Study Skills: Enhancing Reading and Writing in Higher Education

This report provides an executive summary and detailed analysis of study skills crucial for higher education students. It explores tactics for improving reading comprehension, emphasizing vocabulary development and consistent practice with diverse reading materials. The report also offers recommendations for enhancing the quality of written assignments, including understanding writing norms, grammar, and utilizing workshops for skill enhancement. It stresses the importance of clear topic understanding, utilizing examples, and seeking guidance to produce well-structured and impactful academic work. The conclusion highlights the benefits of improved reading and writing skills for future academic and professional success, summarizing the effective strategies for students to achieve their goals.

Study Skills for Higher
Education
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Executive summary-
The current assignment had explained that students by using all tactics and methods
effectively enhanced their reading and writing quality, which are quite beneficial in the future.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...................................................................................................4
Tactics that a student can utilize to enhance their reading ability..........................................4
SUGGESTION................................................................................................................................5
Recommendations in regard to improve quality of written assignments...............................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Study skills are refer to approaches a person can apply to learn something new and
important, it very essential for high education purpose. Styles of writing, reading, planning, note
making etc are the examples of above term. The current report will explain tactics that students
will utilize to enhance reading ability and will also justify appropriate recommendations that
individual will use to improve written project quality in effective manner.
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
Tactics that a student can utilize to enhance their reading ability
Reading ability is the skill of an individual which make them capable to read, understand
and interpret written words on paper of a book or article as reading material. In student’s life,
selected ability play vital role as it help to understand difficult topic on time and in appropriate
manner. There are several strategies available that each student can use to improve reading skill
even better.
Reading skill is very essential for students especially when they take high education from
well known institute. First of all, learn before reading any new book and novel, improve their
vocabulary. They have to known about what he or she are reading mean can improve their
ability and allow to understand each sentence in systematic manner (Li, Zhu and Wu, 2020). It is
quite important to improve vocabulary as it helps to read words or paragraph easily, without any
mistakes. Student needs to write down unfamiliar words and then identify its meaning, which
makes reading skill much better than before.
One of the best and effectives manners to improve reading skills is to practice, students
develop their ability can ultimately take practice and individual can set 15 to 30 minutes each
day to read articles. For example, a learner can read fictions, new paper, magazines and any type
of text that improve above skill effectively and boost confidence level as well. They can read
material that applicant can find easy to read or may just a few difficult because this type of
practice help enhancing reading skills successfully. Candidate can look up many unfamiliar
terms and words in a conformist dictionary, which in return make him or her able to search each
work quickly (Enkhtsetseg and Badamtsetseg, 2018).
All the above tactics are beneficial for student, along with this one as well. A learner can
learn to read in depth, they should read long articles instead of short, because it help to speed up
reading capability and ability to understand what has been written. Student can stay with just
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only one book until when he or she finished it with overall understanding of content which is
really very important to do.
The best thing student can use to improve their reading capability and ability is to read a
lot with appropriate comprehending of each single line. Student can use internet for this purpose,
as it contribute a lot and give chance to read different para that enhance chosen skill excellently.
It caters students with a huge range of options that prevent boredom and also offer entertainment
as well. With this strategy applicant can save time and efforts and also achieve their desire
outcomes within short term period. Whatever student have at home or in education centre, they
must read and try to comprehend, the in depth mean behind single word. In recent time, most of
student to improve their reading ability read news paper that is easy to get and has a lot of
content. This way just not only help student to improve above ability but also enhance
vocabulary, speaking and grammar skills, which is quite beneficial for learner in further success
(Çer and Şahin, 2016).
It can be said that, possible progress in reading and vocabulary capability can come just
from reading as much individual can do in education period. They should learn to enjoy this
practice and read diverse material which in return make him or her better reader in class room or
while presenting a presentation in front of seniors. With all suggestions, student needs to focus
on specific thing that help a lot. For example, reading is not enough to improve ability, applicant
had to underline difficult word or sentence, prepare notes and again read those part that are
complex to understand. When student develop this habit, they can find that all techniques can
come as expected.
Listening is another approach or tactic students can use to obtain desire result that helps
in the future. When individual read out loud and listen what he or she said can make them able to
improve reading capability.
SUGGESTION
Recommendations in regard to improve quality of written assignments
Written capability is the most essential part of communication and key element of study
skills. It enables person to prepare project or report during academic career and also help in
further success. Like above strategies, student can consider more ways in order to improve
ability of writing project. For example, before learner can begin writing important content, they
can need at least intermediate comprehending of basic norms of writing and also known common
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spelling and grammar as well (Plakhotnik and Rocco, 2016). It can be said that good and
effective writing quality can help student to make meaning full project base on any topic, which
he or she can present in front of top authority. Through thoughtful writing, correct language and
word as well as right grammar, student can assure correct and effective work.
Student should recognize and use the latest and advanced tactics to make writing quality
better than last few months or years. For example, most of learner now a day joins a workshop,
which is quite useful and beneficial suggestion in context of current subject. Through workshop,
student can meet with experienced person who are able to teach and write projects in excellent
written format. It is a kind of training session where a group of people try to improve their
writing skills and prepare project that is important for him or her.
Applicant must find out the best writing format via using online searching tools or offline
as well such as books, novels and other material. This type of pattern, allow students to
understand how to write a project in systematic manner without making any mistakes as it help
to prepare excellent work that can impress seniors and other people. Writing ability is usually
recognized a solitary practice, the best writers in the whole world know when their time to take
much requires feedback on work. It can be analysed that by using format of developed project,
student can be more productive as they can develop on idea after consider exist one to make
project more presentable.
There are varied methods available in the world of education and commercial field that
can be used by many people to enhance writing and reading skills. Students should make assure
that they have clear on topic in which learner will write about. Before start writing a single word,
take time to understand what material is that and mentally set overall concept in mind that help
to write project. With developed and improved writing skill student is able to explain their
thoughts and point of view via project that is quite good way (Yi-xiang, 2017). There are many
samples available online relate to project writing, written by experienced writer. These examples
must be considered by students that help to understand how the point will be written and covered
in project. With improve writing quality, students build positive image in a group of people who
work similarly. Furthermore, it can be analysed that right guidance and suggestions will also
work effectively and provide effective outcomes that could not expected before. Students should
take guidance from seniors through project writing procedure. It helps to understand what is
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important to note down and consider in work that make it meaning full and presentable (Eodice,
Geller and Lerner, 2017).
They must communicate with that person who have good written skills and learn from
their personal experiences. With this tactic or method each learner can get change to improve
quality of project writing. Experience sharing and learning throughout it can help in current and
further growth of career. It encourage applicant to revise their work and make it better than other
people.
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it has been concluded that students by reading novels, listening
seminars and understand vocabulary improved their reading ability successfully within short
duration. It has been identified that they also enhanced project writing as study skill effectively,
that help to create presentation systematically. By improving reading and written capability,
students in future gained a lot of benefits in term of gaining the best job opportunity in interested
sector or company. Furthermore, it has been summarized that students by following all above
suggestions in effective manner gained excellent outcomes.
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