Study Skills for Higher Education

Study skills for higher education

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................1
Discussion on learning styles and how they allow students to learn better.................................1
A study plan that includes both short –term and long-term goals for attainment of professional
and academic success..................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

Introduction
For attainment of higher studies, it is essential for every individual to possess basic skills. It
includes proper communication, project managerial abilities and more. All these skills can be
gained if individuals have good learning styles, that aid them to grab knowledge and grow
abilities more easily. It also encourages students to become efficient learners or professionals, so
that high success can be gained during academic period (Nurulaeni, 2019). This assignment
describes the importance of different learning styles, that aid a person to learn in better way.
Along with this, a study plan including short-term and long-term goals to gain professional and
academic success is also explained.
Main Body
Discussion on learning styles and how they allow students to learn better
To learn more perfectly, it is essential for an individual to know own learning styles, so
that improvements can be made, if needed. Learning styles can be defined as a term that
describes ways in which an individual gains knowledge, interpret and store in mind (Moussa-
Inaty, Atallah and Causapin, 2019). There a number of styles present that allows a student to
learner better and can be broadly classified into three main form – visual, auditory and
kinaesthetic. It generally assumes that the manner in which information is presented, also plays
an important role in learning a thing. So, to learn at the best level, it is essential that information
must be presented in a way that matches the learning style of an individual.
Visual learning style describes the way under which information is presented by images,
charts, graphs and other visual manner. Having this style, helps a learner in remembering a thing
for long period of time and remain focused when working. These learners are good at spelling
but can’t understand the verbal instructions mostly and used to ask a number of questions to
clarify a thing (Joseph, 2019). Therefore, if they utilise graphic organiser and grab information
through smart classes i.e. using videos then they can remind things in a better way.
Auditory learning style is one of the best style, where learners retail knowledge by
listening on sounds or what teachers teaches them. Therefore, these types of learners are good
listeners also and better to explain ideas to others, with high confidence. They are always
participated in group meetings and able to present their thoughts and ideas more easily. But this
type of learners seems not be able to remind a thing for long period. So, using verbal
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