Study Skills for Higher Education: Essay Assignment

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Study Skills for Higher Education
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Table of Contents
Assignment 1: Individual Essay.................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8
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Assignment 1: Individual Essay
Introduction
The academic performance of the learners can be developed with the help of clear objectives.
The current study will highlight the reasons behind getting the University degree. In addition
to that, the academic skills will be mentioned here that can be developed during the course in
the Universities. Short term as well as long-term plan will be developed here to enhance the
academic skills of the students.
Discussion
1.
As commented by Holdaway and Kelloway (1987), University degree helps the students to
get their expected job after completing the course. Vocational training is the primary reason
of attending University. The students can be able to enhance their knowledge along with
abilities with the help of the course (Fee et al., 2018). After that, in future they can be able to
get their preferable job. It is seen that 61% of the students have stated that they are getting
general education by doing the University course. However, most of them have supported the
fact of earning huge money by getting their dream job. After that, it would be easier for them
to financially support their family members. 74% of the learners are able to learn new things
through the courses (Holdaway and Kelloway, 1987).
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Paraphrasing, note taking, Academic writing and learning styles are the core academic skills
that can be developed by the learners while performing the academic courses.
As stated by Uccelli et al. (2015), the students have different learning styles such as verbal,
logical intrapersonal and Interpersonal styles. It is necessary for the students to understand
the most effective style of learning for them and only then, they can be able to learn
effectively. For example, if graphs and charts are helping the students to understand the
concepts clearly then they can adopt visual learning. Logics and reasoning can also be
essential for the students to understand the course clearly.
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The skill of paraphrasing of the learners can be helpful for them to collect information from
existing articles and present it in their own way (West, 2016). The development of this skill is
essential to avoid plagiarism related issues.
According to Son et al. (2017), development of the style of academic writing is important to
efficiently present their individual thoughts. The learners have to analyse and evaluate the
concepts and after that, they need to present the concepts by utilizing their academic writing
skill.
Besides that, the ability of note taking is also necessary for the students to write down the
important points while attending the lectures (Kellems et al., 2016). They do not have to
recall the information rather they can check their notebook in future to remember the piece of
information. After that, the learners can be able to give their best performance by enhancing
their level of knowledge.
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Analysis of the Personal skills
Strength Areas of development
Excellent skills of note taking as well as
paraphrasing are the major strengths as a
student.
Grammatical mistakes and issues in
sentence contractions can be the major
weakness of a University student. For this
reason, the writing skill cannot be improved.
Besides that, ineffective learning style also
needs to be development to learn the course
in an efficient manner.
Opportunities Threat
Paraphrasing ability provides an
opportunity to the learners to present the
information in a different way by keeping
the meaning similar.
In addition to that, Note taking is helpful
to note down the examples given by the
lecturer during the class.
Poor writing skill and learning style can be
major barrier for presenting own thoughts
and perform well during the course.
Table 1: Personal skills
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(Source: Created by Learner)
Goal Setting
What do I want
to learn?
What do I have
to do?
What support
and Resources
will I need?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review
Academic
writing
I have to work
on improving
the grammatical
mistakes.
Besides that, I
need to make
sure that the
constructed
sentences are
accurate.
It is necessary to
take support
from the
professors
Results of the
exams would
indicate the
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Style of
academic
Learning
I have to
evaluate all the
available
learning styles
and choose the
most effective
one.
Graph, charts as
well as audio
and video
The course work
result would
measure the
success of the
learning style
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Note taking I have to carry a
note-book
always and note
down the
information
shared by the
professors
The professor
has to influence
the learners to
note down the
examples so that
no need to take
pressure for
recalling the
information
In case if the
professors
arrange surprise
test for the
students and ask
questions from
the given
examples during
the class then it
would be
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effective to
evaluate the
capacity of note
taking
Paraphrasing I have to
develop by
evaluation skill
and then prepare
the contents
with my own
words
I have to talk to
the seniors of
the University to
know how to do
paraphrasing
and after that I
can be able to
paraphrase the
collected
contents
After submitting
the assignments
when the
professors
would check
plagiarism I
would be able to
know whether I
have developed
paraphrasing
skill or not
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Table 2: Setting goal
(Source: Created by Learner)
Individual Objectives
Short term
 To develop the note taking ability
 To work on improving the Paraphrasing skill
Long term
 To improve the writing skill so that course work can be completed effectively
 To adopt an effective learning style
Table 3: Objectives
(Source: Created by Learner)
Conclusion
From this study, it is found that every leaner needs to develop their paraphrasing and note
taking skills. They are seeking for good job and that is the main reason to take admission in
the Universities. In case if the learners would use images and graphs then they can be easily
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able to understand the course. Taking surprised test can be helpful for the professors to make
sure that the learners have enhanced their academic skills. After that, the chances of
achieving success can be raised.
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References
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Holdaway, E.A. and Kelloway, K.R.(1987) First Year at University: Perceptions and
Experiences of Students. Canadian Journal of higher education, 17(1), pp.47-63.
Kellems, R.O., Frandsen, K., Hansen, B., Gabrielsen, T., Clarke, B., Simons, K. and
Clements, K., 2016. Teaching multi-step math skills to adults with disabilities via video
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Son, Y.L., Park, P.N. and Ko, S.H., 2017. The effects of preclinical objective structured
clininal examination (OSCE) on knowledge, nursing students confidence in core fundamental
nursing skills and self-efficacy. Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science, 5(2), pp.850-863.
Uccelli, P., Barr, C.D., Dobbs, C.L., Galloway, E.P., Meneses, A. and Sanchez, E., 2015.
Core academic language skills: An expanded operational construct and a novel instrument to
chart school-relevant language proficiency in preadolescent and adolescent learners. Applied
Psycholinguistics, 36(5), pp.1077-1109.
West, M.R., 2016. Should non-cognitive skills be included in school accountability systems?
Preliminary evidence from California’s CORE districts. Evidence Speaks Reports, 1(13),
pp.1-7.
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