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AcademicSkill
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opment
StudyandThinkingSkill
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PersonalI
ssues
Pl
anningfortheFut ur
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ResourceNeeds

Alsoincludedi nt
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repr
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ionofy ourStudentSuccessPr
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ormat
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 Transf
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 Connectthescoreswi t
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 ReviewyourStudentSuccessPr ofi
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ecar efully:
Below25: Pr obablet roubleareas
25-30: Potentialareasf orimprovement
30-40: Indicatespr obablesuccess

Shar
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sinfor
mati
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dualwhogav eyoutheSTUDENTSUCCESSKI T.They
haveadditi
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inf
ormati
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udentsuccess
areas.

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STUDENTSUCCESSKI T
Pre-
AssessmentSur
vey

ACADEMI
CSKI
LLDEVELOPMENT
SCORING
5 4 3 2 1
Hi
gh Low
Readi
ng
1.
___Il
ookov erreadingassi gnmentsbef or eIstar
treading.
2.
___Befor ereading,Ithinkabouti mpor tantquestionsthatIexpectt
ohaveanswer
edinmyr eadi
ng.
3.
___Whenr eading,Ihighlightimpor t
antpassages.
4.
___Iam awake, butrelaxedwhenIr eadt extbooks.
5.
___Irel
at ewhatIr eadt omyownl if
e.
6.
___Iselectar eadingst rategytofitthet ypeofmat eri
al I
’mreadi
ng.
7.
___Itakeef fecti
venot eswhenIr ead.
8.
___Ireviewmyr eadingassi gnmentsandnot es,andfollowuponquesti
onsasnecessar
y.
___
Tot alScor e[40poi ntspossi bl
e]f orReadi ng[Tool1]

Wr
it
ing
1.
___
Ifeel confidentaboutmyabi l
it
yt owr i
te.
2.
___
Icanef f
ect i
vel
ypl anal argewr it
ingassi gnment .
3.
___
Iwritef i
rstdraftswithoutst oppingt ocor rectorr ethinkmywr i
ti
ng.
4.
___
Iwriteef fecti
vesent encesandpar agr aphs, usingcor rectgrammar ,punct
uation,andspell
i
ng.
5.
___
Iuseawel l
-definedstructure(introduct ion, body,andconcl usi
on)inmywr it
ing,asappropri
ate.
6.
___
Irevisemywr i
tingtomakei tclear ,cor r
ect, andconsi stent.
7.
___
Mywr iti
ngi sfreeofsexi standcul t
ur all
ybi asedexpr essi
ons.
8.
___
Whenwr i
ting,Iaccuratelygivecr editf orideasandf actsfrom otherpeopl
e.
___TotalScor e[40poi ntspossi bl
e]f orWr it
ing[ Tool 2]

Speaki
ngSki
ll
s
1.
___Iam confi
dentwhenIspeaki ncl assr oom sit
uat ions.
2.
___Iunderst
andmyper sonalpreferencesandhav eawel lestabli
shedsetofper sonal
goals.
3.
___Whenspeaking,Ichangemyspeaki ngst yl
edependi ngont heaudiencebeingaddressed.
4.
___Whenspeaking,Iam abletoef f
ect i
vel yorganizemypr esentati
on.
5.
___IspeakEngli
shwell;Ihaveagoodv ocabul ar
y; andIusecl earpronunciat
ionandgoodt oneofv
oice.
6.
___Iam confi
dentt
hatbodyl anguagehel pscommuni catemyi ntendedmessage.
7.
___Iunderst
andthediff
erenceindel iveringmessagesoff act,i
nference,
opinion,andjudgment
.
8.
___Icaneasil
yandeffecti
velycommuni catewhatImean.
___
Tot alScore[
40pointspossible]forSpeaki ngSki ll
s[Tool3]

