Gargallo, Bernardo, Suárez-Rodriguez, Jesús M. y Pérez-Perez, Cruz (2009). The CEVEAPEU questionnaire.

An instru-
ment to assess the learning strategies of university students. RELIEVE, v. 15, n. 2, p. 1-26.
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A) Details of the student answering the questionnaire:

Name and surname(s): _____________________________________________________ Date________

University: ___________________________________________________________________________
Faculty or School: _____________________________________________________________________
The degree you are studying: _______________________________________________
Sex: Male Female
Undergraduate course: First Second
Degree year: First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Age: 17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24 25-26 27-28 29 and above
Choice of career: My first choice My second choice My third choice
My fourth choice Other options

Parents’ level of education:

Father Mother
No studies No studies
Primary education Primary education
Secondary education Secondary education
High school studies High school studies
Undergraduate studies Undergraduate studies
Graduate studies Graduate studies
Doctoral degree Doctoral degree

Grades obtained in the previous academic year:

1.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
2.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
3.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
4.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
5.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
6.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
7.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours
8.__________________ Fail Pass Good Outstanding Honours

B) Responses to the items of this questionnaire:

Totally disagree

Totally agree
Undecided

Agree
Disagree

1. What I´m most pleased about is understanding contents very well

2. Really learning at university is what matters to me

3. I study because I´m interested in learning

4. I study to not let down my family or the people who matter to me

5. I need other people to encourage me to study – my parents, friends, teachers, etc.

6. What I learn in some course subjects can be used in others and also in my future profession

7. It is important that I learn the course subjects because they are important for my training

8. I think that learning the course subjects in this academic year is useful for me

9. I consider it very important to understand the contents of the course subjects

10. My academic performance depends on the efforts I make

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Ttotlly disagree

Totally agree
Undecided

Agree
Disagree
11. My academic performance depends on my capacity

12. My academic performance depends on luck

13. My academic performance depends on the teachers

14. My academic performance depends on my skills to be organised

15. I´m sure I can even understand the most difficult contents of the course subjects in this academic year

16. I am able to learn the basic concepts taught in the different course subjects

17. I do what I set out to do in these studies

18. I´m convinced that I am able to master the skills taught in the different course subjects

19. Intelligence involves a series of skills which may be modified and can be increased by making efforts and learning

20. You either have intelligence or you don’t, and it can’t be improved

21. Normally, I feel well physically

22. I get enough sleep and rest

23. Normally, my state of mind is positive and I feel good

24. I maintain a suitable state of mind to work

25. I get nervous when I have an exam

26. I get very nervous when I have to speak in public

27. I think of the consequences of failing when I sit an exam

28. I am able to relax and maintain peace of mind in stressful situations like exams, exhibits or having to speak in public

29. I know my weak and strong points when it comes to learning course subjects

30. I know the assessment criteria that teachers use to assess me in terms of the different course subjects

31. I know the objectives of the course subjects

32. I plan my time to work on the course subjects throughout the academic year

33. I am up-to-date with the themes of the different course subjects

34. I only study before exams

35. I have my own work and study schedules apart from the class schedule

36. I know when I have done well in academic tasks without having to wait for the teacher’s grades

37. Whenever I see that my initial plans do not lead to success in my studies, I change them for other more suitable ones

38. If necessary, I adapt the way I work to what teachers and course subjects expect

39. I know whether an exam I´ve done has gone well or not

40. I invest more time and effort in the difficult course subjects

41. I always try to learn new techniques, skills and procedures to study better and improve my performance

42. If I don’t do well in an exam, I try to learn from my mistakes and study better next time

43. When I am given a poor grade for an assignment, I do whatever is necessary to find out what went wrong and to improve next
time

44. I work and study in a suitable place –light, temperature, ventilation, level of noise, the necessary materials on hand, etc.-

45. I normally study in a place where it is possible to concentrate on my work

46. I make good use of the time I invest in studying

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Totally disagree

Totally agree
Undecided

Agree
Agree
47. I create a suitable atmosphere to study in to be productive

48. I try to study or do class assignments with other classmates

49. I tend to comment on any doubts I have about class contents with my classmates

50. I pick suitable classmates for teamwork

51. I get on well with my classmates

52. Teamwork encourages me to continue

53. I ask another classmate for help when I don’t understand the content of a course subject

54. I know where I can get the materials I need to study the course subjects

55. I know how to use the library well and I find the works I need

56. I know how to use the periodicals library well and I find the articles I need

57. I don’t just resort to the book and class notes, but I search and collect more information for the course subjects

58. I am capable of selecting the necessary information to successfully study the course subjects

59. I select the information I need to work for the course subjects, but I´m not sure if I select the right information to obtain good
grades

60. I am capable of separating the basic information to prepare the course subject from that which is not

61. When I search among the abundant material on the Internet, I am capable of recognising the documents that are fundamental
for what I am working on or studying for

62. When I study the themes of the course subjects, I read them first to get an idea of what is fundamental

63. Before I memorise things, I read them slowly to understand their content properly

64. When I don’t understand something, I read it again and again until I understand it

65. I make notes in class and I am capable of collecting the information provided by the teacher

66. When I study, I include information from different sources: class, reading material, practicals, etc.

67. I extend the material provided in class with other books, journals, articles, etc.

68. I try to understand the content of the course subjects by establishing relations between the books or reading material recom-
mended and the concepts set out in the classroom

69. I create simple graphs, figures or tables to organise the study materials

70. I create figures with the most important ideas of the themes

71. I summarise the material I have to study

72. To study, I select the key concepts of the theme, and then combine them or relate them by conceptual maps or other proce-
dures

73. I critically analyse the concepts and theories that the teachers present me

74. With certain themes, after studying them and thinking about them in-depth, I am capable of contributing personal ideas and
justifying them

75. I ask myself questions about what I hear, read and study to see if they convince me

76. When a theory, interpretation or conclusion is set out in class or in the books, I try to see if there are good arguments that
maintain it

77. When I hear or read a statement, I think of other possible alternatives

78. I simply repeat things over and over to learn them

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Totally disagree

Totally agree
Unecided

Agree
Disagree
79. I memorize things, even though I don’t understand them

80. When I have to learn things by memory (lists of words, names, dates, etc.), I arrange them according to some criterion to learn
them more easily (for example, families of words)

81. To remember what I´ve studied, I find that figures or summaries done in my own words help me retain contents better

82. To memorise things, I use mnemomic techniques like acronyms (I form a word with the first letter of the various sections I
have to learn), abbreviations, key words, etc.

83. I use the key words I´ve learnt and studied to remember the contents related to them

84. Before I start speaking or writing, I think and mentally prepare what I´m going to say or write

85. When sitting for an exam and before starting to write, I remember everything I can. Then I put things in order or do a sketch
or write an outline, and then I finally write it all down

86. I use what I´ve learned university in everyday situations

87. I use what I´ve learned in one course subject in another, if possible

88. When faced with new tasks, I remember what I already know and the experience I´ve learned, and apply this knowledge to
this new situation whenever possible.

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