...our way of learning. We are all not alike. We see the world as it make sense to us individually. We all will approach the same situation or task through different learning techniques. Our personal learning style determines our preferred way of learning, based on our personalities, attitudes, and behaviors. There are many different types of learning styles, such as: Bodily-Kinesthetic, where we usually use our bodies or physical movements and sense of touch to learn; Verbal-Linguistic, usually when we learn by relating words and language both written and spoken; Visual-Spatial, which relies on visualization, such as colorful designs, patterns, shapes, and pictures; Logical-Mathematical, this skill usually is learned by problem-solving or meeting a new challenge; Musical Intelligence, using our recognition of tone and sounds. Such sounds can include human voice, or musical instruments; Intrapersonal, relying on person to person encounter; Interpersonal, such as our feelings and self reflection; and Naturalistic, where nature helps relax and free our minds to comprehend the learning materials. No one learning style is better than the other. Some of us have a mixture of personal learning styles. Information and technology changes every day so by knowing our learning style, we will be able to apply ourselves to the changes in life. Your learning style is essentially your working style. (Keys to College Studying, 2002, Page 39) If we know our personal learning style, we can maximize...
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...A Personal Reflection of the Visual Learner: Self-Assessment and Reflection Paper. Vivian Hamilton August 16, 2014 Professor: Jon Vernon Com/516 Personal Learning Style “Vision is the art of seeing the invisible” quoted by Johnathan Swift. I am a visual thinker. This learning style is personal to me because not only do I process given information visually I perceive everything as a visual learner. The ability to gain knowledge from information that is observed and not “read” in the conventional sense is defined as visual literacy (Wood, Stover, Pilonieta, & Taylor, 2012).A visual learner is defined as someone who views concepts, data, and other information through visual images or models. A visual learner has a very unique style of learning. My personal learning style is like the work of a painter. I am able to take words and create a mental image of those words just like a painter would construct a work of art. In the end I can visualize the information like a perfectly painted picture. Strengths of a Visual Learner A visual learner can be most beneficial in the classroom and can provide a plethora of ideas to contribute within a group of other learners. For example as a visual learner I prefer to work with a group of learners whose learning styles are different than mine. An auditory learner has the ability to talk through a problem or a concept while myself on the other hand can visualize or model how the final product will look. Another strength of a visual...
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...Key influences on individual learning processes. In this essay I will be discussing the key influences on individual learning processes, including a theory of learning, learning influences, learning skills, and learning support. I will then conclude how positive influences can be used as advantages and how to eliminate or change negative influences including learning styles. I shall then assess the impact of the key influences on my learning, give detail to the assessment with insight to opposing perspectives and how they can and do impact my learning, with a conclusion. To finish the essay I will evaluate how personal learning and development may benefit others. Theory of learning Kolb and his experiential learning cycle This theory has two different levels; four stage cycle of learning, and four separate learning styles. Learning cycle 1. Concrete Experience – when a learner encounters a new experience or a different interpretation of something they’ve already experienced. 2. Reflective Observation- Of particular importance are any inconsistencies between experience and understanding. 3. Abstract Conceptualization- gives rise to a new idea, or a modification of an existing abstract concept. 4. Active Experimentation- the learner applies them to the world around them to see what results. Learning Styles Diverging - feeling and watching CE & RO These people are able to look at things from different perspectives. They are sensitive and prefer to watch...
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...Fatima Karriem Personal Learning Reflection The Introduction This paper states that learning styles are just as different as the individuals who utilize the various styles of learning. As an adult, you learn differently than you did when you were younger. As an adult learner, the author will find that the process of obtaining the information and resources needed is much different. According to Kolb (1985), individuals develop learning styles that emphasizes some learning abilities over others. Additionally, Kolb’s learning model assumes that individual exhibit a preference for certain learning behaviors that can be grouped into four distinct learning style: Converger, Diverger, Assimilator, and Accomodator. You may fit into just one or find that more than one style describes how you learn. The paper reveals that the author considers herself a Converger/Accommodator, which is helpful knowing your learning style to optimize your performance and aid in what you decide to study. As unique individuals we all learn differently and need help when it comes to learning. We all have a process by which we learn. One person’s end result of his or her learning process may be different from that of their peers. The following paper will be a personal reflection of my learning style. I will assess my strengths and show some opportunities available for me to grow. Even though we may be able to identify the type of learner we are, there are many benefits in learning and using other...
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...will be better equipped if I would have core personal and professional skills, then I can utilize my capabilities in more productive manner to achieve my goal. It may be hard for some to learn those skill, but as far I find myself I can handle these skill well and can be master on those as per I need them. The best user of personal and professional skill is the person who uses them both with right choice of appropriation. Another thing to notice is the level of competence of the person and motivation and drive towards achievement. If objective are set unrealistic and without having interest in it, it is high probable to fail in achieving the set goal. Read more: http://www.ukessays.com/essays/management/advance-professional-development-plan.php#ixzz2HK3Taz8P (TASK-3) What is the purpose of personal development plan? PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN The Personal development plan (PDP), is an individual personal written report about the trade and characteristics he or she have on the basis of skills audit. The report also reflects the short coming in the personality in the form of particular personal and professional skills. On the basis of such reports evaluation for future personal development plan could be made easy. A good creatively draft PDP also tells the readers about person who wrote the PDP for him or herself. A PDP is not more than a description of personal skills audit of present competences and awareness for future learning through prescribe training programme. Another...
