Human Resource Assignment
Survey Results:
| 1 | Do you have a regular study schedule that you stick to every week? |
| 2 | How often do you study with others? (friends, classmates, study groups, etc.) |
| 3 | What kind of environment do you normally study in? |
| 4 | How far in advance do you begin to study for tests? |
| 5 | How useful do you find the notes you took in class while studying? |
| 6 | How difficult is it to retain the information you studied on test day? |
| 7 | How often do you ask your professors for help, or email them? |
| 8 | Do you experience a lot of stress related to tests or school in general? |
| 9 | Are you satisfied with your grades and GPA? |
| Yes: | 8 | No | 17 | ||||||
| Never | 9 | Rare/sometimes | 3 | Sometimes | 12 | Often | 1 | ||
| Listen to music/tv | 7 | some distractions | 7 | noise/distraction free | 11 | Music/some distractions | 2 | ||
| night before | 8 | few days | 10 | week or more | 3 | few days/week or more | 1 | night before/few days | 3 |
| Not useful | 1 | somewhat useful | 13 | very useful | 11 | ||||
| very difficult | 1 | somewhat difficult | 16 | not difficult | 8 | ||||
| never/rare | 6 | occasionally | 18 | often | 1 | ||||
| Yes: | 11 | somewhat | 10 | no | 4 | ||||
| not satisfied | 3 | mostly/improve | 17 | very satisfied | 5 |
Analysis:
Based on our results:
Most of the sections returned either negative or medium results
Only 20% of the class reported being highly satisfied with their grades and GPA
Most students indicated that that they study either a few days before the exam or the night before
Most students did not mention regular de-stressing activities
66% indicated that they have a hard time retaining information on test day
The Plan:
We are going to devise a training program to help the class study more efficiently
Tips on how to take good notes
Abbreviations/mnemonics/color coding/highlighting etc.
Time Management
Study Schedules/study groups/study environment etc.
De-Stressing Techniques:
Exercise/meditation/power naps/breaks/hobbies etc.