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UNIVERSITAS SRIWIJAYA

NAMA : SREE RAJA LAKSHMY CHANDRA SEKARAN

NOMOR : 54081001122

KPT

QUESTION : Learning and communication skills

DATE : 14.09.2008

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1 )Find your own learning style based on valid literatures

Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning. It is an important

tool for us when we construct knowledge. According to the Myers- Briggs type indicator,I feel I am an intuitor where I use imagination, concept oriented, and I am more focused

on the meanings and possibilities. Other than that I am also a kinesthetic learner, I learn

best through doing and learning or using the hands- on approach. Besides that, based onthe multiple intelligences theory, I classify myself under bodily or kinesthetic. I can read

body language, good on hand- eye Co-ordination. lastly I can communicate ideas trough

gesture.

2 )Find your own superiority and deficiency in learning

The superiority in my own learning style is that I think about things more detailed thanother type of learners. I tend to issues which may look petite to other peoples eyes. I

focus deeper than other people would. As a kinesthetic learner, I get to gain more

experience than the visual and audio learners. I would remember even longer because, I

have already done this process before. I can just close my eyes and recall the methodsand process of what I need to do and I will remember. Next, according to the multiple

intelligence theory I am a bodily or kinesthetic kind of person where I read the people or

the subject physically. Lastly, I am a need to know person .I need to know why and howthis happens. I will do my findings till I get all my details if I cannot understand a simple

thing. This method allows me to grasp more because I am learning about the subject

thoroughly. My deficiency in my own learning style is, exams are ten percenttheoretically based, where we need to memories the definition of a certain words. So as a

kinesthetic learner I will find it harder to memories this definition, unless I find a hands-

on method to remember the definition of the word. Secondly, if the teacher or the

lecturer is not the get practical kind of lecturer and they are more of a reading from thetext book kind of lecturer I would take a longer time to learn my subject. Thirdly, being

an intuitor I tend to use my imagination a lot and through this I might divert from the real

purpose of work. I always face the problem of diverting into another stream of the subjectrather than the one which I am supposed to learn.

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Superiority

More detailed thinking

Easier to recall information

Gain more experienceObserve things for phsically

Grasp information through visual and audio

Deficiency

Harder to memorise theories

Get diverted faster from the main topic

Longer time to learn through books

Not all lecturers are kinesthetic lecturers.Kinesthetic method, takes more time.

3) Analyze the problems potentially occur as a medical student

First and foremost, being a first month medical student I personally find that as time

passes I am short of time. I find that time is running very much faster. Next, a medicalstudent will face lots of stress due to the amount of learning and research to do in a short

period of time. They seem to be always under stress. Thirdly, a medical student has to do

lots of research and for that, they need lots of books, the books are too expensive anddifficult to be found. Next as a medical student, we learn by getting practical but if they

do not have enough facilities, lab equipments and anatomical models, they will find it

very hard to learn. Fifthly, in some lectures the lecturer fails to produce enough studyingmaterial for the student to study. A medical student also has very little sleep, which will

lead to some health problems. A medical student would find it very hard to live like other

normal people, having enough time to shop or mix around with friends.

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4) Plan how you will do to solve the problems

Even though as a medical student we find that there are so many problems. We shouldtake is as a pride to face all this problems and turning out to be fine humans, then fine

doctor. Any field we pick there must be their own problems, but for a medical student it

comes for a very good cost, which is saving peoples life. So lets go through some of thesolutions for the problems above. If we find that the time is running to fast and we are

short of time, then we should start to learn how to manage our time even better. We

should learn how to do a priority chart and a lot time for only important matter which will

bring benefit to us. Secondly, a medical student is always under stress so we should find away to do self relaxation, where we can either do yoga or breathing exercise. Thirdly, the

universitys library should provide enough books in a mass quantity based on the amount

of students which is in the university. The university should also provide enough facilities

for the lab studies and the anatomy classes. Fifthly, the lecturers should provide supportby giving good slides and referential sites for the student to get their information from.

Next a medical student doesnt always have enough sleep, so the student should takeshort naps in the evening after their classes just to rest their eyes which would make them

feel better. A medical student should always keep themselves very fit, they should do

some kind of exercise not necessarily go to the gym but they must work. Lastly, themoment we decide to become doctors we should learn how to sacrifice and have self

discipline, which will seem hard at the beginning but as time goes, it will become easier

for us. Medical school is five years, so learn how to enjoy it, despite all the problems you

face and you will turn out to be a great doctor.