Vark Study Plan

After reading the article I want to change my study habits some. My goal is to implement the strategy previously mentioned. I think self-testing myself as I read will allow for much more long term absorption of material. In addition, to increasing the skills in how I read I want to learn to create study questions for myself. When study guides are not provided it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the idea of exams. However, we can train ourselves to recognize important information and create our own study questions to be able to answer before exam day. Self-testing and self-created study questions are going to my new approach at studying.

D. Explain how you will Forge, Intensify, or Tether (FIT) your Learning Patterns to implement personal strategies so you can complete the Week Five assignment efficiently and effectively.

2) Review your homework from Week 1. What progress did you make on your course

4. What did you learn about yourself from the Assessment? (What were your major strengths and weaknesses? How do you react to these results? How can you build on strengths and minimize or eliminate weaknesses?)

I am a visual learner, so I would like to be able to see and read the materials. I learn best by seeing demonstrations and I enjoy hands on activities.

Cornell notes were also created as a means of stimulating the critical thinking skills of students. Cornell notes also help students when they are working on assignments and they need help remembering and/or understanding what was stated in the classroom. Preparation was the main reason why Cornell notes were established; when students have an upcoming test and they need help studying they can easily pull out a Cornell note that was taken for that particular class that they are about to have a test on, Cornell notes work as an excellent study guide when none is provided by the teacher or lecturer. That is why Mr. Walter Pauk sought to invent and develop the idea of Cornell notes, because he saw that students were frustrated with their test scores as a result of not being provided with study guides. Organization was also

Another great strategy I learned is that you should not study for an exam in your room. The best way to keep yourself from being frustrated or falling asleep is to keep moving. Whether is to hop from coffee shop to coffee shop every two hours in order to stay focused. Lastly, a great way to study is to do it with a group of people. However, it has to be the right people. As a student who is trying to get a good grade on an exam, the time you have before an exam should be effectively used. That means not having a study group with your closest friends because you’ll gossip all the time. It also means that you need to surround yourself with people who know the material. Sometimes it is good to help a classmate learn the material but, it cannot interfere with your own study plans. In other words, the study time has to be beneficial to everyone. Another way that you can get distracted is your cell phone. Turn off your cell phone when you study. There are extensions in google chrome that actually block distracting websites that you can go on when you

After seeing the video of professor Chew’s talk on “How to get the most out of studying, part 1” I realize the mistakes I’m doing when I’m studying. I been doing the same mistake since high school and now I know why I was struggling so much in some classes. Because I was multitasking most of the time when I was studying and being over confidents about knowing the topic I wasted a lot of time learning.

What did you learn in the program you are now completing, including in student teaching, about the use of data-supported instructions? Which courses were most helpful in this regard?

2. What qualities about your study habits do you think you could improve? Explain why they need improvement and what about them should change.

The read/write learner is advised to: develop lists, make outlines, obtain study guides, take notes, and write words to the notes several times. It is also recommended to read notes silently, rewrite and paraphrase ideas into other words. Converting graphs, charts, and diagrams into worded statements help the student with a strong read/write preference to understand the meanings contained in the visual material. Meaning is found in words; therefore the student with a read/write learning preference should search for words that describe the meaning of a concept by breaking the concept into textual points. (Fleming, n.d.).

Personal learning styles are highly complex and unique to specific individuals. It is often difficult to pinpoint an exact learning style. Though there are different categories, we often fine tune them to our own abilities. By examining our traits and tendencies we create a clearer understanding of how we process and learn information. With careful review, I have developed a specific analysis of my learning characteristics, including an evaluation of skill levels. Based on what I have recently learned and know from experience, I have also devised a structured plan for improvement of time management and study skills.

Think about your own experiences with assessment. Describe a NEGATIVE experience with assessment from when you were a k-12 student. Specifically, highlight the REASONS you believe your experience was NEGATIVE based on what you have learned in this course.

Furthermore, although you are interested in a subject and your are really trying to concentrate, but it could also interrupt by distraction. You cannot control over some distraction but the are some other ways to control. You may choose the place and time of study. In order to study efficiently, we need to have a place used for study. More wisely, set your timetable to plan your work and study. The kind of timetable will depend upon on your class schedule, study time and social activities. We should try to follow the rule of plan your work and work your plan.

A) I expected to get artistic, creative and investigative as my results on surveys that I took, because I already knew I had these traits as a part of my personality. However, the results from my learning styles survey were a little surprising to me. I got visual as my highest total score, while kinesthetic and auditory were almost balanced out scores. The reason why I was a little surprised was that last year, I took a survey to figure out my learning style, and I got both auditory and visual learner. The results have their little differences, but that shows people do change over time. Learning styles can be learned and strengthened.