A During the current school year, to what extent has your course work emphasized the following mental activities?
Very Much 
Quite a Bit   
Some     
Very Little        
A27 Memorizing facts, ideas or methods from your courses and readings so you can repeat them in pretty much the same form.
A28 Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components.
A29 Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experience into new, more complex interpretations and relationships.
A30 Making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods such as examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions.
A31 Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations.

These items are from "The College Student Report," a data collection instrument of the National Study of Student Engagement, Indiana University.