Academic Self-Reflection: A SMART Goal Approach to Skill Improvement

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Assessment 1 Part A
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Self-assessment is the best way to find out flaws in inner self, and a person can make a path to
improve and eliminate them. This is a personal reflection that will reflect my academic skill and
the areas where I lag. The reflection will also showcase my objectives by which I will be able to
improve myself.
Study skills are the basic skills that are required by a student to effectively. These study skills are
important to be possessed by every student to get good grades in the university. If I talk about
myself, I am a good student and have various skills that help me in the process of fast learning.
The skills also assist me in remembering all that I have learnt. The basic skill that I possess is
that I am very organized and know what works for me. The organisation of resources is very
important, and it helps me to know what I have to do first and what are my priorities. Another
skill that I have is that I am a very friendly and joyful person and love to make friends. This
increases my horizon of contacts and my contacts also assist me in my studies.
The skill that I think I need to improve on is the skill of critical reading and writing style. I
devote a lot of time studying one single topic which is studied by other students in just half the
time. This reflects that there are some drawbacks in my reading strategy. Once I am done with
my topic, I understand every concept, but I am unable to score good marks or the desired marks
as I cannot express my learnings in the written form. I need to improve my writing style as well.
I think there are some mandatory study skills that each student must focus on to have effective
learning. The first skill is the skill of writing an essay or thesis. Essay and thesis writing requires
a well-planned format and use of effective language. Another study skill is the skill of
Notetaking. Whenever some relevant topic is discussed in the class, it must be noted for
reference. Another major study skill is the reading strategy which is required for an
undergraduate university student.
I have some plans or goals to have self-improvement, and I have sectioned by goals in the form
of SMART objectives.
Specific: I have a specific objective to improve my reading skills and my writing style.
Measurable: My objectives are measurable as I will compare my examination marks before and
after the improvement and completion of the development process.
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Achievable: My goals are achievable because I can arrange all the resources that are needed to
accomplish the goals and improve myself.
Reasonable: I think my goals are very reasonable as they will assist me in scoring good marks
in my exams.
Time-bound: My goals are also time bound. I will allocate a reasonable time to each skill
development strategy.
I have planned my skill developed process by successfully carrying out the self-assessment and I
hope this works for me to eliminate my flaws and have good academic skills. It is essential for
every student to have a self-assessment and self-development plan.
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