Study Skills lectures from 18th March 2014

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Think, Pair Share

What are the differences are between..

Being a student at schooland

Being a third level student?


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Student Lecturer Examples

Stage 1 Dependent Authority, Coach Coaching with immediate

feedback. Drill.

Informational lecture.

Overcoming deficiencies

and resistance.

Stage 2 Interested Motivator, guide Inspiring lecture plus

guided discussion. Goal-

setting and learning

strategies.

Stage 3 Involved Facilitator Discussion facilitated by

lecturer who participatesas equal. Seminar. Group

projects.

Stage 4 Self-directed Consultant,

delegator

Internship, dissertation,

individual work or self-

directed study-group.

Towards a Self Directed Learner

http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/SSDL/Model.html#Figure1


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How do you Learn?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX0teReijUk


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Whats My Style

Answer each question as honestly as

possible

When you have answered all the

questions (not until then )

Circle the number corresponding to your

answer on the list at the back of your

handout

Add up each column.


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Learning Styles

Visual

Auditory/Verbal Kinaesthetic


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The Visual Learner - Some Characteristics

Remember what was read or seen

May think in words or pictures

Information may not exist for them unless it is seen orwritten down

Like written reports better than verbal ones Vivid imaginations

Use colour

Remember faces but not names

Sensitive to the way things look

Make lists about everything

http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/ed_resources/tasc/Training/Visual_Learning.htm


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The Auditory /Verbal Learner - Some

Characteristics

Remember what they hear

Talk while they write

May be a good speaker

Information written down will have little meaningunless it is heard

Distracted by noise

Pictures are distracting

Remember names but not faces Write lightly and not always legibly



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The Kinaesthetic Learner - Some Characteristics

Remember what was done not what was talkedabout

Dont hearthings well

Learn by imitation and practice

Touches things to get a sense of them

Likes to talk about feelings

Love games

Impulsive May appear slowif information is not presentedin their style

Often Athletic



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The Visual Learner

Advantages

Good at visualising events andimagining situations

Use visual strategies forremembering information

Get considerable pleasurefrom learning involving visual

and creative skills

See the whole picture whendiscussing or working on aproblem or task.

Disadvantages

Need more time to complete

tasks

More interested in the

appearance of something than

its actual value - which may be

a disadvantage in some

situations, though not in all

May not spend enough time

on, or give enough attention to

specific details

http://www.open2.net/survey/learningstyles/learning_styles.rtf


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The Auditory Learner

Advantages

Benefit from talks and lectures

able to absorb a lot ofinformation from radioprogrammes

Skilled in sequencing andorganising information and

have a methodical approach tomany aspects of life

Often considered a reliableand independent worker

Disadvantages

Unable to multitask, having tocomplete one job beforeembarking on another

Focus on small bits ofinformation and do not obtain aholistic and broad picture ofsomething you are working on

Prefer to work on your ownrather than work in groups

http://www.open2.net/survey/learningstyles/learning_styles.rtf


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What is the average spread

of Learning Styles?

Visual 29%

Auditory 34%

Kinaesthetic 37%


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How do you like to Study?

Think- Pair- Share


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The Role of the Environment

Lighting - some prefer bright lights, whileothers prefer dim lights

Some learners prefer to listen to music whileworking, others like totally quiet surroundings

Seating arrangements - Some prefer to sit on

a sofa while reading or writing, while othersmay be more comfortable sitting at a desk


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A Good Student

Is self aware:-

Knows how they learn and

plays to their strengths


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Buzz Session

How am I going to use what I

learnt tonight to help with my

study


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Questions?


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Workshop 2

Study Skills 2

Dr. John ONeill


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Learning Techniques

SQ3R Method

Flashcards

MindMaps

Chunking and Repetition

Mnemonics


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SQ3R Method

Scan

Question

Read

Remember

Review


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Flashcards

Summary of points

Key words

Flow diagrams


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Learning Techniques

SQ3R Method

Flashcards

MindMaps


Mnemonics


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Mind Maps


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Learning Techniques

SQ3R Method

Flashcards

MindMaps


Mnemonics


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Bite size chunks

Practice

Practice

More Practice


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Learning Techniques

SQ3R Method

Flashcards

MindMaps


Mnemonics


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Mnemonics Rhymes and Catchphrases

E.g . I before E, except after C Spelling Acronyms

E.g. BECAUSEB ig Elephants Can A lways Understand Smal l

Elephants List Order Acronyms

E.g. Order of colours in the rainbow , or visualspectrum:(Red, Orange, Yellow , Green, Blu e, Ind igo , Vio let)

Richard Of York Gave Batt le In VainE.g. The order of p lanets in average distance fromthe Sun:(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)

My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets


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Communities of Practice

The five features of a community of practiceare:-

Targeted

Sustainable

Active

Manageable

Reflective

Devise a mnemonic to rememberthese five features


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Buzz Session

How am I going to use what I

learnt tonight to help with my

study


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Communities of Practice

The five features of a community of practiceare:-

Sustainable

Manageable Active

Reflective

Targeted


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