| Items |
N |
m |
St. Dev |
Disagreement (%) |
Agreement (%) |
| I analyze the evidence carefully and try to reach my own conclusion about what I’m studying. |
113 |
4.16 |
0.97 |
8.85% |
84.96% |
| I try to relate ideas I come across to those in other topics or other courses whenever possible. |
113 |
4.57 |
0.77 |
3.54% |
92.04% |
| When reading a paper/book I try to find the meaning of what the author wanted to say. |
113 |
4.35 |
0.97 |
7.08% |
86.73% |
| I usually set out to understand for myself the meaning of what we have to learn. |
113 |
4.55 |
0.78 |
3.54% |
94.69% |
| It is important to me to be able to follow the argument or to see the reason behind things. |
113 |
4.13 |
0.98 |
8.85% |
83.19% |
| When I’m working on a new topic, I try to see in my own mind how all the ideas fit together. |
113 |
4.56 |
0.75 |
2.65% |
94.69% |
| Often, I find myself questioning things I hear in lectures or read in books. |
113 |
2.42 |
1.13 |
65.49% |
21.24% |
| When I am reading, I stop from time to time to reflect on what I am trying to learn from it. |
113 |
4.35 |
1.01 |
6.19% |
85.84% |
| Before starting work on an assignment or exam question, I think first how best to tackle it. |
113 |
4.58 |
0.83 |
4.42% |
92.04% |
| When I read, I examine the details carefully to see how they fit in with what’s being said. |
113 |
4.38 |
0.78 |
3.54% |
91.15% |
| Before tackling a problem or assignment, I first try to work out what lies behind it. |
113 |
4.04 |
0.87 |
7.08% |
83.19% |
| I often have trouble in making sense of the things I have to remember. |
113 |
2.17 |
1.19 |
69.91% |
18.58% |
| When I finish a piece of work, I check it through to see if it really meets the requirements. |
113 |
4.46 |
0.93 |
5.31% |
87.61% |
| I revise attentively my work to check my thinking and if it makes sense. |
113 |
4.32 |
0.91 |
5.31% |
87.61% |
