Getting organised and key study skills

(Dept of Management and Marketing)

Cindy WeeTe Puna Ako learning centre

Outline of this workshop

• Getting organised for your studies

• Key study skills

Is this your ultimate goal?

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Have study goals

Have strategies

Focus on your goalsPlan

Monitor

Reflect

Adjust

Manage your time

Make your time work for YOU!

Set your priorities

Beware of procrastination !

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Study Timetable

Prepare your own timetable using the blank one below. Initially, you should try and work to your timetable. After a couple of weeks you will know if it is a sensible timetable and whether or not you need to change it. Don’t be alarmed if you have to write out your timetable a few times during the semester or year. Sometimes you have to delete, alter or add to your timetable as demands on your time change. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 6-7

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11-12

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Use your diary and wall planner

Discover and use your learning style

VISUAL Learner• Prefer visual sense. • Must see to understand. • Learns best by reading and

watching.

AUDITORY Learner• Prefers auditory sense.• Must hear to understand.• Learns best by listening to an

explanation.

TACTILE Learner• Prefers tactile sense.• Must touch or feel to understand.• Learns best by engaging in hands-

on activity.

• What are your learning preferences?

• Activity sheet

What these say about me…

• If you have:• 1, 4, 7, 10, and 13 you have the characteristics

of a VISUAL LEARNER.• 2, 5, 8, 11, and 14 you have the characteristics

of an AUDITORY LEARNER.• 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 you have the characteristics

of a TACTILE LEARNER.*If your checks spread evenly among 2 or more categories, you may be equally comfortable using one or more of your senses when learning.

Let’s Experiment

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Learning Style Experiment . . .

Let’s ADAPT . . .• Lecture (Auditory)

• Media presentations- use of visual aids (Visual)

• Hands-on activity (Tactile)

• Take notes.(tactile & visual) Watch for visual cues such as gestures & facial expressions that emphasize important points.(visual) Pay attention to visual aids or written information on the board. (visual)

• Listen to instructor’s explanations or comments and COPY them into your notes. (auditory & tactile)

• Summarize presentation in your notes & read it aloud to review. (auditory & visual)

Listen to any explanation that accompanies the activity. (auditory)

Be an independent learner

Be proactive

Be resourceful

Have a questioning mind

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The car crashes into a tree, killing the father and seriously injuring his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Upon looking at the boy, the doctor says (telling the truth). “I cant operate on him. He is my son.

Think critically

What do you see?

• In groups discuss what do you think is critical thinking?

steps to critical thinking

• Examine your assumptions• Make predictions• Sharpen your interpretations• Evaluate what you learn.

Assumption

• Is an idea or belief taken for granted.

• It is based on what we know or have experienced.

• It shapes our thoughts and actions.

Assumption Exercise

Using assumptions in Critical Thinking.

Reading Writing Math Problem Solving

Determine what Brainstorm to Determine what Determine what youyou already know generate ideas. is given in a assume or believe to

be about a topic; problem. true about the

problem,background for what you think you canreading. or cannot do.

Predictions• Is a decision made beforehand

about the outcome of an event. • Predictions are based on

assumptions. Because you believe that certain things are true, you expect or believe that certain things will happen.

• They are usually the result of asking yourself questions and looking for answers.

Prediction exercise

Making predictions in critical thinking

Reading Writing Math All Decision Courses Making

Turn headings Have a Determine Anticipate Look aheadinto questions purpose for the kind of exam questions to the outcome.to guide your writing. Have answer you and make What do you readings. a plan to need: practice tests. think will

happen? follow. a fraction?

a percent?

Interpretations• occurs on 2 levels:

– literal that is the stated meaning, the author’s or speaker’s main idea and details, and

– implied that is the suggested meaning-what you can guess or conclude from what is said or deliberately been left out or is unsaid.

Interpretation exercise

Using interpretations in Critical

Thinking.

Reading Writing Math Science Decision Making

Read for Develop your Identify both Determine Gather facts, learn

literal and ideas logically what is significance from experience, implied meaning. and draw valid known and of research and

decide, what conclusions. what is findings or you

want to do. unknown. lab results.

Evaluate what you learned.

Evaluate – • This means we determine the worth or value,

and we will judge whether you something is right or wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair.

• We use this critical thinking strategy in every aspect of our life.

• It is a measurement of worth in continuing or stopping an action or situation.

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Evaluate what you are learning in Critical

thinking

Reading Writing Math All Problem Courses Solving

Determine Evaluate your Use a Learn from Evaluate the reliability writing/work. formula or your mistakes. your

plan. Isobjectivity, and Proofread to system for Determine why it

working? usefulness of find errors; checking you make them Revise

plan asonline and revise for content your work. and how you can needed, or printed sources. and organization, overcome them. make new

plan. edit grammar, etc.

What academic skills do you need?

Note taking - lectures

• Be prepared• Structure in lecture • Listen actively • Record key points• Use mind maps

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What is academic reading?

reading as communication and  thinking.

Strategies in reading

• Read what is required• Keep asking questions• Use active reading

techniques

Techniques in reading

• Scanning• Skimming• Focused Reading

READ as a Active Reader Find:• The main idea - the most important thing in the paragraph.

• 3 supporting details - these tell about the main idea.

Academic writing

• process • structure

Research skills

• Identify the task • Search relevant information• Use reading strategies• Reference your work

properly

Make use of the support system and facilities in the campus

Ask I.T. helpdesk

You can do it!