E-PORTFOLIO STUDY SKILL ( UED 102 )

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The name that have been given to me is MUHAMMAD FAIZAL BIN MD DALI. I am from Segamat, Johor. I took my SPM in 2016, just a few month before I participated in National Service Training Programme (Malaysia) or been known locally as (PLKN). After that, I have been working in few different job for last two years, and then with encouragemnt from my family i decided to join a fantastic program called MDAB organized by UiTM. I took pre-diploma of commerce. Now, I am a sudent of UiTM KMPUS KUALA PILAH (BETING), NEGERI SEMBILAN. I further my studies in Diploma of Halal Management (IC 120). In this interim session, we have taken Study Skills (UED 102) as one of my courses and have been given an assignment to make this E-portfolio. Despite that, I think this E-portfolio contains the information that essential for student to be able to get through the varsity life.  

CONTENT OF UED 102 ITEMS:

1.     LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY

2.     GOAL SETTING

3.     FIXED-COMMITMENT CALENDAR

4.     JOB TASK ANALYSED

5.     PRIORITIZED TO DO LIST

6.     MEMORY STRATEGIES

7.     ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES

8.     CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES

9.     CONCENTRATION CHART

10. READING TEXT

11. NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES

12. NOTE-TAKING EXCERCISE USING CORNELL METHOD

13. GPA WORKSHEET

WEEK 1^st

MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO THE UNIVERSITY

Anywhere you go, life is still a life but the environment, the situation, the responsibilities, the way how you handle every minutes of your life will change as the phase of your life change. So, you always need adapt or cope with it. The life while you still in high school is different when you has become a student of a university. Your old routine, your old attitude may not fit to applied here, in a life of a university student. Basically here, there will be no one will remind you, will push you about the things that you should do. You will need to be totally independent, and push yourself towards success.

MODULE 1: LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY

                         

 Taking the test

Scoring my inventory

Based on the test results, I am a kinesthetic learners. I am a hands-on learners. It does not mean I am not capable to learn about something through audio or visual lessons but it means I will be more productive if I add some body movement or muscle memory in my learning session. If I just sit tight, looking and listening to lecturer, I may could not save some of the input.

But the test is just to know which learning styles you inclined. It does not actually decide how you need to learn. It just helped you to recognize how you can develop the better you in your learning.

After made some evaluation, I planned how I am going to conduct my studies or revision this first semester ( My Personal Learning Style Plan)

MODULE 2 : GOAL STATEMENT – THE FIVE STEP APPROACH

What Is A Goal

A goal basically something we want, things we aimed to achieve as we pursue a certain course of action. It is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.

What Is A Goal Setting

Goal setting is a process that involves the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal. Goal setting can be guided by goal-setting criteria such as SMART criteria. Goal setting is a major component of personal-development and management literature

Characteristics Of Goals

·        It is chosen by yourself, not decided by others as only you actually knows what you really wants

·        Moderately challenging as its not too easy or too hard, as every goodies as its own prices

Specific

What is it that you want, from a particular goal? What you want to achieve? Everything must be clearly specified. You have to be specific about the details.It is better to write them down and stick it on the wall or door of refrigerator or any place where you can see it every time. If the goal has a picture, put it up. These specific details program your sub-conscious mind, and your focus shifts from the obstacles to the efforts that you can make to attain the goal.

Measurable

You need to identify the quantifiable aspect of the goal. This way you will be able to measure your progress, and actually remain motivated. For certain kinds of goals, you may not be able to measure the results, especially for relationship goals or spiritual goals, but you can always record the activities that you are doing that will take you towards the goal.

Attainable

Setting goals that are unrealistic can actually have a negative effect rather than positive one. It is good to stretch yourself a bit, so that you can grow more towards your potential, but it must not be something that is impossible to be real.

Some people set goals, more to impress others. Many times people set unattainable goals so that they can later blame their failure on the goal that was impossible to start with. So, set goals that may be difficult and challenging but not impossible.

Rewarding

The feeling that you get on achieving the goal is the reward that will keep you motivated in face of challenges and obstacles and prevent you from quitting. These rewards could be of different types based on the type of goals discussed in last page. It could be positions in your career, material rewards based on your financial well being, physical, spiritual, or relationships oriented.

