Post on 17-May-2015
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Study SkillsOrna Farrell
orna.farrell@dbs.ie
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Learning theoriesLearning styles...VAK Successful learningStudy StrategiesPersonal effectivenessTime management
Learning: Behaviourists
BehaviouristLearning through
stimulus, response & reward
Pavlov (1927)Skinner (1965)ConditioningInput.......output
Learning: Cognitive
Perception, memory &concept formation Demonstrate
understanding by applying knowledge to solving a problem
Kolb(1984) Experiential learning
What is your learning style?
Visual: use of seen or observed things, including pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, displays, handouts, films, flip-chart
Auditory: involves the transfer of information through listening: to the spoken word, of self or others, of sounds and noises
Kinaesthetic: involves physical experience -touching, feeling, holding, doing, practical hands-on experiences
Successful learning
Write down, something you think you are good at...........
Write down a few words about how you became good at this.................
Successful learning
Did you write?PracticeTrial and errorRepetitionHaving a goExperimenting
Most people “learn by doing"
Study strategies
Identify what is really neededStudy assignment titles carefully.
Work out exactly what is required for assignments.
This saves time in re-writing assignments later.
Time spent in preparation is well spent.Work strategically
Set yourself clear goals and work towards these.
Study strategies
Make the material meaningfulLooking for 'the meaning' or how things work, rather than focusing on remembering information.
Work with the material, looking at how it fits together and applies to different circumstances.
If you develop your understanding of the subject, it will help you to take in future material more easily.
This makes reading easier. It also improves your memory for the subject.
Study strategies
Look for linksBe active in searching out links between different aspects of the programme.
Look also for links between what you are learning and the wider world.
This helps to develop understanding and memory.
Study strategies
Work with othersWork with other students so that you share ideas and gain mutual support.
You may be able to share some research tasks and clarify your lecture notes.
Studying with others makes study more interesting, as you gain a different set of perspectives.
Study strategies
Set yourself SMART-F targets
strategic : they assist you to achieve your goalsmeasurable: you can tell when you have
completed themachievable: you are likely to succeed in meeting
themrealistic: they fit the circumstancestime-bound: you have a set time to meetflexible: you can adapt them if the circumstances
change
Why take notes?
To note down factsTo contrast similarities and differencesTo summarise main pointsTo help pay attentionTo review and reviseTo record thoughts & brainstorm
Types of note taking
Prose/linearMany students use this
format basically written
paragraphsWhile this type can
provide a summary the disadvantages are that it encourages verbatim copying
doesn't allow for organisational strategy use
Types of note taking
Mind mapping/spider diagrams The notes start in the middle of a
page and 'explode' out towards the edge of the page.
The advantage is that it is very visual, allows for structure and displays relationships.
They are very useful for review and recall, brainstorming and revision purposes.
Another advantage is that a lot of information can be condensed
Disadvantages include they are hard to produce, especially from lectures and they require practice
Why mind map?
Using words, numbers and sentences only uses one side of your brain: the left
Your right brain responds to colours, shapes and sound
Mind mapping uses both left and right brain skills
Interview with Tony Buzan
Types of note taking
Cornell Method This method involves drawing
a line down the page, about 1/3 from left side of page.
The right side is used to record notes. The left side is reserved for key words and main points.
These can be done after the lecture, when trying to condense the information.
The advantage of this method is that it forces the note taker to select main points;
Taking Notes from readings
The SQRNR Reading Method1. Survey the text 2. Question: make questions about the text3. Read & underline key words4. Make notes5. Revise
What now?
Study planStudy groupStart reading for your assignmentsLearning journalSet SMART Targets
Further reading
http://www.spicynodes.org/a/7263f7634cbe7f820fa717500f117a71
Buzan, T. (2002) How to mind map. London: Thorsons.
http://www.buzanworld.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrW
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