Li
steni
ngSki
ll
s
1.___
Iam gener al
l
yi nter
estedinot herpeopleandwhatt heyhav etosay .
2.___
Ev enifasubjectsoundsdi ffi
cult
, Iwil
ltr
yt olist
enany way, l
earningasmuchasIcan.
3.___
Icanunder standandappr eciatev iewsthatar everydiff
erentfrom myownoncont rov
ersi
almatter
ssuchas
poli
ti
csandr eligi
on.
4.___
Ifsomeonecr i
tici
zesme, Icanl i
stenquiet l
y,andlethim/herf i
nishbeforerepl
ying.
5.___
Ishowot herst hatIam li
steningbyl ookinginterestedandal ert
.
6.___
Irespondt othespeakerbymaki ngcomment sthatrel
atetowhatt hespeakerhassai
dandsay i
ngthi
ngsl
ike
“Isee.”
7.___
Iwat chforbodyl anguage,facialexpression,andt oneofv oicetocatchfeeli
ngsthatt
hespeakermaynotbe
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essingi
nwords.
8.
___
Imakeasi ncer
eatt
empttounderst
andwhatthespeakerhast
osaybef
oreIgi
vemyopi
nion.
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__TotalScore[
40poi
ntspossi
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Tool4]
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STUDENTSUCCESSKI T
Pr
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STUDYANDTHI
NKI
NGSKI
LLS
SCORING
5 4 3 2 1
Hi
gh Low
Lear
ningSt
yles
1.
___Iknowgoodl earningtechniquesf orme.
2.
___Ipracti
cegoodl ear ni
ngt echniquest hataregoodf orme.
3.
___Il
ear nbestbylisteninganddi scussingthel esson.
4.
___Il
ear nbestbyobser vi
ngandr eading,preferri
ngt heseki ndsofactivi
ti
estotr
adi
ti
onal
lect
uref
ormat
s.
5.
___Il
ear nbestbydoi ngsomet hingphy sical
lywhenl earningnewi nfor
mat i
on.
6.
___Icaneasi l
yadjustmyl earni
ngst yletomyi nstructors’teachingsty
les.
7.
___Iam abletolearnmostmat er i
alinawayt hatseemsef fecti
vetome.
8.
___Ienjoylearni
ngnewt hings.
___
Tot alScore[40poi ntspossi ble]forLearningSt y
les[ Tool 5]

Memor
y
1.
___Iam conf i
dentinmyabi l
itytoremember .
2.
___Irememberpeopl e’snames.
3.
___Att heendofal ecture,Icansummar izewhatwaspr esented.
4.
___Iusespeci almethods( li
ketakingnot es,
maki ngli
sts,repeati
ngwords)t
ohelpmer
emembert
hings.
5.
___Icanr ecal
l i
mportantinformat i
onwhenat eacherasksorwhent aki
ngatest
.
6.
___Irememberi mportantinformationclearl
yandeasily.
7.
___Ihav ewayst ohelpmer ememberwhenIhav ediff
icultyrecal
li
ng.
8.
___Icanr el
atenewi nformat i
ont owhatI ’
vealr
eadylearned.
_
__Tot alScore[40poi ntspossible]forMemor y[Tool6]

St
udySki
ll
s
1.
___Icaneasilypi ckouttheimpor tantpoi ntinthemat eri
alIread.
2.
___Ikeepmymi ndonwhatIam st udyingandIknowwhatIhav ebeenreadi
ngwhenIam f
ini
shed.
3.
___Itakenotesanduset hem t
opr epar ef ortest
s.
4.
___Icaref
ull
yschedul etimeforstudy .
5.
___Icanputimpor tantconceptsint omyownwor ds.
6.
___Ichangemyt est-
taki
ngmet hodsdependi ngonwhatt het esti
sli
ke.
7.
___Iam calm, cool ,
andcol l
ect
edt hr oughoutt heexam process.
8.
___Getti
ngal owt estscoredoesnotmakemef eelthatIam af ai
l
ure.
___
Tot alScore[ 40poi nt
spossible]f orStudySki l
ls[Tool7]

