Study Skills Inventory

Division of Student Affairs

Keeping in mind that the purpose of this inventory is to find out about your own study habits, attitudes, and skills, consider each statement below and then indicate how it applies to you.
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1. I worry so much about doing well on tests that it interferes with my studying.
Not at all true				Very true


2. I usually spend hours cramming the night before an exam.
Not at all true				Very true


3. I need to improve my writing skills.
Not at all true				Very true


4. I rarely change my reading speed in response to the difficulty level of the selection or my familiarity with the content.
Not at all true				Very true


5. I go to class, but I usually doodle, daydream, or fall asleep.
Not at all true				Very true


6. I need to improve my reading speed.
Not at all true				Very true


7. I have done poorly on a test because I was upset about the test when I took it.
Not at all true				Very true


8. I don't know how to pick out what is important in the text.
Not at all true				Very true


9. I usually seem to get the wrong material into my class notes.
Not at all true				Very true


10. I need to improve my time management.
Not at all true				Very true


11. I fail to review my class notes within 24 hours of the time I took them.
Not at all true				Very true


12. I usually write my papers the night before they are due.
Not at all true				Very true


13. I study enough for my test, but when I get there my mind goes blank.
Not at all true				Very true


14. I need to improve how I am preparing for and taking tests.
Not at all true				Very true


15. I often find myself getting lost in the details of reading and have trouble identifying the main ideas.
Not at all true				Very true


16. I can't sit and study for long periods of time without becoming tired or distracted.
Not at all true				Very true


17. I need to reduce my anxiety about taking tests.
Not at all true				Very true


18. When I get to the end of a chapter, I can't remember what I've just read.
Not at all true				Very true


19. I rarely try to study without the radio or TV turned on.
Not at all true				Very true


20. I need to improve my note taking.
Not at all true				Very true


21. 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.
Not at all true				Very true


22. I often wish that I could read faster.
Not at all true				Very true


23. I get way too nervous when my professors announce a test date.
Not at all true				Very true


24. I need to improve my reading comprehension.
Not at all true				Very true


25. When my professors assign papers I feel so overwhelmed that I can't get started.
Not at all true				Very true


26. I can't seem to organize my thoughts into a paper that makes sense.
Not at all true				Very true


27. I spend too much time studying for what I am learning.
Not at all true				Very true


28. I lose a lot of points on tests even when I think I know the material well.
Not at all true				Very true


29. My class notes are sometimes difficult to understand later.
Not at all true				Very true


30. I can't keep up with my reading assignments, and then I have to cram the night before a test.
Not at all true				Very true


31. I need to improve my concentration when I am studying.
Not at all true				Very true


32. I often study in a haphazard, disorganized way shortly before the test.
Not at all true				Very true