Midterm self assessment

Auditory learners learn best when information is presented in a spoken language

format. If you are an auditory learner, the suggestions that follow can help you to
succeed in school to the best of your ability.

 Participate in study groups in which you can talk things out.

 If allowed by your teacher, use a recording device to record class sessions. Use
the recordings to support your written notes.
 Use a recording device to record important information from your textbooks so
that you can listen to the information as frequently as needed.
 Work out math problems aloud, explaining to yourself the steps you are doing.
 Repeat facts and definitions of words over and over to yourself with your eyes
closed

 Create musical jingles or songs to remember information.

 Dictate assigned papers and type them later.
 Participate in class discussions as much as possible.
 Look for books on tape or other audio materials when learning about a subject.
 Be certain that your study place is free of auditory distractions.
 When you encounter new words while reading, sound them out syllable by
syllable.
 Sit in front of the class to minimize things that might distract you from what your
teacher is saying.
 Read aloud when doing proofreading.

Good Study Habits Good Grades Good Career Options Good Life!

I care about doing well in school.

I try my best in school each day.

I do my homework.
 I understand things that I have read.

I have the things I need for class.

I get along well with my teachers.

I take good notes in class.

I am good at taking tests.

I ask and answer questions in class.

I am happy with my grades.

Based on your responses, your study habits are already very good.
You already have great study skills, so any improvements you make will only lead to more success. Want
to aim for the best study habits possible? The ultimate goal would be for all of your responses to appear
in the "Already Do" column.

To start managing time effectively, you need to set goals. When you know
where you're going, you can then figure out what exactly needs to be done, in
what order. Without proper goal setting, you'll fritter your time away on a
confusion of conflicting priorities.

People tend to neglect goal setting because it requires time and effort. What
they fail to consider is that a little time and effort put in now saves an
enormous amount of time, effort and frustration in the future. Mind Tools has
two great articles on goal setting that are must-reads for everyone. If you are
serious about time management, we suggest you start with Personal Goal
Setting and The Golden Rules of Goal Setting . We also recommend Treasure
Mapping .

Prioritizing what needs to be done is especially important. Without it, you may
work very hard, but you won't be achieving the results you desire because
what you are working on is not of strategic importance.
Most people have a "to-do" list of some sort. The problem with many of these
lists is they are just a collection of things that need to get done. There is no
rhyme or reason to the list and, because of this, the work they do is just as
unstructured. So how do you work on To Do List tasks – top down, bottom up,
easiest to hardest?

To work efficiently you need to work on the most important, highest value
tasks. This way you won't get caught scrambling to get something critical done
as the deadline approaches. For information on how to start prioritizing your
tasks, see Activity Logs , Prioritized To Do Lists , Prioritization , The Action
Priority Matrix , and Eisenhower's Urgent/Important Pr

Having a plan and knowing how to prioritize it is one thing. The next issue is
knowing what to do to minimize the interruptions you face during your day. It
is widely recognized that managers get very little uninterrupted time to work
on their priority tasks. There are phone calls, information requests, questions
from employees, and a whole host of events that crop up unexpectedly. Some
do need to be dealt with immediately, but others need to be managed. Our
article on Managing Interruptions discusses how you can minimize your
interrupted time.
However, some jobs need you to be available for people when they need help
– interruption is a natural and necessary part of life. Here, do what you
sensibly can to minimize it, but make sure you don't scare people away from
interrupting you when they should.

"I'll get to it later" has led to the downfall of many a good employee. After too
many "laters" the work piles up so high that any task seems insurmountable.
Procrastination is as tempting as it is deadly. The best way to beat it is to
recognize that you do indeed procrastinate. Then you need to figure out why.
Perhaps you are afraid of failing? (And some people are actually afraid of
success!)

Once you know why you procrastinate then you can plan to get out of the
habit. Reward yourself for getting jobs done, and remind yourself regularly of
the horrible consequences of not doing those boring tasks! For more help on
recognizing and overcoming procrastination see our guide to Beating
Procrastination .
Much of time management comes down to effective scheduling of your time. When
you know what your goals and priorities are, you then need to know how to go about
creating a schedule that keeps you on track, and protects you from stress.