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...we aim to expand our market the whole Myanmar. Mission - To provide high quality items to our customers. - To give the best service to customers. Objective - In 5 years, we must get our aim of to become one of the top companies. Organization structure In this organization structure, my position is under CEO. I am responsible for my under departments, marketing, finance, HR, IT and warehousing. In this assignment I am going to discuss my personal development plan and how I will develop my personal skills which will help me in my current situation. Personal development plan (PDP) is a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development. In accordance with the requirement of Task 1, it is needed to identify and analyze the SMART objectives of personal and as well as organizational and also along with for the purpose of achieve these objectives, the required skills are also analyzed and explained on this task. In focusing towards the acronym of SMART, my personal and organizational objectives should be specific, measurable,...
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...customers. And we aim to expand our market the whole Myanmar. Mission - To provide high quality items to our customers. - To give the best service to customers. Objective - In 5 years, we must get our aim of to become one of the top companies. Organization structure In this organization structure, my position is under CEO. I am responsible for my under departments, marketing, finance, HR, IT and warehousing. In this assignment I am going to discuss my personal development plan and how I will develop my personal skills which will help me in my current situation. Personal development plan (PDP) is a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development. In accordance with the requirement of Task 1, it is needed to identify and analyze the SMART objectives of personal and as well as organizational and also along with for the purpose of achieve these objectives, the required skills are also analyzed and explained on this task. In focusing towards the acronym of SMART, my personal and organizational objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic...
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...ideal study environment. My ideal study environment would be a safe and comfortable area free from distractions. I would want to make sure that I have all that I would need to stay organized and be able to do my best work or studying. When I am relaxed and able to write out my ideas I am usually able to complete my assignments in a timely manner. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. Some of the distractions that might hinder my progress in an online classroom are watching TV, eating with my family, listening to music, interacting with my children, talking on the phone, or getting tired. Not getting the proper amount of sleep can cause me to become unfocused and I will not be able to complete my studying or assignment. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? The actions that I take to manage and eliminate my distractions are making sure that I get enough sleep the night before, eating dinner before I start to study, turning my ringer off on my phone, spend time with the kids before I study and recording or just missing my TV shows. 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning style affect your study habits? My personal learning style is kinesthetic and that means that I am one to move around more, use visual aids and verbalize my notes or reading assignment. My learning style affects my study habits because it...
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...environment. The description of my ideal study environment has to have three very important things. First it has to have a door with a lock and preferably no windows or a curtain (I get distracted very easy). Second I need some type of music (not too loud but not too low either). Third I need a computer to do my assignments, research, ext. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. There are a lot of distractions that might hinder my study progress or my performance in an online classroom. One very distractive on is Netflix, while I am doing my homework in the back of my mind it always a tab over. Another for me is my family, before I started school I spent all my time with them when I got off work, now there is another factor involved and they don’t always like that. 3. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? I have a few things (actions) I use to manage and eliminate distractions. One of them is I lock a door behind me when I go into a room until I get done. Another is I will leave the house and go to a quiet place or the backyard to keep from getting distracted. 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning style affect your study habits? The way I will apply my personal learning style is keep a routine and don’t differ from it. My personal study style affects my study habits in a positive way...
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...Kolb’s Learning Styles: p 6 Application of Belbin analysis: p 10 Personal SWOT Analysis: p 12 Rationale behind Personal Development Objectives: p 14 Conclusion: p 15 Bibliography: p 16 Appendix: p 17 Introduction In this assignment it is my intention to analyse a range of learning style models and relate them to a personal analysis in order to determine strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate a process of critical evaluation. These strengths and weaknesses will tie in to a personal SWOT analysis which will combine to highlight the rationale behind the Personal Development Objectives outlined towards the end of the assignment. Telford states that ‘It’s hard to imagine that our self improvement efforts will be successful without considering what is this “self” we want to improve’ Telford (2005) p9. And it is this concept which is sometimes difficult for us to embrace. The notion of looking closely at oneself and carrying out a critical analysis can at times be quite uncomfortable but as demonstrated above it is necessary in order to embark upon the process of self improvement. Honey and Mumford The dictionary definition of learning is ‘to obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, through observation or study’. The learning process is something which is a continual process throughout life but in the context of this assignment it is the gaining of self knowledge and awareness and relating it to one’s own personal behaviour...
