Study Skills

J. Roth

Textbook and Sample Chapter Survey Form

For the textbook:

Ø Check any of the following that you find.

Course Name: __________________ Textbook Name:_____________________

Author(s): _____________________Most Recent Copyright Date: ___________

Check the parts you find:

_____Preface _____Table of Contents _____Index

_____Glossary _____Appendix (Appendices) _____Bibliography

Number of Chapters in the Table of Contents: ___________

Are the chapters divided into units? Yes No

If the book has any special sections in the back (appendices), what do they contain?

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What Web help does the textbook offer?

____Textbook Website ____Textbook CD/DVD _____Online Tutoring

____Web Enrichment Activities (Sidebar, end-of-chapter, etc.)

For the sample chapter:

Ø Check any of the following that you find.

Beginning of chapter help:

______Introduction ______Objectives ______Goals

______Pre-tests ______An Outline ______Questions

______Other __________________

End of chapter help:

______Summary ______Review Questions _______Study Questions

______Tests and Quizzes ______Other _________________

What font is used for key terms? __________________________

Approximately how many flash cards would you need for the chapter’s key terms? _________

Are there pictures in the chapter? Yes No

Are there Sidebars (information in the margins)? Yes No

Charts, Tables, Graphs? Yes No

Any other special features? (Web/Internet?) _________________________________

Fill in this outline shell with the fonts that correspond to each of the chapter’s size divisions.

I. Font used for chapter title: _______________

A. Font used for the largest pieces of the chapter (sub-chapters): ___________

1. Font used for next division: (Pieces of sub-chapters): ___________

a. Font used for next division: (Pieces of those pieces): ________