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| No. | Items | Mean (SD) | Range |
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| | The ASSIST short version | 63.94 (7.45) | 21–90 |
| | Deep approach | 21.95 (2.94) | 6–30 |
| C2 | When i’m reading an article or book, i try to find out for myself exactly what the author means | 3.61 (0.71) | 1–5 |
| C6 | Before tackling a problem or assignment, i first try to work out what lies behind it | 3.64 (0.70) | 1–5 |
| C10 | When i’m working on a new topic, i try to see in my own mind how all the ideas fit together | 3.78 (0.65) | 1–5 |
| C12 | Often i find myself questioning things i hear in lectures or read in books | 3.62 (0.69) | 1–5 |
| C15 | Ideas in course books or articles often set me off on long chains of thought of my own | 3.57 (0.69) | 1–5 |
| C17 | When i read, i examine the details carefully to see how they fit in with what’s being said | 3.74 (0.63) | 1–5 |
| | Strategic approach | 20.62 (3.23) | 6–30 |
| C3 | I organize my study time carefully to make the best use of it | 3.71 (0.71) | 1–5 |
| C5 | I work steadily through the term or semester, rather than leave it all until the last minute | 3.65 (0.76) | 1–5 |
| C7 | I’m pretty good at getting down to work whenever i need to | 3.32 (0.76) | 1–5 |
| C9 | I put a lot of effort into studying because i’m determined to do well | 3.86 (0.66) | 1–5 |
| C11 | I don’t find it at all difficult to motivate myself | 3.25 (0.87) | 1–5 |
| C13 | I think i’m quite systematic and organized when it comes to revising for exams | 3.57 (0.71) | 1–5 |
| | Surface approach | 21.36 (3.19) | 6–30 |
| C1 | I often have trouble in making sense of the things i have to remember | 3.53 (0.84) | 1–5 |
| C4 | There’s not much of the work here that i find interesting or relevant | 3.05 (0.87) | 1–5 |
| C8 | Much of what i’m studying makes little sense: it’s like unrelated bits and pieces | 3.05 (0.94) | 1–5 |
| C14 | Often i feel i’m drowning in the sheer amount of material we’re having to cope with | 3.71 (0.77) | 1–5 |
| C16 | I’m not really sure what’s important in lectures, so i try to get down all i can | 3.46 (0.81) | 1–5 |
| C18 | I often worry about whether i’ll ever be able to cope with the work properly | 3.83 (0.76) | 1–5 |
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