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Some things I can share with my fellow students

STUDY SKILLS:
· Organisation
· Procrastination
· Prepare for assignments, essays and reports

TIME MANAGEMENT:
1. Prioritise
2. Dealing with priorities

NOTES:
Ø Courtesy shown to others
Ø Demonstrate sample of activity – allow for lapses,
must be self corrective though
Ø Allow for illness and bereavement
Ø Allow for training days, sport days,
recreation and cultural pursuits

NOTE-TAKING:
Record new data
Summarise
Record ideas
Communicate to others
Show relationships
Create revision notes
Plan
For recall

RANGE:
v Written
v Graphics
v Diagrams
v Tables
v Graphs
v Flow charts
v Mind maps
v Diagrammatic forms
v Comic strips
v Story boards
v Graphic designer

TECHNIQUES:
o Purpose of technique defined
o Identified
o Key points identified
o Recorded as summary

SPECIAL NOTES:
a) Awareness to express underpinning concept of learning
b) Effective learning specific
c) Need to learn and want to learn
d) Take responsibility
e) Explore and optimise own learning
f) Learn with confidence, curiosity, and initiative
g) Transfer learning to new situations

READING:
I. Skimming and scanning
II. Read in-depth

MEMORY TECHNIQUES:
Mind mapping
Flashcards
Mnemonics

EXAM PREPARATION:
o Prepare for exam
o Memorise skills

WRITING ESSAYS:
o Understand topic
o Plan essay
o Know types of information
o Gather and use info
o Write the essay
o Structure the essay
o Grammar
o Proof read

PRESENT A POSTER:
RESEARCH INFORMATION:
APA REFERENCING:

THINKING SKILL:
o Left brain/right brain
o Learning model of metacognition
o Knowledge of different thinking processes

All these would definitely help my fellow students/classmates!!! Taken from the develop skill for students.

Definitely information I will be sharing around with friends and acquaintances on and off campus. This is a sure thing.