Report: Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence in Students

This report delves into the critical aspects of academic skills and the cultivation of confidence in students, exploring various facets of effective learning and personal development. It begins by emphasizing the importance of developing robust study skills and self-confidence in young adolescents, highlighting the benefits of reading, note-taking, and engaging in informed discussions to foster self-assurance. The report then examines students' perceptions of their information literacy skills, addressing the confidence gap between male and female international graduate students. Furthermore, it investigates the impact of EAP programs on international postgraduate students in Australia, revealing how such programs enhance communication and academic abilities. The influence of personality traits on HE students' confidence is explored, alongside the roles of self-concept, self-efficacy, and achievement in mathematics. The report also addresses student confidence and overconfidence in research processes, the development of information literacy skills in pre-registration nurses, and the evaluation of pediatric residents' knowledge and confidence in handling adolescent depression. Finally, it compares meta-cognition and confidence across different academic subjects, concluding that academic skills and confidence are vital for overall personality development and academic success, aiding students in achieving their goals and objectives.

Academic skills and
studying with confidence
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Table of Contents
INDRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
1. Developing effective study skills and self confidence in academically able young
adolescents..............................................................................................................................3
2. Students perceptions of their information literacy skills: the confidence gap between male
and female international graduate students............................................................................3
3. The impact of EAP study on the academic experiences of international post graduate
students in Australia...............................................................................................................4
4. The influence of Personality on HE Students' confidence in their academic abilities.......4
5. Perception or Confidence? Self concept, self-efficacy and achievement in Mathematics: a
longitudinal study...................................................................................................................5
6. Student confidence/ overconfidence in the research process.............................................6
7. Developing information literacy skills in pre-registration nurses. An experimental study of
teaching methods....................................................................................................................6
8. Adolescent depression: evaluating paediatric residents knowledge, confidence, and
interpersonal skills using standardized patients.....................................................................6
9. Meta-cognition and confidence: comparing maths to other academic subjects.................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INDRODUCTION
Academic skills are the skills that are applied to learning and help a learner to develop
research and study skills which will be beneficial in future (Chen and et.al., 2017). Development
of academic skills and study with confidence will help an individual to achieve academic
success which reflects the overall potential of an individual. This study will focus on
Development effective study skills and self confidence in academically able young adolescents.
Along with this, the study is going to cover Students perceptions of their information literacy
skills and the confidence gap between male and female international graduate students.
MAIN BODY
1. Developing effective study skills and self confidence in academically able young adolescents.
Study skills are the skills which help young adults to learn effectively. However, self
confidence is about developing own personal abilities. It help to encourage adults to take risks
and express their ability during their academic sessions. It build a optimistic nature in young
adults. Effective study skill can be developed by reading internationally published papers and
novels to make a habit of reading and making notes. By reading newspapers and knowing more
about the world and surrounding aids in making an individual confident and when they win an
argument over such topics make them more aware and self confident. . Such strategies include
offering praise, set some achievable goals, give choices to the adults and encourage them.
2. Students perceptions of their information literacy skills: the confidence gap between male and
female international graduate students.
It is necessary for an adult to have effective literacy skills as it will lead to success in
their University (Cottrell, 2019). It could occur in both males and females. Some of the
evidences states that women are less self-assured in comparison to men. It has been observed that
most female worry more about their appearance, and show concern about being less liked rather
than concentrating on studies, such practice make them less confident and they feel
underestimated. On the other hand, male usually do not doubt themselves and overestimate their
skills, thus, has been consider more confident than female.
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3. The impact of EAP study on the academic experiences of international post graduate students
in Australia.
EAP refers to employee assistance program. The prior aim of this particular program is to
improve communication level of students and help them to develop important academic skills.
However, the international post graduate students in Australia has learned a lot from this
particular study program (Demir and et.al., 2017). It has been observed that the former students
of EPA when compared to the non EPA students were more confident with their speaking as well
as learning abilities and strongly recommended the program for overall personality as well as
academic development.
4. The influence of Personality on HE Students' confidence in their academic abilities.
Personality plays a significant role on higher education students as it helps to develop
confidence in order to develop self communication skills (Musick and Ray 2016). Confidence of
HE students can be examined through their personality grades and traits. Such factors could
include openness, extraversion, agreeableness and so on. The person with more negative
thoughts tend to have less confidence when compared to such individual who maintains positive
aura around them. Individual Learning Profile (ILP) scale, could be use to measure the level of
confidence of HE students. Thus personality is the reason for developing confidence in higher
education students.
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(Source: Confidence—More a Personality or Ability Trait? It Depends on How It Is Measured: A
Comparison of Young and Older Adults, 2016)
The above image has been analysed that confidence level depends upon the personality or
ability trait in people. It consist the fact that outcomes related to confidence are different
according to the related measures considered for evaluating the confidence level of an individual.
However, it includes that confidence level of an adult may vary in terms of personality and
ability trait of them.
5. Perception or Confidence? Self concept, self-efficacy and achievement in Mathematics: a
longitudinal study.
Self concept can be define as self assurance in individual judgement, ability and power.
In context to mathematics, self concept is consider as a perception as the overall outcome of the
problems in mathematics are exact and thus, it is not supposed to be consider as confidence. Self
efficacy is individual own belief or ability to be succeed in accomplishing a particular task. In
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Illustration 1: Confidence—More a Personality or Ability Trait? It Depends on How It Is
Measured: A Comparison of Young and Older Adults

