Reflection on Learner Development: Preparing for University Success

This essay provides a reflective analysis of a student's experience in the "Preparing for Success" module, focusing on personal and professional development. The introduction establishes the essay's aim to explore learner development and future challenges using the Gibbs reflection cycle. The essay's main body is divided into two tasks. Task 1 examines the student's skill development, including communication, research, and digital literacy, and reflects on both positive and negative learning experiences. Task 2 analyzes how the acquired skills will aid in future challenges, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and preparation. The conclusion reinforces the value of applying learned skills and the effectiveness of the Gibbs reflection model for self-assessment. The essay also provides an action plan for tackling future workshops. The student learned the importance of preparation and self-reflection for future success.

Preparing for Success at
University. Knowledge and
Creativity

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ESSAY MAIN BODY....................................................................................................................1
TASK 1: How and why you have developed as a learner during this module................1
TASK 2: Further reflections on how to approach future challenges and expectations of
a university course....................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Preparing for success is field of study in which learners prepare themselves for
acquiring the skills which can enhance their creativity and knowledge (Cho, 2015). The
main aim of this essay is to develop a reflective piece in which reflections can be made
upon how and why learner have developed during this module and how to approach
future challenges (Ford and et.al., 2012). In this essay, Gibbs reflection cycle is used for
relevant reflections.
ESSAY MAIN BODY
TASK 1: How and why you have developed as a learner during this module.
DESCRIPTION
Preparing for success is a module which is enabled me to implement my
knowledge in a constructive way so that I can be encouraged to overlap my study skills
to employability skills and be able to acquire the opportunity to gain an employment in
21st century. During this module, I have gained various skills including communicating
skills, research skills, numeracy and digital literacy. My mentors and module leader has
assisted me during lectures on how to critical evaluate the theories of authors and how
these theories can be implemented in my own work by relevantly citing them in order to
provide literature credit. All the study material was supposed to be given to me by digital
mediums which helped to gain digital literacy and technological skills. All my
assignments during this module involved a deep research which has helped me to
effective investigate the topics. This module even combined all the learners to
communicate with each other’s which has developed my communication skills both
written and presentation. The aim of letting me learn all these skills was to ensure that
in future, I am capable to work in an organisation which has dynamic environment.
FEELING
During this module, I have tried to prepare myself for self development and
responsibility. Honestly when I was first leading up to my module, I had mix feelings of
anxiety and excitement as this module as a subject is an innovative way to learn yet has
a complex set of theories. But my feelings get changed when I started to experience
that my skills are actually getting enhanced due to this module. And now when I look
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back, I realise that all the hard work to which I went through was totally worth it as it
assisted me to be a professional being I am today. Not only me, but all my fellow mates
feel that this module has provided us the opportunity by which we can enhance our skill
to be ideal in professional world.
EVALUATION
As a learner, I have developed during this module due to the positive events
which have gone well. It is important for me to quote that not only the good experiences
but the bad experiences also have developed me as an effective learner. During the
seminars and lectures, I have learned about the various leadership and self
development theories along with social and ethical awareness and responsibility. All this
theoretical knowledge at my lectures helped me to gain an overview about how to tackle
complex situations. My experience during the lecturers was a good experience. On the
other hand, at the time of my practical classes and workshops, I even faced a bad
experience as these classes taught me the tricks by which I can be able to implement
my knowledge learned in seminars in real life scenarios. Due to lack of real life
experience of managing and controlling, I lacked in workshops which resultant to be a
bad experience for me but that event also helped me gain a lot of skills.
TASK 2: Further reflections on how to approach future challenges and expectations of a
university course
ANALYSIS
From this module, I have learned ample skills which will help me in future. During
this course, I had both positive and negative experiences. I think that the negative
experiences are even more eventful and significant for me as by those I have finally
known, what to do if similar situation rises in future. This module was my preparation
module for Level 4 academic study. This module has built a resistant power in me by
which any issues in Level 4 will be tacked by the experience I have with myself. I have
analysed both the positives and negatives separately which will help me in future.
CONCLUSION
During this module, I have faced issues while attending workshops and practical
classes. If in future, I get the chance to attend a workshop I will make sure to pre study
so that I will have a theoretical knowledge about my course work. I am going to adapt
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the approach of self deep learning so that I will be ready for practical workshops where I
need to take part in Group discussion. My through deep knowledge which will I acquire
for this approach will give me a confidence to communicate my point of view in front of
the attendees of the workshops.
ACTION PLAN
In the scenario where I face similar situations of attending practical workshops, I
will be ready with various set of actions. These actions will be pre decided by me and
will be tried and tested so that no contingency will occur. For the future challenge of
workshops where I lacked before, I have decided to research about the topic of the
workshop so that when in will be told to communicate my ideas against the topic I will
be fluent as proficient being. Apart from the challenges, I have expectations from my
future course that besides communication and research skills, I will also develop some
skills which are more specific to managing and controlling for which I have planned to
undertake actions such as develop deep understanding about classical as well as
modern approaches of management (McPeck, 2016).
CONCLUSION
From the above essay, it has been concluded that every skill whether inherited or
taught is necessary to imply knowledge into practical situations. It has also been found
that Gibbs reflection model is an ideal for reflecting against a module in which
professional and self development is being learned.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cho, I. Y., 2015. The relationship of communication skill, communication self-efficacy
and communication related educational needs. Journal of the Korea Academia-
Industrial cooperation Society. 16(4). pp.2593-2601.
Ford, D. W. and et.al., 2012. Discussing religion and spirituality is an advanced
communication skill: an exploratory structural equation model of physician
trainee self-ratings. Journal of palliative medicine. 15(1). pp.63-70.
McPeck, J. E., 2016. Critical thinking and education. Routledge.
Piaget, J., 2013. Success and understanding. Routledge.
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