The Teaching Professor , pp. Successful students exhibit a combination of successful attitudes and behaviors as well as intellectual capacity. Successful students are responsible and active. Successful students have legitimate goals and are motivated by what they represent in terms of career aspirations and life s desires. Successful students ask questions to provide the quickest route between ignorance and knowledge.
Successful students minimize classroom distractions that interfere with learning.
Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often. Successful students know their personal behavior affects their feelings and emotions which in turn can affect learning. Act like you re disinterested and you ll become disinterested. Successful students know that divided periods of study are more effective than cram sessions, and they practice it. Successful students do not procrastinate.