Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Learning and Study Skills
- Learning Styles:
- Visual - looking
- Aural - listening
- Practical - doing
- Mind Mapping
- Time Management
- Make a schedule; List tasks in short and
long term
- It's stressful to put off work
- Start with simplest
task and complete it
- Now tackle the
next simplest.
- Repeat :)
- Motivation
- Re-evaluate your
priorities
- Take
responsibility
- Be honest
to yourself
- Reduce stress;
don't put things off
till last minute
- mix fun tasks
with work in
your list
- reward yourself
for finishing
tasks
- Break big tasks into
smaller/simpler tasks
- Be realistic; don't
overload yourself
- What are you good at?
Weave it into each task;
makes you feel good.
- Learn/practice
basic skills required
e.g. typing
- Reading
- Scanning: fast
reading to find
information
- Don't try to read
every word
- Use clues on page ;
heading, titles etc
- write the question
you want answered
before scanning
- Use to find specific
information e.g. Phone
number from a directory
- Skimming; fast reading
to obtain gist of text
- Use to quickly understand
meaning of text
- To Skim-read;
- Read Title, subtitle
and subheading for
first clues to meaning
- Look at pictures
and captions
- Read first and
last sentence
of each para
- fill gaps in
understanding
by reading mid
sentences
- Don't read each
word. Focus on
keywords
- If you don't
understand, don't
despair. Give it time.
- Close Reading; use
for technical/complex
texts
- Start by reading
Heading, Title,
sub-titles
- Read paragraph.
Rephrase in mind. Did
you understand it?
- Read and rephrase
complex paragraphs,
sentence by sentence
- If you don't know a
word, look-up its
meaning then re-read
the sentence
- Listening
- Concentrate
- Take notes;
hand write
- Ask to repeat
or explain
- Talking
- Prepare what
you want to say
- Introduce yourself
and purpose of
conversation clearly
- be prepared
to take notes;
pen & paper
- Ask for and
note the name
of other party
- Check conversation is
convinient for other party.
If not, ask for another
time.
- Speak slowly and
clearly. Aim to be
understood.
- Never interrupt
- Be courteous.
Thank the person.
- Clearly indicate end of
conversation. Check
other party for questions.
- Phone: Hangup half
second after the
called party
- Writing