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G etting organised and key study skills ( Dept of Management and Marketing)

G etting organised and key study skills ( Dept of Management and Marketing). Cindy Wee Te Puna Ako learning centr e. Outline of this workshop. Getting organised for your studies Key study skills. I s this your ultimate goal?. Have study goals. Have strategies. Focus on your goals.

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G etting organised and key study skills ( Dept of Management and Marketing)

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  1. Getting organised and key study skills (Dept of Management and Marketing) Cindy Wee Te PunaAko learning centre

  2. Outline of this workshop • Getting organised for your studies • Key study skills

  3. Is this your ultimate goal?

  4. Have study goals

  5. Have strategies

  6. Focus on your goals Plan • Monitor • Reflect • Adjust

  7. Manage your time

  8. Make your time work for YOU!

  9. Set your priorities

  10. Beware of procrastination ! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk&feature=related

  11. Use your diary and wall planner

  12. Discover and use your learning style

  13. VISUALLearner • Prefer visual sense. • Must see to understand. • Learns best by reading and watching.

  14. AUDITORYLearner • Prefers auditory sense. • Must hear to understand. • Learns best by listening to an explanation.

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

  16. What are your learning preferences? • Activity sheet

  17. 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.

  18. Let’s Experiment . .

  19. Learning Style Experiment . . .

  20. 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)

  21. Be an independent learner

  22. Be proactive

  23. Be resourceful

  24. Have a questioning mind

  25. What do you think of this? • A man and his son are driving in a car. 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.

  26. Think critically

  27. What do you see?

  28. In groups discuss what do you think is critical thinking?

  29. steps to critical thinking • Examine your assumptions • Make predictions • Sharpen your interpretations • Evaluate what you learn.

  30. 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.

  31. Assumption Exercise

  32. Using assumptions in Critical Thinking. Reading Writing Math Problem Solving Determine what Brainstorm to Determine what Determine what you you 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 can reading. or cannot do.

  33. 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.

  34. Prediction exercise

  35. Making predictions in critical thinking Reading Writing Math All Decision Courses Making Turn headings Have a Determine Anticipate Look ahead into 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?

  36. 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.

  37. Interpretation exercise

  38. 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.

  39. 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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  41. 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. Is objectivity, and Proofread to system for Determine why it working? usefulness of find errors; checking you make them Revise plan as online and revise for content your work. and how you can needed, or printed sources. and organization, overcome them. make new plan. edit grammar, etc.

  42. What academic skills do you need?

  43. Note taking - lectures • Be prepared • Structure in lecture • Listen actively • Record key points • Use mind maps

  44. Te PunaAkoLearning Centre

  45. What is academic reading?

  46. reading as communication and  thinking.

  47. Strategies in reading Read what is required Keep asking questions Use active reading techniques

  48. Techniques in reading • Scanning • Skimming • Focused Reading

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