Learning Styles

EPISTEMIC CURIOSITY (Desire to Know)

Orientation Programme

14 December 2020

Open Ended

Your Name

Open Ended

Your Section

Poll

I enjoy exploring new ideas.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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Difficult conceptual problems can keep me awake all night thinking about solutions.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I enjoy learning about subjects that are unfamiliar to me.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I can spend hours on a single problem because I just can’t rest without knowing the answer.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I find it fascinating to learn new information.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I feel frustrated if I can’t figure out the solution to a problem, so I work even harder to solve it.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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When I learn something new, I would like to find out more about it.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I brood for a long time in an attempt to solve some fundamental problem.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I enjoy discussing abstract concepts.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

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I work extremely hard at problems that I feel must be solved.

• Almost Never

• Sometimes

• Often

• Almost Always

Study Process Questionnaire

HOW and WHY do we study?

Poll

I find that at times studying gives me a feeling of deep personal satisfaction.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I find that I have to do enough work on a topic so that I can form my own conclusions before I am satisfied.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

My aim is to pass the course while doing as little work as possible.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I only study seriously what’s given out in class or in the course outlines.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I feel that virtually any topic can be highly interesting once I get into it.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I find most new topics interesting and often spend extra time trying to obtain more information about them.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I do not find my course very interesting, so I keep my work to the minimum.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I learn some things by rote, going over and over them until I know them by heart even if I do not understand them.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I find that studying academic topics can at times be as exciting as a good novel or movie.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I test myself on important topics until I understand them completely.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I find I can get by in most assessments by memorizing key sections rather than trying to understand them.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I generally restrict my study to what is specifically set as I think it is unnecessary to do anything extra.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I work hard at my studies because I find the material interesting.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I spend a lot of my free time finding out more about interesting topics which have been discussed in different classes.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

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.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I believe that lecturers shouldn’t expect students to spend significant amounts of time studying material everyone knows won’t be examined.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I come to most classes with questions in mind that I want answering.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I make a point of looking at most of the suggested readings that go with the lectures.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I see no point in learning material which is not likely to be in the examination.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me

Poll

I find the best way to pass examinations is to try to remember answers to likely questions.

• Never or only rarely true of me

• Sometimes true of me

• True of me about half the time

• Frequently true of me

• Always or almost always true of me