Professional Development Portfolio: Evidences and Learning Outcomes

This portfolio submission details a student's exploration of professional development concepts, including website comparison, mind mapping, university writing styles, learning styles, research and search skills, presentation techniques, academic vocabulary, referencing and plagiarism, group discussion and communication, the use of photographs, and reading skills. The student provides evidence and reflections on each area, demonstrating an understanding of key concepts and their practical application. The portfolio includes summaries of each section, outlining the learning outcomes and the strategies employed to enhance skills in each area. The student references various sources to support their arguments and demonstrates an ability to integrate different aspects of professional development into a cohesive whole. The document showcases the student's growth in areas such as communication, research, and critical thinking, demonstrating a well-rounded approach to professional development.

Portfolio
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
11.01.2019

Table of Contents
Evidences and Learning through it:.................................................................................................3
Comparison of two websites:.................................................................................................3
Mind Map:..............................................................................................................................3
University Writing style and vocabulary:...............................................................................3
Learning styles:......................................................................................................................4
Research skills:.......................................................................................................................4
Search skills for google:.........................................................................................................5
Presentation skills:..................................................................................................................5
Academic vocabulary:............................................................................................................6
Referencing and Plagiarism:...................................................................................................6
Group discussion and communication:..................................................................................7
Photographs:...........................................................................................................................7
Reading Skills:........................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

Evidences and Learning through it:
Comparison of two websites:
This tool helps the makers or developers or the owners of the website to evaluate its
features to other websites (Boepple and Thompson, 2016). These other websites can be of their
competitors or business partners. Features which they compare might include the speed of
website opening, attractive, responsive, understandable etc.
Summary:
I have taken this evidence as it helps me to compare the information from two websites. I
can gain the knowledge from different websites. Through comparison I can select the answer
whichever I find the best according to the topic.
Mind Map:
Mind mapping is a useful technique that helps the user in learning, retaining the
information and analysing how different facts and ideas are related. This further enhances
creative problem solving ability (Hasyda and Djenawa, 2020). Mind map is a structure which
helps the user to remember the information as it is recorded in a format which helps the mind to
recall it easily and quick review. The reader also uses some strategies and techniques to help him
understand the text better and also to retain the information. Creative Problem Solving is the
ability to think outside the box and solving the problem. It means thinking of new ways to carry
out a task, solve problems and meet challenges. This helps in making the organisation and task
more productive and positioning yourself as creative thinker makes you a more shortlisted
candidate or leader within the organisation.
Summary:
I have chosen this evidence because it increases my creativity in thinking. I can solve the
problems by thinking out of the box and it also helps me to recall any information easily and
quickly. Thus, it helps me to became a creative thinker.
University Writing style and vocabulary:
University or Academic writing is writing papers, texts or any form of information for
academic or university purpose with efficiency. This include understanding of words and phrases
to be used in a formal style, with smooth and efficient writing along with no spelling,
punctuation and grammar errors (Juola, Mikros and Vinsick, 2019).

Notes, thesis, paper on environment, project, essay, report etc. are included in academic
writing. There are different techniques which helps academic writing to be efficient. These
techniques include use of punctuation marks, sectioning of the context, accuracy in spelling,
grammar and punctuations, avoiding repetition, using a wide range of vocabulary etc.
Summary:
This evidence helps me to understand the words to be used in formal style. It improves
my writing along with no spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and punctuation.
Learning styles:
Learning style is defined as an individual's preferred manner to take in, understand and
remember things or information. Learning style model was developed in the 1920s by
psychologists. It has three important sensory receivers: visual, auditory and kinaesthetic to find
out the dominant learning style. Basically, all three styles are used during processing and
learning. But for an individual person prefers one or two dominant styles. Auditory learners are
the people who talk to themselves as they are always ready to talk with others, but they also hear
and listen to others carefully (Truong, 2016). Visual learners have two types: linguistic and
spatial. Linguistic learners are always curious to learn through writing down things, whereas
spatial learners face issues learning with written information as they learn fast with
demonstrations, charts and videos. Kinaesthetic learners learn through touching and moving their
hands.
Summary:
This evidence is chosen by me so that I can learn about different learning styles used for
studying. Learning style helps me to understand my own learning processes, developing my
learning power and the different strategies I can use to make more efficient learner.
Research skills:
Research skills is a process of finding answer for a question by studying information and
manage it in a manner from which one can reach at a solution (Eshkulovich and Tashbaevich,
2020). Skills are required for Research are:
 Searching for in depth detail: In this person have a topic or issue for search and he have
to gather all the information about it which is relevant for that topic.
 Attention to detail: In this role the person has to pay attention to in depth details of the
topic which is outline in the question.

