Survey Items N = Number of respondents
In your experiences at this college during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following?	Means	Key for Means
Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations [N = 555]	2.58	1=Never 2=Sometimes 3=Often 4=Very often
During the current school year, how much has your coursework at this college emphasized the following mental activities?	Means	Key for Means
Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory [N = 560]	2.86	1=Very little 2=Some 3=Quite a bit 4=Very much
Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways [N = 555]	2.82
Making judgments about the value or soundness of information, arguments, or methods [N = 560]	2.74
Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations [N = 561]	2.69
Using information you have read or heard to perform a new skill. [N = 559]	2.76
During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done at this college?	Means	Key for Means
Number of assigned textbooks, manuals, books, or book-length packs of course readings [N = 563]	2.89	1=None 2=Between 1 and 4 3=Between 5 and 10 4=Between 11 and 20 5=More than 20
Number of written papers or reports of any length [N = 558]	3.01
Mark the box that best represents the extent to which your examinations during the current school year have challenged you to do your best work at this college	Means	Key for Means
[N = 564]	4.97	Responses range from 1 to 7, with scale anchors described as: (1) Extremely Easy (7) Extremely Challenging
How much does this college emphasize each of the following?	Means	Key for Means
Encouraging you to spend significant amounts of time studying [N = 564]	2.93	1=Very little 2=Some 3=Quite a bit 4=Very much