Getting Started

  • Copy and paste the following 30 statements in your Getting Started Jimdo 

  • Respond to the statements as honest as possible by indicating true or false.

  1.  I am aware of my intellectual strengths and weaknesses. T

  2. I am able to know what kind of information is most important to learn. T

  3. I am good at organizing information. F

  4. I know what the teacher expects me to learn. T

  5. I am good at remembering information. T

  6. I have control over how well I learn.  T

  7. I am a good judge of how well I understand something.  T

  8. I learn more when I am interested in the topic. T

  9. I try to use strategies or learning techniques that have worked for me in the past. T

  10. I am aware of the methods that I am using when I study. T

  11.  I use different learning strategies depending on the situation. T

  12. I use my intellectual strengths to compensate for my weaknesses. F

  13. I know when each strategy I use will be most effective. F

  14. I slow down when I encounter important information. T

  15. I draw pictures, diagrams and take notes to help me understand while learning. F

  16. I try to translate new information into my own words.

  17. I ask myself if what I’m reading is related to what I already know. T

  18. I try to break studying down into smaller steps. T

  19. I ask myself periodically if I am meeting my goals. F

  20. I consider several alternatives to a problem before I answer. T

  21. I find myself analyzing the usefulness of strategies while I study. T

  22.  I ask myself questions about how well I am doing while learning something new. T

  23. I ask others for help when I don’t understand something.  T

  24. I am persistent when working on a challenging problem. T

  25. I re-evaluate my assumptions when I get confused. T

  26. I stop and re-read or re-view material when I get confused. T

  27. I know how well I did once I finish a test. T

  28. I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task. F

  29. I ask myself how well I accomplish my goals once I’m finished. F

  30. I ask myself if I learned as much as I could have once I finish a task. T

 

  • Based on the outcome of the Self Regulation Inventory & Work Habits Self Assessments

A.  Provide a summary of your perceived areas of strengths and areas of needed improvement

I would consider my persistence as a strength, when I sit down to do something, I want to get it done fast and efficiently while soaking up the information. I do have a lot of trouble when I am trying to organize the information I am given, especially when practicing. That being said I've also had trouble organizing my practice times and what to do. 

B.  Provide the ratio of true to false out of 30

22:8

 
Coure Benchmark Goals

Step 1

  • What is it that you hope to know and be able to do at the conclusion of the class?

  • At the end of the class, I hope to have a large understanding in Jazz soloing and sight reading. I also hope to have my auditions prepared for schools.

  • What are three things you would like to achieve in order to count your semester as successful?

  • Jazz Soloing, Sight Reading, Prepared Auditions 

  • How motivated are you to achieve these goals?

  • Really want to get into a good music college

  • How will you increase your motivation if it becomes low during the course of the semester?

  • By practicing more and reminding myself of the end goal

  • What strategies can you use to achieve your goals?

  • By bringing prepared material to class and practicing outside of class as well 

  • What might interfere with your achievement and how can you prevent this interference?

  • Procrastination and low moral might interfere