Answer Key
Self-Test 1
- b. False
- a. True
- b. False
- a. True
- c. 60
- d. It helps you to determine the most effective ways in which to study.
- d. All of the above
- d. It is the learner’s responsibility to be proactive and get touch with the unit responsible for student support services and ensure that necessary documentation is completed to start the process.
- d. The understanding and awareness of your own cognitive (mental) processes and how you learn
- d. All of the above
- d. All of the above
- a. True
- d. Use a smart phone application, calendar, agenda, or schedule.
- c. More time to complete their studying
- a. True
- a. True
- c. All of the above
- a. Being focussed on learning
- a. True
- b. False
- b. Ask for help as soon as you run into difficulty and make use of the resources available to you (e.g., help centres, fellow students, and online resources).
- b. False
- b. False
- c. All of the above
- c. 15 minutes
Self-Test 2
- b. False
- a. True
- b. Concentrating exclusively on what is being said
- a. True
- b. Concentrate
- b. False
- d. Participate
- d. All of the above
- a. True
- a. True
Self-Test 3
- b. False
- d. Early in the day when you are not tired and have minimal interruptions
- c. Read in intervals of 30 to 40 minutes with breaks in between
- b. You retain more information at the beginning and the end of a study session. This will mean that you’ll also retain more information from before and after the break.
- a. True
- c. Survey, skim, scan
- a. True
- d. All of the above
- a. True
- b. False
Self-Test 4
- c. All of the above
- a. True
- b. False
- d. All of the above
- b. Read and edit your notes
Self-Test 5
- c. How well you understand the topic and the information you need to provide
- c. Looking for synonyms for the keyword(s)
- b. And, or, not
- b. Isolates the search to only the search phrase
- a. True
Self-Test 6
- a. True
- b. Your instructor
- b. At least twice
- d. Being prepared and getting a good night’s sleep
- a. True