 Time-Bound

The final ingredient of SMART goal is that it must be time bound. It must not be too short, as it will make the goal unattainable, and not be too much. Time is one of the prices that you are paying for the goal, and you must give it time that the goal is worth. Setting deadline will also insure you against procrastination and perfectionism.

The bigger goals in the life must be set first and an action plan prepared to achieve them. These bigger goals are usually the long terms goals or life goals. The action plan of these long term big goals will contain smaller medium term goals with their own individual action plans, which in turn will contain even smaller goals till they boil down to monthly and daily goals.

Long-Term And Short-Term Goals 

Long-term goals is the objective of the goals that you set end of the year for yourself for four or five years from now,or even for a lifetime.

Short-term goals we can set for an hour from now, end of day or semester.

THE FIVE-STEP APPROACH TO WRITING GOALS:

Writing effective goals is not as easy.  You need to consider what you want to accomplish, any obstacles that could prevent you from achieving your goal, and the resources available to you.  You will need a pen or pencil for this exercise.

1.       Write down what you want to accomplish.  This should be thought of as your tentative goal statement.  The easiest way to begin your goal statement is with the words “I want to…”

2.  Write down any obstacles.  Think about whether there are any course requirements, assignments, tests, or technology factors that could jeopardize your success.  Make a list of the difficulties you may encounter.

3.  Consider your general resources.  What subjects are easier for you?  Are you better with science or math?  Is social studies a breeze?  Who do you depend on for help when circumstances get tough?  Your parents, friends, teachers, guidance counselors, and other significant adults are all resources.  Next, consider each of the obstacles you listed.  Think about how you might use your resources to overcome each obstacle.  Write down specific resources you could use to achieve each goal.

4.  Review and revise your rough goal statement.  Now that you have considered all possible difficulties and your resources, you are ready to write your final goal statement.  In some cases, you may find that your rough goal statement is fine the way it is.

5.  Polish your goal statement.  Check to be sure that your final statement is well written and takes into consideration all the possible road blocks that may occur.

WEEK 2^nd

MODULE 3: FIXED-COMMITMENT CALENDAR

TIME IS GOLD

Time is Gold, meaning time is important, time is expensive,if you waste time you will not have it back. When you are doing something or planning to do it something, when you assign a certain time to it, do it as if you just let it go away, the result might be not as you expect it is

The benefits of making and following a fixed commitment calendar:

• Can divide the time to review subjects efficiently.
• Train and discipline themselves in timely manner.
• Time will be more organized and manageable and would not be wasted.
• Driving towards the achievement of excellence in the field of engagement.
• Can avoid procrastination for doing something.
• Can balance the time division between learning time and leisure time.

But there is one thing that will affect all the highly organized plan or scheldule, it is procrastination.

Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished by a certain deadline. It could be further stated as a habitual or intentional delay of starting or finishing a task despite knowing it might have negative consequences.

In Order To Overcome Procastination

1. Take five minutes to list out the things “you were going to do tomorrow.”

On a blank sheet of paper, note several important activities you are delaying or have put on hold.

2. Look at your list—and do one thing on it right now.

Put the energy you’ve been directing toward excuses into the activity you’ve been avoiding. Action eliminates anxiety.

3. Pick a time (today) to work on the list.

If getting started is the hard part for you, set aside a designated time slot, at least 30 minutes, for work specifically on one job, project or personal goal that you’ve been “leaving until later.”

4. Quit trying to be perfect.

What counts is quality of effort, not perfect results. Don’t let yourself get bogged down with a preoccupation for perfectionism.

5. If what you’re putting off involves other people, talk to them.

Your reasons for delaying action might be imaginary. Lack of communication often turns molehills into mountains.

6. Ask yourself, What’s the worst thing that could happen if I did this today?

Do you fear the consequences associated with the action you’ve been avoiding? The worst-case scenario most likely would be a minor inconvenience or a temporary setback.

7. Imagine how you’ll feel once you do whatever it is you’ve been postponing.

Freedom from anxiety. Freedom from nagging pressures. Freedom from self-doubt. Accomplishing put-off tasks will give you a great boost of confidence and energy.

MODULE 4: JOB TASK ANALYSIS

A Job Task Analysis' (JTA) is a detailed analysis of how a role or task is completed and includes detailed descriptions of both the physical and mental requirements of activities, task frequency/duration, environmental factors and the equipment required to complete a role.

