Student Survey of Study Activities and Learning Interests [To print, complete, and submit the form]
Name: phone:
____________________ _______
learning style:
____________________________________
verbal - visual - hearing - touching - reading
Circle the appropriate response:
A. I [ do / do not ] like working alone or independently.
B. I [ would / not] like to raise money to preserve a worthy thing.
C. I [ do / do not ] want to express my differences with others.
D. I [ am/ am not] interested in joining an ecology action group
E. I [ am/ am not] willing to volunteer at a local ecological protection site
| The scale to use is based on frequency: | 0% {---- 45% ----- 60% ------ 75% ----} 90% |
| consider the percentages above as a rough guide to interpreting these words | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| Consider how frequently you do these actions now and | then circle only one of the choices below: |
| 1. I will usually read through the index to see about a book. | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 2. I like to look up words and use more than one dictionary. | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 3. When reading I only underline or highlight important passages: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 4 a. When reading I make notes in the margin or the page: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 4 b. When reading I make notes on a separate sheet of paper: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 5. When reading difficult passages I: A. try to look up vague words: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 5 B. attempt to diagram the phrases: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 5 C. often translate the key phrases: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 5 D. look for related ideas in the text: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 5 E. look at an encyclopedia to clarify ideas: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 5 F. ask someone who may know: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| G. if none of the above, explain what you do: | Here: |
| 6. After reading I try to summarize the main points in my own words: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 7. I often copy down sentences or phrases to capture an author's style: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 8. When I see a graphic I try to judge the relation of key pieces to the whole: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 9. I enjoy guessing what something means & then verifying my hunch: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| 10. When interpreting readings, images or films I have more trouble with: | Consider each case. |
| A. seeing all the details of an argument: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| B. finding the underlying relation among different items: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| C. relating subordinate points to the main ideas: | Never - Rarely - Sometimes - Often - Always |
| D. other; please explain what you do below | how you learn best? |
| Here: |
Write [for 6 minutes] about a significant or memorable place that you have experienced (you may use the back) and be prepared to orally describe to the class what made this place memorable for you :