This means understanding the factors that affect the time you have available for work.
You not only have to schedule priority tasks, you have to leave room for interruptions,
and contingency time for those unexpected events that otherwise wreak chaos with
your schedule. By creating a robust schedule that reflects your priorities and well as
supports your personal goals, you have a winning combination: One that will allow
you to control your time and keep your life in balance. To learn specific scheduling
skills, see our articles on Pickle Jar Theory and Scheduling Skills .

Key Points
Time management is an essential skill that helps you keep your work under
control, at the same time that it helps you keep stress to a minimum.

We would all love to have an extra couple of hours in every day. Seeing as
that is impossible, we need to work smarter on things that have the highest
priority, and then creating a schedule that reflects our work and personal
priorities.

With this in place, we can work in a focused and effective way, and really start
achieving those goals, dreams and ambitions we care so much about.

the learning style suitable to me is auditory, therefore my strengths are primarily auditory in
the sense that I learn faster when my auditory skills are involved and I learn slower when my
visual skills are involved. I feel very uncomfortable with tables charts and graphics without
exhaustive explanation by the instructor.

Among all the suggestions that I got, I really feel like what may help me and new learning styles
are first and foremost clearing the study place of all the noises since my auditory skills (the
means that I primarily use to learn) will be distracted.

Yet, audio books will come in very handy and reading out loud will prevent me to get distracted
given that I am sensitive to every little noise that is around.

I believe that having the class video taped will be an essential boost to write up notes and
enhance them.
My study habits are very good according to the survey. I am a very diligent student that works
hard not just to earn good grade but out of the thirst for knowledge. So I have things ready for
my classes, I don't disregard anything that teachers get me to study as I believe that all the class
contents are useful for my learning area. My weakness perhaps is not sharing thoughts or
doubts that I may have with classmates and teachers due to my reserved personality. I tend not
to get too much in class debates for the same reason.

I plan to open my self up with the outside world by asking questions that may benefit both me
and my peers. I understand that in order for a community to work well everybody should
commit to do his own job and chip in with questions and sharing point of views.

The overall of my study habits is not too shabby, indeed I have good planning, not
procrastination issues, excellent prioritizing in my to-do list, and great sense of direction and
sense of "location" in my studies. One weakness that came up from the quiz is the time
management that lack of consistence: it always takes a lot of time to get things done and this is
caused partially because I lose the focus. Needing a thoroughly quite study place is almost
impossible and I am unable to fully stay on tune with my work without getting spaced out. I
plan on employ my time better by timing my work sessions and try not to exceed the time
limits.

Reading articles, highlighting a fundamental point that stands out to me and writing an essay
about it, is how I have been used to studies and how I believe I can best provide a subjective
useful point to my classmates. It also grants me the possibility to give space to the knowledge
that I have on classical music and link it with the topic as well as learning by associations. I
always provide concrete examples that help better define my points in the essays.

With regards to the discussion posts, it gives me the opportunity to clear some doubts by
posting my questions and getting them answered. It is the perfect platform where exchange of
opinion may happen and most of the times, very interesting threads come up.

Therefore, I feel like I do very well on these because it actively triggers my interest and
curiosity.

I sense that I am less successful in leading a seminar primarily because of my reserved and
introverted personality where It always takes a lot of courage to step forward and speak up.

I also believe that since I have never done anything like that In my previous studies , I feel
slightly uncomfortable but I am learning to just come forward and share my point. After all
every point of view is respectable and worth to be listen to.
as far as the time management issue, I would like to read through the articles in a more speedy
way and yet not less shallow, in order to have more time to find more documents for the
research that would sustain my arguments.

Besides, concerning the type of student that I have been so far throughout my student life, I
would like to interact more with my classmates both in the open discussion posts and in the
breakout groups. This enhanced attitude towards my time and as a student will definitely
improve my learning process.