Activity 1
Complete the table below to identify and reflect on those factors and plan actions for each.
| Recognition/ Reflection | Action |
| What helps my learning? | How can I utilise this? |
| Example: “Discussing the topic with others” | · Set up a study group of like-minded peers
· Engage with the online community |
| Finding out more than I need to | · Researching relevant topics
· Reading · Asking questions |
| Writing things down in a way which I can understand | · Taking notes during lectures, and rewriting them at home in my own words |
| Explaining to others | · Write blog posts bout what we have been learning
· Engaging family and friends in conversation about what I have been learning |
| Working in a quiet environment with no distractions | · Keep my phone in a separate room while studying
· Study when flatmates are also busy
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| Recognition/Reflection | Action | |
| What hinders my learning? | How can I address this factor? | |
| Example: “I’m easily distracted” | · Study in a place where distractions are minimal
· Read lecture notes before the lecture and then take notes lectures to keep me focused |
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| Being overwhelmed/stressed | · break work down into chunks
· always write down things to remember · take regular breaks |
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| Lack of motivation | · I have recently downloaded the ‘focus’ app which gives me the motivation to study and keeps me off my phone
· Find fun and different ways to study |
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| Being sad/tired | · Make sure I’m getting enough sleep
· Be more sociable, but keeping a good balance between work and social time |
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| Procrastination | · Treat every day like a school day-set time for starting work, lunch and breaks
· Ensure household jobs are done before going to bed, so I don’t use them as an excuse to not do work |
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