1. Self-Assessment of Skills and Abilities ~ STUS 101 Name: _______________________
For each of the following questions, delete the numbers that do not match your belief for each
individual statement. For example, if you can take good notes, you would erase the 2, 3, and 4,
leaving only the 1 for Yes, and I can do it well. Then add up all the points for the last line.
1=Yes, I do and can do it well
2=Yes, I have a system, but I could improve
3=Maybe, I need more information, or I don’t do it as I should
4=No, I don’t know how or don’t do it
1 2 3 4 1) Do you know how to set short-term, and alternative goals?
1 2 3 4 2) Do you regularly set goals and work toward them?
1 2 3 4 3) Do you know how to locate and use the resources on campus to help you learn and
succeed?
1 2 3 4 4) Have you used the college resources to your advantage?
1 2 3 4 5) Do you know how to choose a major and write a degree plan?
1 2 3 4 6) Do you have a working plan for college completion
1 2 3 4 7) Do you know how to maintain high levels of concentration and motivation when you
need to?
1 2 3 4 8) Do you concentrate well and are you motivated to study and learn?
1 2 3 4 9) Do you know what active learning strategies are and how to employ them?
1 2 3 4 10) Are you an active Learner?
1 2 3 4 11) Do you know how to analyze and make good use of your time?
1 2 3 4 12) Do you use a time budget effectively?
1 2 3 4 13) Do you know what kind of notebooks best keep your class materials organized?
1 2 3 4 14) Do you use them?
1 2 3 4 15) Do you know some ways to learn and remember the material from your
courses?
1 2 3 4 16) Do you use memory skills to help you learn and remember?
1 2 3 4 17) Do you know some strategies to help you think critically and make mental
connections?
1 2 3 4 18) Do you use these strategies to be a critical thinker?
1 2 3 4 19) Do you know how to analyze your class responsibilities and figure out exactly
what to do in each class to get a good grade?
1 2 3 4 20) Have you applied class analysis to your classes?
1 2 3 4 21) Do you know how you learn best? Can you identify your learning style?
1 2 3 4 22) Do you adapt your learning methods to your personal learning style?
1 2 3 4 23) Do you know how to make worthwhile contributions to class discussion?
24) Do you usually contribute well to classroom discussion?
1 2 3 4 25) Do you know how to collaborate in groups organized to help you learn?
1 2 3 4 26) Do you work well in small group instructions?
1 2 3 4 27) Do you know how to focus and listen during class so your mind does not
wander?
1 2 3 4 28) Do you actively work to keep focus during class?
1 2 3 4 29) Do you know how to take notes on a lecture and how to study and learn them
later?
1 2 3 4 30) Do you take good notes?
Total from front
2. 1 2 3 4 31) Do you have a method to identify and learn specialized vocabulary and concepts
in college?
1 2 3 4 32) Are you using a method to expand your vocabulary in your college classes?
1 2 3 4 33) Do you know how to survey and locate main points in a book or chapter in 15-30
minutes?
1 2 3 4 34) Do you usually read to find main ideas in a book or chapter?
1 2 3 4 35) Do you know how to read, take notes, and learn from a test book and other
books for a course?
1 2 3 4 36) How efficiently do you read, take notes and learn from books in a class?
1 2 3 4 37) Do you know how to map, summarize, or outline, and then remember what you
read?
1 2 3 4 38) Do you do it?
1 2 3 4 39) Do you know how to organize your textbook reading into a systematic process
for learning?
1 2 3 4 40) Do you do it?
1 2 3 4 41) Do you know how to study for and take all types of exams?
1 2 3 4 42) Do you study effectively for exams?
1 2 3 4 43) Do you know how to write essay exams?
1 2 3 4 44) Do you write essay exams well?
1 2 3 4 45) Do you know how to analyze errors in an exam to keep from making the same
errors again?
1 2 3 4 46) Do you do this?
1 2 3 4 47) Do you know how to plan, research, write, and revise a college paper?
1 2 3 4 48) Do you follow an organized process for research papers?
1 2 3 4 49) Do you know how to use, or find out how to use, a computer to write your
papers?
1 2 3 4 50) Do you use one?
1 2 3 4 51) Are you able to find books and articles on a particular subject in a large college
library?
1 2 3 4 52) Do you use the library to find such information?
1 2 3 4 53) Do you know how to use the computer indexes and databases in the library to
help you search for books and articles?
1 2 3 4 54) Have you used them effectively?
1 2 3 4 55) Do you know how to find specific information for research without reading the
entire book?
1 2 3 4 56) Have you done this?
1 2 3 4 57) Do you know how to adapt your study methods for math and problem-solving
classes?
1 2 3 4 58) Have you done this?
1 2 3 4 59) Do you know how to give oral reports?
1 2 3 4 60) Can you give reports confidently and in a well-organized manner?
Total from back
Total from back ______ + Total from front_______ =