 Taking note: This is about gather short note from in depth detail on which the solution
derived.
 Time management: It is about efficiently completing the task by dividing the limited time
to each task.
 Problem solving skills: It is about overcoming a difficult situation by breaking it in part
and solving them.
 Communicating skills: It refers to information gathered by researcher and he can provide
it understandable manner.
Summary:
Research skills helps me to identify the problems and collect the informational resources
that helps to address the problems and evaluate the resources for effective solution of the
problem.
Search skills for google:
Many people use google but it requires some additional skills and knowledge to use
google search (Lazutova and Falileev, 2016).
 First step is what possible question can be asked from google to get correct answer.
 Always uses more than one resource to be more precise on the gathered information.
 Person should have the ability to interpret the text from resource.
 User is well known by the terms and condition of gathering the information.
 The structure of the information is well identified by the person.
 User should be well informed about their text for requiring information for e.g.: quote.
 User know how to use wild character for searching.
Presentation skills:
It is the skill of presenting information about topics clearly so that message can be
conveyed across. It is necessary to have this skill to deliver messages and to engage a different
type of audiences (choa and et. al., 2018). For good presentation, it is necessary to be prepared
before the presentation and need to be very clear with the information to be passed with the
audience. The structure is vital in organising presentation that creates a long-lasting effect on the
audience, and it also helps in gaining the trust of the audience (Ochoa and Dominguez, 2020). It
provides a purpose of the presentation, assessment of audience, presentation's body and ways to
close the presentation. It also helps in making students aware of their motives and aims with the

actions they have performed. And it also gives a chance of reviewing that the hard work giving
in learning and the result getting from this work. In this challenging world, everyone must
possess presentation skills because it helps in developing one's personality.
Summary:
I choose this evidence so that I can improve my presentation skills. It helps to develop the
professionalism in the learning environment. Presentation skills helps me to grab the attention of
the audience. It also increases the confidence of standing in front of the people.
Academic vocabulary:
Academic vocabulary is a collection of words that are generally used in explaining a
concept or topic, these words are not common or frequent in any informal communication.
Academic language (e.g., analyse, contract, factor, structure, minor) is generally used in books
assignments, tests, and students must try to become efficient in learning this language and also
learning by using this language effectively (Csomay and Prades, 2018).
Summary:
This evidence is chosen by me because it helps in gaining the new words that increases
my vocabulary skills. I can use these words in my daily routine life and it also improves my
communication skills. I can easily communicate with anyone.
Referencing and Plagiarism:
Referencing is citing and acknowledging the work of other people that you use in your
document. This work may include their ideas, information or quotations. References are used to
support the arguments, to show readers the source of the facts, to provide evidence, to give an
example, to provide explantation and definition (Santini, 2018).
While referencing first comes the author, then the year of publication, the title, edition,
and finally the place of publication. Writing Reference is a really important skill that's really
critical for academic writing. This will ensure a higher grade in every paper.
This is content that is copy-pasted in the document. Plagiarism is not good for students
because it is a similar language with google, websites and many other published content. This
direct impact on students learning and study because, in university, it is not allowed. There are
four types of plagiarism such as direct plagiarism, self-plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism and
academicals plagiarism. Along with this, plagiarism is presenting someone else's work as well as
an idea as their own, without or with their consent (Levine and Pazdernik, 2018).

Summary: Another point is plagiarism and references it helps me to don't copy someone
else's work or ideas as my own, with or without their consent. It is a punishable offence, and it is
also a form of intellectual theft.
Group discussion and communication:
The need to communicate effectively is a necessary skill for the workplace and in group
too. It's important to communicate, considering the barriers and hindrances in the process of
communication. Not only for the workplace and the academics but in every aspect of life,
effective communication is needed. Communication can be classified into two major categories;
Verbal and Non-verbal communication (Ackermann and et. al., 2019).
Verbal communication uses words and phrases in the process of communication. On the
other hand, Non-verbal communication aids verbal communication, and it uses factors other than
words and phrases like body language, eye contact, pauses etc. There are few techniques for
effective communication like active listening, asking questions, clarifying and summarising etc.
Summary:
Group discussion helped me in increasing my soft skill between different people. It
helped me in increasing my confidence in talking among people who have knowledge about
various things. It also helps in knowing views and opinions of other people who are a part of
group discussion.
Photographs:
A photograph can convey more than what words can. It can convey complex ideas in just
a simple still image. Using photographs for explaining complex phenomena is one of the
teaching aids of modern education system all over the world. Learning through visuals is much
effective than monotonous classroom lectures (Richards and Tunçer, 2018).
Summary:
Photographs are the source through which I increased my memory power. Learning with
pictures are more easy to remember and recollect things and matter. This is a method used to
learn long situations and circumstances in a very easy and convenient manner.

Reading Skills:
Reading is a dynamic process in which the reader reads the text and develops knowledge
about the text and evaluate it on the basis of his prior knowledge. These activities are included in
the reading skills of a person (Price and Kalil, 2019).
Reading skills are further affected by the reading styles of a person. Reading styles can be
mainly categorised in; Skimming, Scanning and reading for details. When someone reads
something, their mind automatically forms an image; it feels like they are actually living what's
written.
Summary:
I have chosen the evidence of reading skills because it improves my skills while reading.
It also helps in increase my imagination and creativity and improves the concentration. Reading
skills improves the presence of mind and the other people can easily understand my words.

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Csomay, E. and Prades, A., 2018. Academic vocabulary in ESL student papers: A corpus-based
study. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 33, pp.100-118.
Eshkulovich, U.D. and Tashbaevich, S.K., 2020. Developing Pupils' Learning and Research
Skills on the Basis of Physical Experiments. International Journal of Psychosocial
Rehabilitation, 24(2).
Hasyda, S. and Djenawa, A., 2020. Penerapan Pembelajaran Kooperatif Picture and Picture
Bermedia Mind Map untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Literasi Sosoal Pada Peserta
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