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...environment. My ideal study environment would be a nice quiet place with no Distractions like: my kids asking me to do something for them every 5 minutes or a place with no white noise like a fan or the air pump in my fish tank. My ideal study environment would have a comfy chair with lumbar support a quiet temperature controlled room and the proper lighting for reduce visual stress. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. Distractions that hinder my study progress and or performance are: having to get up in the middle of studying to get somebody a drink, clean my house or if an uninvited guest drops in to say ‘hi.” Two other examples would be a telemarketer calling or unexpected repairs to my home. 3. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? Some actions I could take to manage these distractions are to stay up late or get up early when everybody else is sleeping, so I get some piece and quiet. I could inspect my home daily to look for things that may require my attention and get them taken care of ahead of time. 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning style affect your study habits? I will apply my personal learning style by trying to remember the aspects of my style and how it psychologically helps me learn. I will act upon trying different methods of learning to see what really...
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...To most of us, learning means an attempt to create a memory that lasts. Like learning new dance steps, foreign language, or remembering people’s names require our brains to store new information. "Learning is...... knowledge or skills acquired through study or by being taught. As cited in the English Oxford Dictionary. 23/10/09 How we all learn depends on our own personal learning style which will be discussed further on. Learning never stops, and is done on a daily basis. Learning on a personal level helps you to gain self confidence allowing you to become more knowledgeable and competent at doing new things. You gain a wider sense of the world and how things work and why. It also gives you the drive and ambition to set yourself new challenges in your life, such as me doing my foundation degree! Learning at a professional level differs from that of a personal learning as you must be open to learning and willing to engage in new learning opportunities. We reflect on our practices, by having staff meetings, appraisals, and analyse where we need to gain a better understanding and do this by attending training courses to enhance our professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes and by keeping us up to date with current frameworks such as EYFS. Within this essay the following will be explained; the relevance of personal and professional learning to myself, what a learning style is, a comparison of Honey & Mumford and Kolb, validity of results...
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...commitment to the continued professional development of employees and managers alike is highly beneficial, not only for the continued success of a business or organization but for the well being and personal development of individuals. Megginson and Whitaker (2007:3) reflect on the personal opportunities afforded through CPD: ‘ It challenges us to make time for personal reflection and review. It reminds us that we have responsibility for developing ourselves…’ Remaining competitive in this ever changing global market is becoming increasingly difficult, putting pressure on managers to deliver consistently high standards of product/service delivery. Guskey (2001) asks that we recognise that professional development is a purposeful and intentional process, which is designed to evoke positive change within organisations. In order to maintain an effective and efficient workforce and to ensure that managers’ skills reflect this commitment to professional development then it is imperative that we, as managers, set personal and professional targets to ensure that our skills accurately reflect organisational goals and direction. Section 1: Demonstrate how you would assess personal and professional skills required to achieve strategic goals There exists a plethora of models to evaluate personal and professional skills but if we are to construct the most accurate and objective overview of our own...
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... Describe your ideal study environment. My ideal study environment is a quiet room maybe some music going and not to be interrupted while doing my school work. A place to work with a nice computer desk for my school work zone with a dead bolt on the door so I really don’t have to be bothered while doing my studying. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. The two biggest things that might hinder my study progress or my performance in an online classroom is my step daughter’s and my cell phone I know it’s my schooling but I can’t seem to turn off my cell or not talk to my step daughter’s they are just too cute. 3. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? The actions that I can take to manage and eliminate distractions are to turn off my cell phone and tell people that it is my study time and to tell my step daughter’s that I have to study and we can always play in a little while when I get done . 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning style affect your study habits? I will apply my personal learning style by talking in groups making flash cards interviewing outside sources and by creating analyzing charts. My personal learning style affects my study habits in a good way because by not only knowing what they are but how to use them to study can make learning much easier. 5. List 5 effective study...
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...PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING REPORT BUSN07020 ACADEMIC SKILLS FOR BUSINESS DIANNE LYLE - B00259359 BRENDA HUGHES WORD COUNT: 2170 30 NOVEMBER 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 2. Personal Development Planning ………………………………………………………………………………… 4 3. SWOT Analysis ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 4. The Benefits of Personal Development Planning …………………………………………………………. 6 4.1 Benefits of PDP to Academic Performance ……………………………………………………….. 6 4.2 Benefits of PDP to Professional Life …………………………………………………………………. 6 4.3 Benefits of PDP to Personal Life ………………………………………………………………………. 6 5. Personal SMART Goals ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 6. Developing Learning, Academic & Business Skills ………………………………………………………… 8 6.1 Learning Styles ………………………………………………………………..……………………………. 8 6.2 Active Learning ……………………………..………………………………………………………………. 8 6.3 Effective Business Skills ……………………………..…………………………………………………… 9 7. Conclusion ………………………………….………………………….…………………………………………….. 10 References ………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Appendix ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 1. INTRODUCTION This report on Personal Development Planning (PDP) is being written to outline how important PDP is in both an academic and professional environment and also how it affects University students during their time at University and also as they progress into their future careers. Within the...
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