The student raises and/or answers questions in class well but seems inadequate on paper. The student's quizzes provide acceptable or better responses to questions relating to lecture information, but it appears that the student has not read the required material. The student's quizzes reflect acceptable understanding of course readings, but her responses to questions regarding lecture material make you wonder about class attendance. The student squints a lot and/or rubs her eyes. The student asks frequently for repetitions or constantly interrupts for additional explanations; her note-taking is incredulous or non-existent. The student shares a chronic health problem, arrested drug abuse, or eating disorder with you. The student seems to begin well in a course but later is making errors that suggest loss of initial learning. The student confuses course assignments and/or due dates. The student seeks extensions to extensions to extensions. The student provides class contributions that seem peculiar or seems to make strange associations. She seems to lack common sense or ask inappropriate, perhaps even "off the wall," questions. The student's papers earn appreciably higher grades on content than on mechanics. Or, her content is good but disorganized or, at least, poorly sequenced. The student has memorized much information but fails to make appropriate associations, generalizations, or applications. The student's work with graphic materials is distinctly more or less astute than language-based products. The student is a distraction to herself or others. The student appears "lazy," "unmotivated,' or "too social" for academic success in spite of protestations that she studies extensively. Much of the information on this page was assembled by Cassie Ross '99. Academic Resource Center Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA 24595 http://www.arc.sbc.edu/ldtraits.html (434) 381-6278