Student Success Skills: Self-Assessment

Take our quick assessment to identify your strengths and explore areas for improvement.

1. Select a module to begin your assessment:

Academic Integrity and Referencing
Academic Writing
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Critical Thinking
Data Literacy
Diversity, Bias, and Impacting Change
Information Literacy
Personal Development and Well-Being
Research Skills
Study Strategies and Assignments

2. Select the full module or specific skill to begin your assessment:

All Communication and Interpersonal Skills

OR

First Impressions
The World of Academic Communication
Online Communication
Maximizing Your Communication Opportunities
Being Assertive
Leadership and Negotiation
Giving a Successful Presentation
Feedback: Active Listening for a Shared Understanding
Inclusive Communication
Reaching Into the Career Market

3. Begin Self-Assessment

For each statement select the button that best describes you. When you are finished, select submit to explore the skills best suited to you.

Strongly Unlike Me
Unlike Me
Like Me
Strongly Like Me
1. I want to make a good impression on new people and build good relationships from the start.
2. I’m not always sure if it’s ok to ask other people where they are from.
3. I’m not sure if/how my attitudes and behaviour are influenced by unconscious bias.
4. I find it hard to listen to others and concentrate during discussions.
5. I worry about how to communicate appropriately with others during group work.
6. I need to think more about how my language choices might affect others.
7. I could be more aware of how tone of voice and body language affects communication.
8. I need some strategies for making my social media use accessible and inclusive.
9. I would lack confidence to challenge others if their language or behaviour was not inclusive.
10. I would like to find ways to contribute actively to making my institution more inclusive.
11. I’m interested in learning more about how to use inclusive communication.
Submit to View Feedback

Thank you for completing the self-assessment.

  • View your results below. You can also download it as a PDF or add the results to your list to review later
  • Use the confidence levels as your guide to prioritize which skills to explore first
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