive late for class?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.  Copy down everything from the blackboard?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53.  Rephrase an author’s or lecturer’s words?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54.  Look for overall plan of lecture?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55.  Complete and mark your lecture notes as soon as possible
       after the lecture?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Test Preparation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56.  Study the night before an exam instead of studying
       consistently?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57.  Review notes only at the last minute?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58.  Review periodically?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.  Attempt to get help?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60.  Plan time for exams?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61.  Take the entire time allowed for exams?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62.  Work easily under pressure?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63.  Use previous exams as a study tool?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64.  Attempt to predict exam questions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65.  Review everything for tests (class notes, handouts, text
       notes)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66.  Look over the whole exam before you begin?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67.  Review exam before submitting it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68.  Outline essay answers first?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

last updated: September 02, 2019