Cr
eat
iveandCr
it
icalThi
nki
ngSki
ll
s
1.
___Somet i
mesIsuddenl yunderstandthings,andsol ut
ionst opr oblemssuddenl yseem obvi
ous.
2.
___Iusebrainst
or mingtogener atesoluti
onst oav ari
etyofpr oblems.
3.
___WhenIdon’ tknowwhatt odoonacr eati
veproject,Iusespeci fi
cmet hodst ogetstart
ed.
4.
___Iseeproblemsanddeci sionsasoppor t
unit
iesforlearningandper sonalgrowth.
5.
___Itr
ytoconsi derdif
ferentpointsofv i
ewanddi f
ferentsolutionst oproblems.
6.
___Icanstateassumpt ionsthatunder l
ieaser i
esofasser tions[posi t
ivestat
ement s]
.
7.
___Icanf i
ndcommoner rorsinlogicorthewaypeopl ethink.
8.
___Ihavestrongbeliefsandv aluesthatleadmet onatural,appropr i
ateconclusi
ons.
___TotalScore[40pointspossi ble]f
orCr eati
veandCr i
ti
calThi nkingSkill
s[Tool 8]
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STUDENTSUCCESSKI T
Pr
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ionnai
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PERSONALI SSUES
SCORING
5 4 3 2 1
Hi
gh Low
Mot
ivat
ion
1.
___
Imademyowndeci si
ontogot ogetacol legeeducat ion.
2.
___
Istarteachacademi cterm highlymot i
vated,andIst ayt hatway
.
3.
___
Iam wor kingclosetooratmypot enti
al i
nt hecoll
egeenv ir
onment
.
4.
___
Iam satisfiedabouthowImov ef orwar dinachievinggoal s.
5.
___
Istudyev enwhenl essimportantt hingsdist r
actme.
6.
___
Studyingisi mport
antandIal l
owenought imef orit.
7.
___
Iam excitedaboutt hecoursesIt ake.
8.
___
Ihaveacl earideaofthebenef it
sIexpectt ogetfr
om myeducat i
on.
___Tot
alScor e[40pointspossible]forMot i
vation[Tool 9]
Sel
f-
Est
eem
1.
___Iam abeautifulanduni queper son.
2.
___Iam proudofmyet hnicandgendergr oup.
3.
___Idonotmakeunr eal i
stic(eit
hert oolowortoohigh)self
-assessment sordemandsonmy sel
f.
4.
___Idonothesitatetoaskf orhelpf r
om famil
ymember s,fr
iends,orotherappropr
iat
eindi
vidual
swhenneeded.
5.
___Iacti
velyt
rytoimpr ovemy sel
ff ormyownbenef i
tandf orothersaswel l
.
6.
___Iam abletoeffecti
v elymanaget i
meandot her“
li
fe”demands.
7.
___Ibeli
evethatIhav et heabilit
yandski llt
osuccessful
lydocollege-
levelwork.
8.
___Ihavethenecessar yski ll
sandi nf
ormationtoi
mpr ovemysenseofsel f
-worthwhennecessary.
___
Tot alScore[40poi ntspossi ble]forSelf
-Est
eem [Tool10]
Per
sonalRel
ati
onshi
ps
1.
___Idevelopandmai ntainsuppor tiv
er el
ationshipswi t
hothers.
2.
___Wheni ti sappropri
ate,andspeakdi rectlyandhonest l
ywi thothersaboutwhoIam, whatIfeel
,andwhatIwant
.
3.
___Otherpeopl etellmet hatIam agoodl i
stener.
4.
___Icommuni catemyangerorupset swithoutbl amingothers.
5.
___Imakeandkeeppr omi sesthatr equiremet oachievemypot enti
al.
6.
___Iknowt hatsomeofmyopi nionsandj udgment scomef rom myowncul tur
al backgr
ound,butIam opent
o
understandingpeopl ewi t
hdi fferentbackgrounds.
7.
___Ihavet heabili
tytomakef ri
endsandcr eatev al
uabler
elationshi
psinanewpl ace.
8.
___Iam opent obeingwi thpeopleIdon’ tespeci all
yli
keinordert olear
nfrom them.
___
Tot alScor e[40pointspossi ble]forPer sonal Rel
ati
onships[ Tool11]
Conf
li
ctResol
uti
on
1.___Ithinkthroughconf lictscalml yandint
elli
gent l
ybef oreIact.
2.___Iexpressmy selfwithoutlettingmyemot ionsgetoutofcont r
ol .
3.___Iconfli
ctsItryt ocorr ectthewayaper sonact swi t
houtat t
ackingwhot heyar e.
4.___Inconf l
ictsituati
onsIsuggestway sforpeopl et osolvethepr oblem r
at herthanmakingthreatsjustt
ostopt
he
fi
ght.
5.___Whenpeopl ear einaf i
ghtInotonl ycri
ti
cizet hem, butalsofi
ndposi ti
vet hingstosay.
6.___Ili
stencar ef
ullyandt houghtfull
ytoanycr it
ici
sm agai nstme.
7.___Ifthecompl aintagainstmei snotconst ructiv
e, Istopmy sel
ffrom actingunt ilIcanfi
gur
eoutt hebestwayto
respond.
8.___Ifthecompl aintagainstmei sconst r
uctive,Iplanaspeci fi
cstrategyforcor recti
ngthebehavior.
__
_ TotalScor e[40poi ntspossi ble]f
orConf l
ictResol uti
on[Tool 12]
Heal
th
1.
___
Ihaveenoughener gytostudyandst i
l
lful
lyenj
oyotherar
easofmyl if
e.
2.
___
Iexerci
seregular
ly.
3.
___
Myemot i
onalheal
thsuppor t
smyabi l
it
ytolearn.
4.
___
Ift
hesituati
oncallsfori
t,Ihaveenoughreserv
eenergytoputinalongday
.
5.
___
Iacceptmybodyt hewayi tis.
6.
___
Inoti
cechangesi nmyphy sicalcondi
ti
onandrespondeffect
ivel
y.
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7.
___Iam incontr
oloft
healcoholanddrugsIputi
ntomybody
.
8.
___Ieathealt
hyfood.
___
Tot alScore[
40point
spossible]f
orHeal
th[Tool13]
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STUDENTSUCCESSKI T
Pre-
AssessmentQuest
ionnai
re
PLANNINGFORTHEFUTURE
SCORING
5 4 3 2 1
Hi
gh Low
Ti
meManagement
1.
___Iregular
lyt rytoimprovemyl ong-t
erm andshort-
term goals.
2.
___Icanef f
ect ivel
yuseacomput ertopromot emysuccessi nschool.
3.
___Iwr i
teapl anf oreachdayoft heweek.
4.
___Iplanmydaybydeci dingwhatisimpor tantt
odoandwhati snot .
5.
___Iplanreviewt i
mesoIdon’ thavetost udyhardontheni ghtbefor
eat est
.
6.
___Iplanregul artimesfordoi
ngf unthings.
7.
___Ichangemyst udytimestomeett hedemandsofi ndividualcourses.
8.
___Ihav eenought i
meeachdayt owhatIwantt odo.
_
__Tot alScore[ 40pointspossibl
e]forTimemanagement[ Tool14]

