Independent Study Methods

Unit 3
Effective strategies for learning skills

Topic 1
Study techniques

Solange E. Guerrero, Mgs.

 » Subtopics:   
  
1. Learning Styles (Visual,
Auditory and Kinesthetic
learners)
2. Organizing and planning your
time
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 Learning Objective

Obtain and retain studying skills to help students

maximize the learning process and Increase time

management skills by developing criteria for adjusting

one’s schedule to meet academic and non-academic

needs.
 Learning Objective

Obtain and retain studying skills to help

students maximize the learning process
and Increase time management skills
by developing criteria for adjusting
one’s schedule to meet academic and
non-academic needs.
Warm-up activity:
Instructions:
1. Go to
https://www.menti.com/49dk1btm
cg

2. Read the question

3. Complete the survey
4. Then, share with us the answer to
this question: Why do you need to
know your style?
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There are different learning styles

“Learning styles are cognitive, affective,

and physiological that serve as relatively
stable indicators of how students perceive
interactions and respond to their learning
environments” (Keefe 1988, cite by Alonso
et al., 1994).
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In this process, we learn about cognitive traits.

The way in which students:

• Structure content
• Form and use concepts
• Interpret information
• Solve problems
• Select means of representation
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Visual
Learners

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Available at https://youtu.be/qcCtPgzlGTs

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You can take advantage of

your highly developed
areas to improve your
Why do you need to academic performance.
know your style?
You can avoid problematic
situations by knowing how
to best use how you
process information.

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You can target areas

of improvement.

You’ll be much more

successful!

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Subtopic 1: Learning styles
Instructions:
1. After watching the video,
answer the following
questions:
a) What do you think about
the experiment?
b) Do you agree or disagree
with the findings?
The Biggest Myth in Education Support your answer.
Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgwIhB58PA

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Subtopic 2: Organizing and planning your time

Let’s discuss!
1. How do you spend each hour of the day?

2. What are your top three priorities on a

day-to-day basis? What should they be?

3. When do you work on your assignments?

How much time do you use?

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More tips!
Reading in class. Available at
https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/stud
ent-life/time-management-busy-college-st
udents/

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https://www.edsys.in/how-effective-time-management-enhances-school-performance/

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Closing activity

Instructions:

1. Click on the link provided

https://bit.ly/3QgippS
2. Complete the form.
3. This in-class participation will help
you get 2 extra points for your next
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assignment.
References
• Fry, R. (2014). How to study. Open road.
• S k, s. N., & Tay, C. H. (2017). Styles of learning VAK. International journal for
innovative research in multidisciplinary field. Keefe, j. (1988). Aprendiendo perfiles
de aprendizaje: manual de examinador, reston va. Asociación nacional de principal
de escuela de secundaria.
• Kolb, d. (1977). Aprendizaje y solución de problemas. En kolb, d., Rubin i. &
Mclntyre j., Psicología de las organizaciones: problemas contemporáneos.
• Kolb, d. (2005). Departamento de educación secundaria técnica y jefaturas de
enseñanza. RETRIEVED FROM: http://www.Slideshare.Net/mispowerpoints/estilos-
de-aprendizaje

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