DTTLS STUDY SKILLS
The aim of this essay is to give the reader an overview of the types of study skills necessary for a student to study for and attain a Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector. In it I will discuss my personal approach to study and the study skills I need to use on the programme. The essay will highlight the skills I feel are my current strengths and draw attention to the areas I need to develop. I will briefly describe and evaluate some different reflective models and in relation to these explain the type of reflective model I use and how this helps me to understand how I can improve my learning experience and my study skills in order to study more proactively.
I approach my studies with motivation and
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At the start of this DTLLS course I completed a Skills Self-Assessment Audit (see appendix 2). This assessment gave an indication of my level of competence in the following areas; reading, writing, oral communication, teamwork, problem-solving, personal effectiveness, numeracy and information technology. I rated my abilities in the above areas as good and felt confident in being able to achieve good results in those areas. In addition to the skills audit I took an online Literacy and Numeracy test and achieved a level 2 result (see appendix 3). Other strengths include excellent ICT skills, being organised and able to prioritise tasks, independent thinking, note taking, essay writing, good use of the English language and research skills
As the course has progressed and assignments have been completed I have become aware of my strength areas though participation in tasks, reflection and feedback from my tutor. I have used my word processing skills to complete all written work and presented it in the correct format. I have been tasked with two oral communication projects, both of which required me to use
My strong points as a reader have also definitely improved after reading the poems and stories we experienced this semester. Writing has been an important form of expression for me. I find myself to be very soft spoken and speaking verbally is usually difficult for me because I can’t always seem to find the right words to say. I feel that I am more expressive and have more control over what I want to say. While this semester progressed toward its end, I have learned new writing skills and gradually learned how to engage with audiences. This skill was very useful in meeting my course goals in English 102.
This essay is to demonstrate that I understand my own roles and responsibilities in lifelong learning.
Poor behaviour: If any of the pupils are not focused due to poor behaviour you need to intervene straightaway. If pupils are able to continue interrupting they will do so. Always praise the good behaviour of pupils who are doing what they need to. As a last resort, if one particular pupil
Gravells, A., 2012. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 5th ed. London: Learning Matters.
Brief for Assignment 1: unit 008 (level 4): Roles, responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning
This presentation will discuss key factors that impact planning personal study, such as strengths and weaknesses. Also, this presentation will include how to access and locate resources in the Learning Centre.
During the course of this semester; the variety of writing styles and essays assigned to me in my communication skills class encouraged the development of my writing skills, as well as provided me with more self-assurance in my abilities. My writing, research, and presentation abilities enhanced through practice, determination, and the understanding I gained during this course. With every single writing assignment, I learned new innovative approaches and skills, which enhanced my abilities to improve my thoughts logically, enabling me to write more clearly, and to organize my papers more effectively. At the beginning of this semester; despite the fact that I already knew the terminology MAP: message, audience, purpose; I never really
I have included a witness statement by my line manager stating that I have developed different skills since I joined the course. In addition, he mentioned that I am now able to manage and organise my tasks more efficiently where I meet the deadline provided, make my own decisions, track tasks and achievement.
A driving objective for a teacher is to affect students to advance their expertise in education by finding them the correct course. The teacher should promote positive motivation and inspiration by adhering to legislation and codes of practice which will increase every student’s focus in developing and bridging gaps to display eagerness towards a healthy broad mindset, creative thinking and brighter approach. A mentor should coordinate assessments which will reinforce the ability to perceive individuals’ abilities and knowledge progressions and moreover support them further to boost their learning capacity to acquire a well-established national standards skill set.
After reviewing the syllabus, I am excited to gain knowledge in how to produce well-crafted resumes, reports, emails, and letters for future applications in real life scenarios. Analyzing variety of professional rhetorical situations and being able to produce a highly developed response also is a skill I’m am looking forward to acquire. Refining my abilities at every stage that are involved when constructing any competent form of professional writing. Specifically, I hope to improve in drafting and revising as I feel those are my weakest areas when it comes to writing.
One skill I greatly improved upon was my ability to gather and organize information. On my first paper, Arguing a Position (AaP), I did very poorly on this. The paper was arguing that the mass surveillance by the United States government had gone too far and was suppressing individuals’ freedoms. I spent a long time researching for this essay. When I went to sort through it all I had found that I had gathered way too much information and I had not organized it in any useful way. This put me behind the rest of the class in the writing process. I was still typing down to the very last day, while everyone else was editing, which hurt the quality of my essay. I did, however, learn from these mistakes. In my second essay, Proposing a Solution (PaS), I proposed a solution to the algae problem in Western Lake Erie. I feel I did much better at researching for this paper. I collected less information and only kept the information that I knew would be useful in writing the essay. This saved time which allowed me to put more effort into the quality of the writing. For this reason my PaS essay was much better than my AaP. This improvement shows that I have improved enough to earn credit for this course.
Developing strong academic study skills in Higher Education is arguably the most important area of learning and development a student can cultivate, in order to achieve academic success. The skills that are acquired, the learning techniques that a student refines and life learning experiences are all going to develop into long-term career prospects and future career enhancement. Some of the key areas for development and discussion in this essay will include note taking/essay writing, critical thinking and analysing questions and reflective thinking skills.
I feel that some strengths that I have had throughout this semester is the integration of quotes and using sources very well. I have also done a good job of researching in general for all of the essays. I also have been able to write really well reader responses because I was able to fully understand the passages and write to my best ability. I also had no difficulty with submitting all of the reader responses. I also think that in the Final Essay #2 I showed what I am fully capable of in the second page of integrating quotes as well as my own opinions.
Rationale: this activity will help students practice spelling, vocabulary, grammar and text formation which differ quite a lot from speaking.
The reason that most people High School don’t have good study skills is because they were not taught proper study habits in Elementary School, where this should be taught.