Review,
Refine, Refocus
9 questions to help you
get the grades you want!
Happy or disappointed by a grade received on an assignment or test? Want to better understand what you did right
so you can repeat your success? Want to discover where you can improve so you can be more successful next time?
Complete the Success Inventory Review to find out more about your learning strategies!
Success Inventory Review
1. How many days prior to the due date did you
begin working on the assignment or start preparing
for the test?
2. How many drafts/attempts did you complete prior
to your final submission? Were more needed?
5. Do you feel the effort you invested aligns with
the feedback and grade you received? Be open to
constructive feedback and complete an unbiased
review of your performance with your course instructor.
6. What challenges did you face in completing this
assignment? Were you successful in overcoming
them, or did they play a role in your success? If these
challenges did negatively impact you, what can you do
in the future to eliminate them?
3. Did you take advantage of all resources available
to prepare for the test such as completing practice
quizzes, using a study guide to prepare, or reviewing
prior assignments? Did you research and use
resources outside of the course by finding video
lectures through such repositories as YouTube,
Ted Talks, or the Khan Academy?
4. Did you solicit any feedback prior to submitting your
assignment? Feedback can be from a classmate,
the CMU Writing Center, your instructor, a trusted
colleague, or a friend who understands the
parameters of the assignments and its requirements.
7. On a scale from 1-10, how would you rate your effort in
completing this assignment or preparing for this exam?
8. If you had to do this assignment over again, what
would you do differently?
9. What did you learn from this review that you can apply
to completing other assignments?
Many Factors Influence Your Success
This Success Inventory is designed to help you discover your strengths and weaknesses so you can make adjustments to your study
and preparation habits.
For example, your familiarity with the subject matter will influence how much time you need to prepare. Your personal strengths, such
as being a strong writer, excelling at research, or having well-organized notes and materials, will also play a role in the amount of time
you need to devote to the successful completion of an assignment.
The more you understand what your strengths are, as well as your weaknesses, the better you can
adjust the time you need to put into a project to be more successful in the future.
Want more strategies? Contact an Online Ally @ [email protected].
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