Study Skills Workbook

Study Skills WORKBOOK

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Monthly Planner

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Weekly Planner

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My Hourly Schedule

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My To-Do-List

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All About Me

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Self-Care Checklist

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Learning Styles

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Mind Map

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Problem Analysis

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Moving Forward Questions

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What do you want instead of the problem?

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Blindspot Questionnaire

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Vision Board

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S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting

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Cost and Benefit Questionnaire

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Action Plan

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Brain Dump

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Self Care Checklist Where do I need to take care of myself more?

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This is a quick coaching exercise to help you connect with yourself and find out what you may be needing.

Give a score out of 10

Areas of care :

How satisfied are you Currently in this area?

1. My energy levels

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2. How Inspired I’m feeling 3. I have plenty of sleep so I always feel rested 4. Self-honesty 5. I prioritize my time – I get things done 6. Peace and quiet 7. Feeling heard and seen 8. Feeling accepted and understood 9. My friendships 10. Feeling loved and accepted 11. My environment (home, workplace) 12. Physical health (exercise and eating habits) 13. My feelings and emotional health 14. Organization and simplicity 15. Being challenged and stretched 16. Money/finances 17. Connection with myself 18. Relaxation and fun 19. Physical appearance 20. I say “No” to myself and others when I need to 21. I recognize my stress signals and know when to take a break 22. My home/room is a calm and safe place

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Learning Styles 3 Learning Styles

Are you a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner?

In order to do well on an exam, you spend hours, days or even months studying. This preparation can be more effective if you know your personal learning style. Your learning style is simply the way you learn best. It is as unique as you are. Understanding your learning style can help you remember information more easily, solve problems more effectively, and understand concepts more naturally.

According to scientists, the only way to bring information into your brain is through your senses. When you encounter new information, you may see it, hear it, touch it, taste it, or smell it. These are the main intake styles in human experience. As a result, there are several learning style modalities, which focus on three main categories: visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic. Visual refers to learning by seeing and watching; auditory refers to learning by hearing; kinaesthetic refers to learning by doing, touching, and interacting.

Before reading further, or trying to theorize which describes you best, complete the short quiz below to identify your learning style. Remember that this is a basic test; it is not a professional VAK Profile. Just as there are different learning style models, there are also many professional learning style assessment instruments. After taking the quiz below, you may wish to take a more detailed learning style assessment or learning style inventory to gain a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses.

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Basic Learning Style Assessment Choose the one answer below that describes you best.

1. When I am trying to spell a confusing word, I usually:

7. In my free time, I prefer to:

a) jot it down

a) read or write

b) spell it out loud

b) listen to music or a lecture

c) draw it in _the air

c) be physically active

2. When I am giving directions to a place, I usually:

8. My preference is:

a) draw a map

a) art

b) explain in words

b) music

c) show people in gestures how to get there

c) dance

3. When I listen to a lecture, I prefer to:

Now, add up the total number you have circled of each letter. The “a” answers

a) take notes

relate to a visual learning style, the “b” answers relate to an auditory learning style,

b) listen carefully

and the “c” answers relate to a kinesthetic learning style. When you have finished,

c) doodle

you should have an idea of your primary learning style. This self-knowledge can help you take in, process, and remember information more easily.

4. When learning vocabulary in a foreign language, I prefer to: a) read and write the word several times b) say it aloud c) walk around, label items, play a game 5. When putting together a model or a piece of furniture, I usually: a) read the instructions carefully b) prefer to have someone read the instructions to me c) figure out what to do on my own 6. When learning science, I prefer to: a) read explanations b) listen to a lecture c) study diagrams, build a model, or do an experiment

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Problem Analyisis Describe your problem.

Who is involved?

Different aspects of the problem? (What? / When? / How?)

What is your stress reaction? (Flight / Flee / Freeze)

Have you had a similar problem in the past?

How is this problem affecting your relationships? (work / self / others)

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Moving Forward Questions

What do you want instead of the problem?

In all this, what is the most important?

Which problem is your biggest frustration?

How does it make you feel?

What would be the best to work on now?

What can make the most difference?

What is manageable?

Choose one problem to work on.

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Blind Spot Questionnaire How do you see it? (peers / family / Best friend)

Is there anything you have overlooked?

Is there any other way of looking at it?

From all of this, what is the problem for you?

If this problem was not there what would be different?

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Vision Board

GOAL SETTING

Definition of a vision board: A vision board is a tool used to help clarify, concentrate and maintain focus on a specific goal. A board on which you display images/words that represent whatever you want to be /do/have in your life.

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Ask the client to cut out pictures/words.

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Must be something they like to do/eat.

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How they vision their dreams.

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What they want in life.

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Goals that they want to achieve.

IMPORTANT: NOT something their parents / other people like to do.

VISION BOARD = What clients want. (Could be used as homework) A vision board can be used in different ways: •

Problem-solving - if the problem did not exist what would my life be like?

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Teenagers - to help them form a vision of their dream for the future. What they want in life and what they want to achieve= GOALS.

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For those who lost themselves in life - to visually see what they want and what they like to do. Some people only do and like what they are used to, or what their partner likes.

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Cost & Benefit Questionnaire What will the benefits be when you achieve this?

What will be different for you when you have done this?

What will be the costs of doing this? (What will it take from you?)

Are you willing to pay the cost?

Do you Commit to your goal settings?

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Doodles:

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Study Skills WORKBOOK Compiled by:

Zolette Coetzee Student Counsellor

zolette@openwindow.co.za

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Felicia Morgan

National Head: Student Support felicia@openwindow.co.za

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