respect to mathematics it is consider as a perception as it is not include any facts or standards that
could be proved. However, achievement in mathematics is confidence of an individual because
achievement in this particular subject means attaining exact results or outcomes.
6. Student confidence/ overconfidence in the research process.
Confidence should be there in conducting a research process in a University. The
research process include number of assumptions and observations. Thus, it is essential for the
student to be confident while collecting desirable data need for the study. Over confidence could
lead to negative consequences in a research study as being over confident can cause errors in
overall outputs of the study (Martin, 2016). Confidence in conducting a researcher study would
cause positive impact for future practice.
(Source: Investigation of self-compassion, self-confidence and submissive behaviours of nursing
students studying in different curriculums, 2017)
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Illustration 2: Investigation of self-compassion, self-confidence and submissive behaviours of
nursing students studying in different curriculums.

Considering above reference, it has been analysed that it is required for nursing students
to gain self esteem and confidence to investigate in different relevant medical areas. It is
necessary to identify various factors and findings which facilitate to improve their clinical
practices in terms of achieving better patient outcomes.
7. Developing information literacy skills in pre-registration nurses. An experimental study of
teaching methods.
There are several standards for pre registration nursing programs where training
educators provides several methods for developing information literacy skills in nurses. Such
methods include practice learning, assessment and supervision, their level of qualifications
which are supposed to be awarded (Jimenez and et.al., 2016). In recent context, particularly there
are two important methodologies which can be given and developed information in respect to
comparable improvement. Professional values, interpersonal skills along with communication
skills are provided by such educators.
8. Adolescent depression: evaluating paediatric residents knowledge, confidence, and
interpersonal skills using standardized patients.
Some of the studies have given that paediatric residents consists with appropriate
knowledge, different interpersonal skills and confidence. The major factors that increase the risks
of depression in the adults at academic level are having issues which negatively impact their self
esteem such as peer problems, health related issues and so on. Victim or a witness of violence
such as physical abuses and sexual abuses. Hence, this is where a adolescence depression could
lead to a residents confidence for going through a number of issues in respect to the treatment.
Thus, my own self confidence and for a nurse diagnostic skill remains unchanged. Including this,
even after the rotation, residents did not use all DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder in
their diagnoses.
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(Source: Depression in adolescence, 2012)
The above image has been evaluated that depression is a psychological problem which is
observed to be very common in adolescents. It is known to be risky as it is inked with family
history and psychosocial stress which can develop risk of suicide and present & future morbidity.
9. Meta-cognition and confidence: comparing maths to other academic subjects
Meta cognition can be refer to as understanding and awareness of individual's own
thought process. However, confidence is individual's own belief, trust power regarding oneself.
Students are more confident in solving maths problems as it lead to exact outcomes or some
numerical statistical data which could be easily calculated. In other subjects such as science,
students mostly have anxiety in learning theories and some standard facts. There are some
students at academic level who face problems in learning but they are more efficient in solving
maths problems (Lear and et.al., 2016).
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Illustration 3: Depression in adolescence

CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be concluded that academic skills and studying with
confidence is necessary for the young students in order to achieve success and to develop
learning skills at university level. It help the students in overall personality development and help
in to achieve specific goals and objectives which they set in career. It is beneficial for future
perspectives. It help students to develop their self confidence and self efficacy to perform better
at their academics.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Chen, W., and et.al., 2017. The role of confidence and noncognitive skills for post-baccalaureate
academic and labor market outcomes. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
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Cottrell, S., 2019. The study skills handbook. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Demir, S., and et.al., 2017. The effect of curriculum for developing efficient studying skills on
academic achievements and studying skills of learners. International Electronic Journal
of Elementary Education. 4(3). pp.427-440.
Devi, S., 2017. Adjustment self confidence and academic anxiety of senior secondary school
students in relation to their life skills.
Jimenez, M.E., and et.al., 2016. Adverse experiences in early childhood and kindergarten
outcomes. Pediatrics. 137(2). p.e20151839.
Lear, E., and et.al., 2016. Developing academic literacy through self-regulated online
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Martin, J., 2016. Perceptions of transformational leadership in academic libraries. Journal of
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Musick, D.W. and Ray, R.H., 2016. Preparation For Medical School via an Intensive Summer
Program for Future Doctors: A Pilot Study of Student Confidence and Reasoning
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