Study Skills Checklist

Yes No — I spend too
much time studying for what I am learning.
Yes No — I usually spend
hours cramming the night before an exam.
Yes No — If I spend as
much time on my social activities as I want to,
I don’t have enough time left to study, or when
I study enough, I don’t have time for a social
life.

Yes No — I usually try
to study with the radio and TV turned on.
Yes No — I can’t sit
and study for long periods of time without
becoming tired or distracted.
Yes No — I go to class,
but I usually doodle, daydream, or fall asleep.

Yes No — My class notes
are sometimes difficult to understand later.
Yes No — I usually seem
to get the wrong material into my class notes.
Yes No — I don’t review
my class notes periodically throughout the
semester in preparation for tests.

Yes No — When I get to
the end of a chapter, I can’t remember what I’ve
just read.
Yes No — I don’t know
how to pick out what is important in the text.
Yes No — I can’t keep
up with my reading assignments, and then I have
to cram the night before a test.

Yes No — I lose a lot
of points on essay tests even when I know the
material well.
Yes No — I study
enough for my test, but when I get there my mind
goes blank.
Yes No — I often study
in a haphazard, disorganized way under the
threat of the next test.

Yes No — I often wish
that I could read faster.
Yes No — I often find
myself getting lost in the details of reading
and have trouble identifying the main ideas.
Yes No — I rarely
change my reading speed in response to the
difficulty level of the selection, or my
familiarity with the content.

Yes No — When my
teachers assign papers I feel so overwhelmed
that I can’t get started.
Yes No — I usually
write my papers the night before they are due.
Yes No — I can’t seem
to organize my thoughts into a paper that makes
sense.