University Study Habits: Time Management and Learning Styles

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PART: 1

Part 1
1. Where will you find time to study?
As a university student, it is important for me to ensure that I have enough time to do my
study. Weather I am studying at home or preparing for the exam, my success will mainly
depend on how I manage and utilize my time outside the class. First of all I need to identify
my priorities and then need to manage the time accordingly. I need to identify and keep log of
my daily routine activities as how much time I will need to take sleep and how much time I
will spend on entertainment and other activities. I need to group different daily routine
activities and then need to analyze and develop specific timeframes for each activity
accordingly (villanovau, 2019). I need to manage these daily routine activities accordingly for
getting enough time for study. I also need to analyze my mood and energy level that will
require for performing each and every activity so that I can fix and manage my study time
accordingly that will be more suitable.
In my daily routine schedule, I also need to identify and analyze that in which activities I
spend more time on daily basis. In current time I spend my most of time in scanning social
media and playing games in the Smartphone. It is not possible that I cut down these activities
entirely so I need to reduce time limit that I spend in these activities. Also, I need to identify
and analyze redundant or unnecessary activities that consume my most of the time and then
need to eliminate these activities for getting enough time to do study. Moreover, I need to
change my daily routine schedule that will suitable for the study. I need to give more priority
to my study and need to minimize the time schedule for other daily routine commitments and
tasks (villanovau, 2019).
Before implementing new routine, it is also important for me to stick with the current routine
if it is useful. I need to test and analyze the current routine and then need to find out what will
work and what won’t. This will be helpful for me to manage my daily routine activities and
get sufficient time for study.
2. Where are you going to study?
It is also important that I get right place where I can conduct my study and enhance my
learning efficiently. Library is the best place where I can develop and enhance my learning in
better way so I will go there for study. In library, I will get good environment where I can
conduct study and enhance my learning without any disturbance. Also, I would like to do
group study at home that will be helpful for me to resolve my many queries and doubt by
discussing with my friends and mates (Tiantong and Teemuangsai, 2013).
3. What is your learning style and what will you do to become a successful learner?
My learning style

I prefer social and visual mode of learning as it will assist me in indulging different groups
for gathering the knowledge as well as help me to involve proactively in visually analyzing
the things. These styles are the best suited for developing my knowledge and enhance my
competencies in transition method of learning. Social mode of learning will help me to know
the different experiences and opinions of the people from different backgrounds. This style of
learning is also referred as interpersonal mode of learning. It is most convenient for me to
store things in the mind permanently through outstanding features of visual learning style
(Knoll et.al, 2017).
Adopting ways to become successful
I have preferred social and visual mode of learning. Social mode of learning involves me
sitting in groups and listening the opinions and experiences of other members based on their
different perceptions and cognitions. Though this mode of learning is not exactly a private
mode of learning. The group discussion will help me to know the wider scope of a particular
topic and provides me different dimensions of its practical approaches. The points discussed
in the group discussions are highly perceptive and based on the knowledge gained by the past
experiences and qualifications (Rosenthal and Zimmerman, 2014). I have to keep
remembering the points shared by members.
These points are analyzed by me privately and help in concluding the topic. I have to refer
each point with clarity to get in depth knowledge about the subjects. The problems which I
will find difficult in understanding a specific subject will be discussed with the concerned
teachers to deeply understand the subjective topics. I also need to raise my patience level to
clearly listen the opinion of group members. Because sometimes the points discussed are not
valid and reliable. I have to use my cognitive powers to critically analysis the subject
discussed. I need to focus on effective listening capabilities for keeping all the points in the
mind.
Visual mode is important in remembering the things. Being a visual learner, I prefer pictures,
flow charts, images, maps and graphs to critically evaluate the studies. Visual learning stays
for longer time in brain. It is the most powerful mode of learning as it improves memory. This
mode also helps in imagining the solutions of the problems visually. This mode of learning
does not involve detailed information (Huang et.al, 2012). Therefore I will have to read the
content fully. This is not a two way approach of communicating the information so I will refer
different books and journals for reading the topics and comparatively analyzing the data. I
will use visual mode to remember the main points and outlines of the particular subjects.

References
Books and Journals
Huang, E.Y., Lin, S.W. and Huang, T.K., 2012. What type of learning style leads to online
participation in the mixed-mode e-learning environment? A study of software usage
instruction. Computers & Education, 58(1), pp.338-349.
Knoll, A.R., Otani, H., Skeel, R.L. and Van Horn, K.R., 2017. Learning style, judgements of
learning, and learning of verbal and visual information. British Journal of
Psychology, 108(3), pp.544-563.
Rosenthal, T.L. and Zimmerman, B.J., 2014. Social learning and cognition. Academic Press.
Tiantong, M. and Teemuangsai, S., 2013. Student Team Achievement Divisions (STAD)
Technique through the Moodle to Enhance Learning Achievement. International Education
Studies, 6(4), pp.85-92.
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Find more study time, 2019 [Online] [Accessed
Through]https://www.villanovau.com/resources/student-learning/6-steps-find-more-study-
time/ [Assessed on 21st September, 2019]