1520 Intro: Success Strategies

When taking notes, I must write everything that the professor says.

I do not need to preview the material at the beginning of a chapter before I read the chapter.

One should leave some blank space when taking notes.

When taking notes, students must write complete sentences.

Each academic field and subject is different; therefore, I cannot use the same learning strategies in several courses.

It is better to learn too much rather than too little.

It is not important to review again the night before the exam if you reviewed that week.

When studying for a test, I need to review either the textbook material or lecture notes. I do not need to review both.

To think critically means to interpret and evaluate what I hear and read instead of accepting everything as "the truth".

It is not necessary to read Chapter 1 of the textbook if the instructor does not assign it.

When taking online courses, it is not easy to keep up with the work.

It helps to get an overview of the course: study the contents, look for patterns, and preview the material.

I should always use the same way of thinking.

I do not need to have a consistent way of recording new words/terms.

When taking a multiple choice exam, it is better to avoid answers that I do not understand.

I cannot learn a new discipline without being able to understand, speak, and write its language.

College professors expect students to think critically.

I will not be expected to use specialized vocabulary on exams.

When taking a multiple choice exam, I don't need to answer all the questions if I do not know some answers.

It is important to identify and understand the tools that each discipline uses.

It helps to ask students who have taken the class about their experiences.

I only need to use one method to learn certain information.

To study for a test, I need to review materials only the night before the test.

Creative thinking involves usual, expected, and traditional ways of thinking.

It is easy to adapt to different learning management systems.

It helps to use strategies I am familiar with from other subjects if possible.

New terms are sometimes defined in the margin of the page where they are used in the text.