MoneyManagement
1.
___Iplanhowtospendorsav emymoney ,andIam incontrolofmypersonalf
inances.
2.
___Iam confi
dentthatIwill
haveenoughmoneyt ocompletetheeducat
ionIwant.
3.
___Ihaveaclearpictureofthefi
nancialresourcesav ai
l
abletomet opayformyeducation.
4.
___Icanmakeal it
tlemoneygoal ongway .
5.
___Myeducat i
onsuppor t
smyl ong-rangefinancialgoal
s.
6.
___Ipaymybi l
lsont i
me.
7.
___Idon’tj
udgemy selfonhowmuchorhowl i
ttl
emoneyIhav e.
8.
___Ihaveasav i
ngspl anwhichIfoll
owr egular
ly.
_
__TotalScore[40poi nt
spossibl
e]forMoneyManagement[ Tool15]

Per
sonal
Pur
pose
1.
___Iseelearni
ngassomet hingIwi llbedoingallthr
oughmyl if
e.
2.
___Irel
ateschooltowhatIpl antodof ort
her estofmyl i
fe.
3.
___Myl i
feismadeupofmanyt hings,buttheyallfi
ttogetherwell
.
4.
___Irevi
semypl ansasIlearn,change, andgrow.
5.
___Iam clearaboutmypurposei nl i
fe.
6.
___Iknowt hatIam r
esponsibleformyowneducat i
on.
7.
___Itakeresponsi
bil
i
tyforthequal it
yofmyl i
fe.
8.
___Iam readytoacceptchallengesev enwher eI’
m notsur ehowt omeett
hem.
___
Tot alScore[40point
spossi bl
e]forPer sonalPurpose[ Tool16]

Car
eerPl
anni
ng
1.
___
Iunder
st andmyl if
e’smi ssi
onf rom aspiri
tual aswellasani nt
ellect
ualpurpose.
2.
___
Iknowagr eatdealaboutmy sel
finrelat
iontowhatki ndofcareer swouldbebestf orme.
3.
___
Ihaveagoodsenseoft hev ari
etyofcareerst hatareav ai
l
able.
4.
___
Ihavealreadywor kedint hecareerareasthati nter
estme, oratleastseenformy selfwhatt
heyr
equir
e.
5.
___
Iknowt hequalit
iesthatmypot enti
alemploy erswillexpectofme.
6.
___
Ihavethenecessar yti
meandmoney( orknowhowt ogeneratethem)t obeabl etopursuewhat
evercar
eer
choi
ce
Imake.
7.
___Iknoweducationchoicesandschedul
esthatImustmakeinordertoreachmycar
eergoal
.
8.
___Iam awarethatcar
eerchoiceanddevel
opmentwi l
lbeali
fel
ongprocess.
___
Tot alScor
e[40pointspossibl
e]f
orCareerPlanni
ng[Tool17]
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STUDENTSUCCESSKI T
Pr
e-AssessmentQuest
ionnai
re
RESOURCENEEDS
SCORING
5 4 3 2 1
Hi
gh Low

Suppor
tResour
ces
1.
___Icanef fecti
velyusel i
brar
iestofindtheresour cesandinformat
ionthatIwant .
2.
___Iknowaboutt hestudentservi
cesoff er
edbyCol l
egeoftheDesertandknowhowt ousethem.
3.
___Ihaveenoughmoneyav ail
abletocompl etemyeducat ionandstil
lmeetallofmyotherfi
nanci
alobl
i
gat
ions.
4.
___Iknowwher et ogethelpinmycommuni tyforav ari
etyofprobl
ems.
5.
___Myr elat
ionshi pswithfri
ends,famil
y,andot herssupportmyeducat i
onalgoals.
6.
___Ithi
nkofmymi st
akesasv al
uabl
eoppor tunit
iestolearn.
7.
___Ther esourcesav ail
abletomear eenought omeetmyneeds.
8.
___Iseet hewor ld’spr
oblemsasoppor tunit
iesformet opartici
pat
eandcont r
ibute.
___
Tot alScor e[40poi nt
spossi bl
e]forSuppor tResources[Tool18]
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