Before you begin

Rate your answers to these questions on a scale of 1–5:

1 = never; 2 = once or twice; 3 = sometimes; 4 = many times; 5 = very often or always

Think about your daily context or situation (either at work or at home). How often do you feel that you have the following opportunities?

1. I can choose how I spend my day (e.g. which activities to carry out)
2. My current or future plans require me to learn new things
3. My current or future plans require me to be creative
4. I have opportunities to develop my own special abilities
5. My current or future plans for activities require a high level of skill
6. I can vary the activities I do every day

In terms of your current context, how true are the following statements to you?

7. I think I will be able to use what I learn in the future
8. I meet the goals that I set for myself in life
9. Learning that I carry out in my everyday life is important to me
10. I feel prepared for most of the demands I face every day
11. I try to identify others whom I can ask for help if I need it
12. Whatever comes my way I can usually handle it
13. I prefer activities that arouse my curiosity, even if I need to learn other things to carry them out
14. I try to understand how what I have learned impacts upon what I do in my life
15. I ask myself if there were other ways to do things after I finish an activity
16. It is important for me to learn new things
17. I can remain calm when facing difficulties because I can rely on my abilities
18. I often think about how my learning fits into the ‘bigger picture’ of my life
19. I consider how what I’ve learned relates to other people in my life
20. My past experiences have prepared me well for my future activities
21. When confronted with a problem I can usually find several solutions
22. When I do not understand something, I ask others for help
23. I think about what I have learned after I finish
24. I ask others for more information when I need it