Level of Academic Challenge

1. In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following?

r. Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor’s standards or expectations

2. During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following mental activities?

b. Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components

c. Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships

d. Making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods, such as examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions

e. Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations

3. During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done?

a. Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length packs of course readings

c. Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more

d. Number of written papers or reports of between 5 and 19 pages

e. Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages

9. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following?

a. Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities)

10. To what extent does your institution emphasize each of the following?

a. Spending significant amounts of time studying and on academic work