Table 402.1: TABLE 1 Study Habits Survey

Answer the following questions, writing Yes or No for each line.

  1. Do you usually set up a schedule to budget your time for studying, work, recreation, and other activities? ______________________

  2. Do you often put off studying until time pressures force you to cram? ______________________

  3. Do other students seem to study less than you do, but get better grades? ______________________

  4. Do you usually spend hours at a time studying one subject, rather than dividing that time among several subjects? ______________________

  5. Do you often have trouble remembering what you have just read in a textbook? ______________________

  6. Before reading a chapter in a textbook, do you skim through it and read the section headings? ______________________

  7. Do you try to predict test questions from your class notes and reading? ______________________

  8. Do you usually try to summarize in your own words what you have just finished reading? ______________________

  9. Do you find it difficult to concentrate for very long when you study? ______________________

  10. Do you often feel that you studied the wrong material for a test? ______________________

Thousands of students have participated in similar surveys. Students who are fully realizing their academic potential usually respond as follows: (1) yes, (2) no, (3) no, (4) no, (5) no, (6) yes, (7) yes, (8) yes, (9) no, (10) no. Do your responses fit that pattern? If not, you could benefit from improving your time management and study habits.