SCL1501 SUMMARY
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STUDY UNIT 1 STUDY SKILLS
Study
Process
Assessment / Study
Testing Environment
Summaries Motivation
Study
Skills
Study Time
Methods Management
Note-making Study
Groups
1
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THE STUDY PROCESS
To understand study process: go back to concept “LEARNING”
Learning → active process & a lot of activities
→ Learner must actively (as subjective being):
→ get involved / participate in the process / have responsibility
· Participation Involves:
o Questioning Info – if necessary: change/reinterpret it
o Get new ideas & info : make it your own
o Relate info to your own life & apply it in relevant situations
o Interact/discuss with fellow students/teacher
o Share ideas
Phases:
Exploration Fixation Testing
Generalising of activities where you Stage where you get to grips with the To assess your understanding of
try to get info on the topic content the material you have studied.
- get background info to familiarise -intensive reading
yourself with the work. (fully concentrate on detail to be able NB- know action words:
Start by: to report back)
1. Planning& managing your time they tell you what & how to
2. Put yourself to ease for later answer questions.
study
THINGS YOU’D DO: THINGS YOU’D DO:
* contact students to solve * consolidation of facts- to
problems understand the material
* Discuss topic-lecturer.. * summarising facts – most important
* Identify& clarify difficult concepts facts
* Get an overview of learning * Memorising/ rehearsal – absorb
material’s content facts
* Identify questions- you need to
answer
*Summarise- for later study
2
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STUDY ENVIRONMENT
→ Environment forms the basis for our inspiration to achieve
→ NB to ensure that the environment around us is suited to studying and learning.
The following elements can be helpful:
· Good relationships with people around you
→ Know the kind of people / social space - master it & know how to get the best out of it.
· Physical space (advantages)
→ have particular place where you study: makes you calm / easier to settle / not easy distracted
→ it will help you to get in a working mood & you will know where your materials are at
· Be comfortable
· Lighting and ventilation
→ enough lighting (not causing eye strain): Study lamp (no shadows) & Fresh Air
· Temperature control
→ Not too cold (loose focus) or too warm (you’ll slumber)
· No interruptions
→ extended periods of studying – no phones / people
· No distractions
→ Quiet Place – Might adjust study time table for quiet times
MOTIVATION
There are 2 types of motivates that will shape you as student: Internal & External Motivation
External Motivation:
→ Springs from the outside individual & weaker than internal motivation
→ 2 Types of external motivation → Positive & Negative
st
· Positive External Motivation → If you pass your 1 year courses you get a bursary.
· Negative External Motivation → If you don’t pass your 1st year, you’ll not get a bursary.
Internal Motivation:
→ Internal to individual (you push yourself to do well) / goals you set for yourself
→ 2 Types of goals → Long term & Short term Goals
· Long term Goals → Shapes you as student : Long period (month / year)
Example: Aiming to pass LLB degree / exam
· Short Term Goals → also called objective
→ targets to achieve in short period (minute / day)
Example: Read text / unit
→ help in motivation when actively engaged in study process
→ encourages you to keep going
3
, lOMoARcPSD|3770607
STUDY UNIT 1 STUDY SKILLS
Study
Process
Assessment / Study
Testing Environment
Summaries Motivation
Study
Skills
Study Time
Methods Management
Note-making Study
Groups
1
, lOMoARcPSD|3770607
THE STUDY PROCESS
To understand study process: go back to concept “LEARNING”
Learning → active process & a lot of activities
→ Learner must actively (as subjective being):
→ get involved / participate in the process / have responsibility
· Participation Involves:
o Questioning Info – if necessary: change/reinterpret it
o Get new ideas & info : make it your own
o Relate info to your own life & apply it in relevant situations
o Interact/discuss with fellow students/teacher
o Share ideas
Phases:
Exploration Fixation Testing
Generalising of activities where you Stage where you get to grips with the To assess your understanding of
try to get info on the topic content the material you have studied.
- get background info to familiarise -intensive reading
yourself with the work. (fully concentrate on detail to be able NB- know action words:
Start by: to report back)
1. Planning& managing your time they tell you what & how to
2. Put yourself to ease for later answer questions.
study
THINGS YOU’D DO: THINGS YOU’D DO:
* contact students to solve * consolidation of facts- to
problems understand the material
* Discuss topic-lecturer.. * summarising facts – most important
* Identify& clarify difficult concepts facts
* Get an overview of learning * Memorising/ rehearsal – absorb
material’s content facts
* Identify questions- you need to
answer
*Summarise- for later study
2
, lOMoARcPSD|3770607
STUDY ENVIRONMENT
→ Environment forms the basis for our inspiration to achieve
→ NB to ensure that the environment around us is suited to studying and learning.
The following elements can be helpful:
· Good relationships with people around you
→ Know the kind of people / social space - master it & know how to get the best out of it.
· Physical space (advantages)
→ have particular place where you study: makes you calm / easier to settle / not easy distracted
→ it will help you to get in a working mood & you will know where your materials are at
· Be comfortable
· Lighting and ventilation
→ enough lighting (not causing eye strain): Study lamp (no shadows) & Fresh Air
· Temperature control
→ Not too cold (loose focus) or too warm (you’ll slumber)
· No interruptions
→ extended periods of studying – no phones / people
· No distractions
→ Quiet Place – Might adjust study time table for quiet times
MOTIVATION
There are 2 types of motivates that will shape you as student: Internal & External Motivation
External Motivation:
→ Springs from the outside individual & weaker than internal motivation
→ 2 Types of external motivation → Positive & Negative
st
· Positive External Motivation → If you pass your 1 year courses you get a bursary.
· Negative External Motivation → If you don’t pass your 1st year, you’ll not get a bursary.
Internal Motivation:
→ Internal to individual (you push yourself to do well) / goals you set for yourself
→ 2 Types of goals → Long term & Short term Goals
· Long term Goals → Shapes you as student : Long period (month / year)
Example: Aiming to pass LLB degree / exam
· Short Term Goals → also called objective
→ targets to achieve in short period (minute / day)
Example: Read text / unit
→ help in motivation when actively engaged in study process
→ encourages you to keep going
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