Table 1.

LASSI subscales and sample questions.

(adapted from Weinstein et al., 2002) [29]

LASSI subscale	Description	Sample questions
Anxiety (ANX)	Degree of worry about coursework.	I feel very panicky when I take a test. My mind wanders a lot when I study.
Attitude (ATT)	Students’ interests, goals and opinions about college and academic success.	I have a positive attitude about attending classes
Concentration (CON)	Strategies to stay focused and engagement in academic tasks.	My mind wanders a lot when I study.
Information processing (INP)	Students’ ability to organize information into meaningful pieces and bridge previous knowledge with new knowledge.	I try to find relationships between what I am learning and what I already know
Motivation (MOT)	Effort and self-discipline put into doing work and the ability to set academic goals and achieve them.	When work is difficult I either give up or study only the easy parts.
Selecting main ideas (SMI)	Students’ thinking skills for identifying important information.	When studying, I seem to get lost in the details and miss the important information.
Self-testing (SFT)	Strategies used to test knowledge acquired, one’s level of understanding and application of knowledge.	I try to think of possible test questions when studying my class material
Using Academic Resources (UAR)	Willingness to use academic resources, including tutors, that support meaningful learning and understanding.	When they are available, I go to study or review sessions
Test strategies (TST)	Strategies used to prepare for examinations	I have difficulty adapting my studying to different types of subjects
Time management (TMT)	How I manage my time and academic tasks	I set aside more time to study the subjects that are difficult for me.