1 – Never or only rarely true of me
2 – Sometimes true of me
3 – True of me about half the time
4 – Frequently true of me
5 – Always or almost always true of me
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I find that at times studying gives me a feeling of deep personal satisfaction.
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I find that I have to do enough work on a topic so that I can form my own conclusions before I am satisfied.
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My aim is to pass the course while doing as little work as possible.
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I only study seriously what's given out in class or in the course outlines.
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I feel that virtually any topic can be highly interesting once I get into it.
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I find most new topics interesting and often spend extra time trying to obtain more information about them.
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I do not find my course very interesting so I keep my work to the minimum.
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I learn some things by rote, going over and over them until I know them by heart even if I do not understand them.
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I find that studying academic topics can at times be as exciting as a good novel or movie.
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I test myself on important topics until I understand them completely.
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I find I can get by in most assessments by memorising key sections rather than trying to understand them.
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I generally restrict my study to what is specifically set as I think it is unnecessary to do anything extra.
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I work hard at my studies because I find the material interesting.
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I spend a lot of my free time finding out more about interesting topics which have been discussed in different classes.
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I find it is not helpful to study topics in depth. It confuses and wastes time, when all you need is a passing acquaintance with topics.
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I believe that lecturers shouldn't expect students to spend significant amounts of time studying material everyone knows won't be examined.
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I come to most classes with questions in mind that I want answering.
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I make a point of looking at most of the suggested readings that go with the lectures.
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I see no point in learning material which is not likely to be in the examination.
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I find the best way to pass examinations is to try to remember answers to likely questions.