University Academic Skills Development: Reflective Summary Report

This report presents a reflective summary of a student's academic skills development at the university level. It begins with an introduction highlighting the importance of academic skills such as presentation, referencing, critical thinking, and report writing for student success. The report is divided into two parts. Part A contains a reflective summary, discussing the skills needed to be an effective university student, including time management, report writing, essay writing, and note-taking. The summary also covers the student's self-assessment, strengths, areas for improvement, and the application of SMART goals for future development. The student reflects on their learning experiences related to presentation skills, report writing, and critical thinking, identifying what went well, what could have been improved, and the knowledge gained. The report also includes an explanation of a personal development plan and a table summarizing the student's progress. The conclusion reiterates the key points and the importance of academic skills and SMART goals for effective university performance.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART A...........................................................................................................................................3
Reflective summary................................................................................................................3
Explanation of the about table................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Academic skills are made up of the core skills such as presentation, referencing which underpin
complex skills such as critical thinking, report making, this decision-making and reflective
practises. it is necessary for the students to have academic skills to be successful within the
University level so they can get better grades and they can be successful.
This report will cover reflective summary by discussing the academic skills that are required to
be an effective student but in the University. it will also Cover the smart academic goals for
semester 2. In the end of this report will write down the reflective summary on the development
of your academic skills and what understand it needed to be effective University students.
PART A
Reflective summary
To be a successful student at the University it is necessary for the trying to have a academic
skills (Ribner, and et.al., 2017). Contain time management, report writing, essay Writing notes
taking and many more other skills that are necessary for the students to be successful at the
University level. Having a good academic skills can be helpful for the students too be more
effective in there all these objects and and they were able and they were able to get a great marks
to pass a University weather better marks.
As a student I will also need to develop I academic skills so I can be successful at the University,
Recently I am studying in a University where I want a good marks to be successful students and
I understand that it will be also helpful for me to pass the college and develop a career and use
the skills in career development. this can be useful as well becausr this type of skills also useful
at the workplace like presentation, academic writing, group presentation and many more other. If
I able to develop economic skills in myself then I will able to create a good image in the
lecturer’s mine and develop myself as a professional and a good student (Rose and et.al., 2020).
academic skills also develop a person with a creative mine and if I have a good academic skill
then I can think different from the other students that will make me different and I will able to
use this skills to do something creative at University that can be helpful for me to get a good
marks and I will able to achieve the success that I want on the University level. There are many
problems I faced everyday in the students life but I can use academic skills to overcome the
challenges and make everything easy for me at the University level and pass it effectively.
What did I learn? What went well? What could I have done What did I gain from the SMAR
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Presentation
skills
During the learning I
was able to
understand how to
prepare a
presentation that can
be attractive and
helpful coming to
present a report
effectively
I can improve my
presentation skills more
by participating in
presentation
programmers within the
University.
I was able to develop
presentation skills and it will
be helpful for me in career
development and at the
workplace I will able to use it
effectively.
I wil
fromfr
report writing
skills
I was able to
understand how to
make a report in a
proper formative
manner and what are
the steps of making a
report (Sala and
Gobet., 2017).
I can develop a report’s
by using the proper
formats and it will help
me to develop better and
I will able to improve my
report writing skills
I was able to develop or
improve my report writing
skills that I needed to and it
will helpful for me to get a
good marks and the
University exams.
I will
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Critical thinking
Critical thinking skill I
was able to develop
by understanding the
importance of
thinking differently
and out of the box.
The experience that I
take help me to
develop critical
to think critically I will
think out of the box and I
will able to understand
the situations and think
both positive and
negative sides of the
situation.
Critical thinking will be
helpful for me in career
development and I will able to
handle the different different
situation at the workplace an
at University as well and
always be motivated because
I will always have a solution.
I will
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thinking skills.
Explanation of the about table
Personal development plan is based on improvement that I need as a student and to be successful
at the University level, here I have explain the skills that I have developed during the module
like presentation skills, report writing skills and critical thinking skills that are the part of
academic writing. I have explained the situations that what I have experience then what went
well during the whole situation or module (Sala, Foley, and Gobet., 2017). I have also explained
the what could I have done better during the whole module when I was learning three of the
skills and how it will be helpful for me in career development.. From the experiences I have also
discuss my learnings and what knowledge I have gained also explained in the About template. In
the end it has been discussed goals to develop all the three skills try again be effective student.
CONCLUSION
As per the report has been covered reflective summary by discussing the academic skills that
are required to be an effective student but in the University. it also has been Covered the smart
academic goals for semester 2. In the end of this report has been wrote down the reflective
summary on the development of your academic skills and what understand it needed to be
effective University students.
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REFERENCE
Books and Journals
Ribner, A. D., and et.al., 2017. Executive function buffers the association between early math
and later academic skills. Frontiers in psychology. 8, p.869.
Rose, H., and et.al., 2020. What drives success in English medium taught courses? The interplay
between language proficiency, academic skills, and motivation. Studies in Higher
Education. 45(11). pp.2149-2161.
Sala, G. and Gobet, F., 2017. When the music's over. Does music skill transfer to children's and
young adolescents' cognitive and academic skills? A meta-analysis. Educational Research
Review. 20. pp.55-67.
Sala, G., Foley, J. P. and Gobet, F., 2017. The effects of chess instruction on pupils' cognitive
and academic skills: State of the art and theoretical challenges. Frontiers in Psychology. 8.
p.238.
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