Skills Audit
Skill What I Have Learned Skill How I Feel I Have Skill
before Improved after
project project
Mind I have learned how to 4/10 I am now able to create a 7/10
mapping create a digital mind mind map on the computer
map on a website called which I was not aware of
‘Mindmup’ to help me beforehand.
organise my initial
ideas. This showed me
the link between all of
my ideas and how they
might fit into a
structure.
Planning a I learned that a 2/10 I have been familiar with 7/10
dissertation dissertation needs to be essay planning from
structured in multiple English Literature, but I
sections. I drafted many had never attempted to
different structures to structure a scientific essay
see how they would nor a 5000-word
work. dissertation.
Evaluating I have been using the 1/10 I was unaware of the 6/10
references CRAAP test to evaluate CRAAP test, so I have
my sources. improved immensely in my
evaluation skills and my
ability to identify a reliable
source.
Referencing I have been referencing 4/10 From English Literature, I 9/10
skills my sources in the had practice in using
Harvard style, including MHRA style references but
both in text footnotes I had never used Harvard
and a bibliography. style references, so I have
improved my skills in this
new style.
Using a I have been sourcing 3/10 I had experience in citing 8/10
variety of books, websites and books and websites;
sources scientific journals for my however, I never had
dissertation. experience reading or
referencing from scientific
journals, so I was initially
unsure of how to read
them and how to know
which ones were reliable.
Comparing I have learned how to 2/10 I am experiences in 7/10
scientist’s compare and contrast comparative writing from
Skill What I Have Learned Skill How I Feel I Have Skill
before Improved after
project project
Mind I have learned how to 4/10 I am now able to create a 7/10
mapping create a digital mind mind map on the computer
map on a website called which I was not aware of
‘Mindmup’ to help me beforehand.
organise my initial
ideas. This showed me
the link between all of
my ideas and how they
might fit into a
structure.
Planning a I learned that a 2/10 I have been familiar with 7/10
dissertation dissertation needs to be essay planning from
structured in multiple English Literature, but I
sections. I drafted many had never attempted to
different structures to structure a scientific essay
see how they would nor a 5000-word
work. dissertation.
Evaluating I have been using the 1/10 I was unaware of the 6/10
references CRAAP test to evaluate CRAAP test, so I have
my sources. improved immensely in my
evaluation skills and my
ability to identify a reliable
source.
Referencing I have been referencing 4/10 From English Literature, I 9/10
skills my sources in the had practice in using
Harvard style, including MHRA style references but
both in text footnotes I had never used Harvard
and a bibliography. style references, so I have
improved my skills in this
new style.
Using a I have been sourcing 3/10 I had experience in citing 8/10
variety of books, websites and books and websites;
sources scientific journals for my however, I never had
dissertation. experience reading or
referencing from scientific
journals, so I was initially
unsure of how to read
them and how to know
which ones were reliable.
Comparing I have learned how to 2/10 I am experiences in 7/10
scientist’s compare and contrast comparative writing from
