Question

You would like to increase your GPA in the Stats class to improve your chances of finding your dream job. There are different strategies how you can do it. For example, you can hire a tutor, spend more time reading a textbook, spend more time doing extra exercise at the end of the book, start working with TA, etc. You decided to interview your classmates at UBC and collect data to help you to decide which strategy would work best. Describe 5 characteristics that you would like to collect from students and how you would measure those characteristics.

Answer 1

The 5 characteristics that i would like to collect from students are mentioned below.

1) Curiosity - Most teachers want students to ask questions when they did not understand a concept that is being taught. It is truly the only way a teacher knows whether you really understand something. If no questions are asked, then the teacher has to assume that you understood that concept. Good students aren't afraid to ask questions because they know that if they do not get a particular concept, it could hurt them later on when that skill is expanded.

2)Hard Work - The perfect student isn't necessarily the smartest student. There are plenty of students who are blessed with natural intelligence but lack the self-discipline to hone that intelligence.

3)Dedication - Being involved in extra-curricular activities can help student gain confidence, which can improve academic success.

4)Leadership - Teachers love good students who are natural leaders within their classroom. Whole classes have their own unique personalities and often those classes with good leaders are good classes. Likewise those classes that lack peer leadership can be the most difficult to handle.

5)Motivation - Motivation comes from many places. The best students are the ones who are motivated to be successful. Likewise, students who lack motivation are he ones who are the hardest to reach, are often in trouble, and eventually drop out of school.

According to me, All above characteristics are most efficient to become successful in our life