6 Benefits Of Conducting A Successful Task Analysis

• Improves comprehension by simplifying complex tasks. ...
• Reduces on-the-job mistakes. ...
• Identify which skills and resources are required for the process. ...
• Improve existing processes and procedures. ...
• Helps to develop new tasks that may be more productive.

MODULE 5: PRIORITIZED TO-DO LIST

If you have made a Prioritized To-Do List, it will help you to make quick decision every time you encounter hard time which task you need to accomplish first.

MODULE 6: MEMORY STRATEGIES

WHAT IS MEMORY?

§  The ability to remember past experiences, and the power or process of recalling to mind previously learned facts, experiences, impressions, skills and habits.

§  Memory is complex and consists of various processes and stages.

§  “Having a good memory” involves both putting information into memory and getting it back out—both storage and retrieval

There Is Three Types Of Memory:

1) Sensory memory

➤Sensory memory is a very brief memory that allows people to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased. It is often thought of as the first stage of memory that involves registering a tremendous amount of information about the environment, but only for a very brief period.

2) Short-term Memory

➤Short-term memory is the information that a person is currently thinking about or is aware of. It is also called primary or active memory. Recent events and sensory data such as sounds are stored in short-term memory. Short-term memory often encompasses events over a period anywhere from 30 seconds to several days.

3) Long-term Memory

➤Long-term memory (LTM) is the stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model where informative knowledge is held indefinitely. It is defined in contrast to short-term and working memory, which persist for only about 18 to 30 seconds.

As A Normal Human, Sometimes We Also Will Tend To Forget Something

Retrieval Failure

·        retrieval failure is known as decay theory. According to this theory, a memory trace is created every time a new theory is formed. Decay theory suggests that over time, these memory traces begin to fade and disappear. If​ the information is not retrieved and rehearsed, it will eventually be lost.

Interference

·        When information is very similar to other information that was previously stored in memory, interference is more likely to occur.

·        There are two basic types of interference:

·           Proactive interference is when an old memory makes it more difficult or impossible to remember a new memory.

·           Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with your ability to remember previously learned information.

Failure to Store

·        Brain does not have much time to process and save the information

WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR MEMORY STRATEGIES :

1.      Understanding

Before you begin trying to memorize something, try to understand it. A good way to do this is by making a connection between what you are learning and what you have experienced. The better you can relate the new information to what you already know, the easier it is to learn. For example, before attempting to memorize events of European history, find the places on a globe (or world map) and see where they are relative to one another and also relative to where you live.

2.    Graphic Organizers

These tools help you see things you are trying to learn. They help organize information. There are many different types of graphic organizers. You can even design them yourself.

• Venn Diagram for comparing and contrasting

• Web for the main topic and detail

• Cause and Effect Design with the event in the middle box, the causes listed in the left boxes and the effects listed in the right boxes. (The effects and the causes are connected to the event by lines.)

• Cycle Organizer consists of shapes drawn in a cyclic pattern with words in each shape to represent things or events that go in cycles. For example, the water cycle.

3.    Visualization

To visualize means to see an image in your head without actually looking at it. Visualization can help you learn almost anything. Here is an example. Let's say the topic is the water cycle. Create a mental image of a cloud. Picture it growing. Now see, and "feel" its heavy cold rain. See the rain hitting the ground, then flowing toward streams and rivers toward the ocean. Now "see" the hot sun hitting and evaporating the water and forming clouds…. Get the picture? If you can visualize parts of the water cycle, the boring diagram becomes meaningful and remember-able. In general, if you have trouble visualizing material, try drawing maps, charts, graphs, or pictures.

4.  Association

Another learning strategy is to associate, or "connect," each word or event with a person, place, thing, feeling, or situation. For example, you may connect what you are trying to learn with someone you know, or with a movie character or scene. When you have to learn vocabulary words, just write the new words, write the definitions next to them, and then write a person, thing, event, movie, or any strong association to help you remember the meaning of each word. For example, "My altruistic Aunt Alice gives great gifts." (Altruistic means generous.)

5.  Rhyming

We all used rhyming in the ABC song to learn the alphabet. And the rhyme "I before E, except after C, or when it sounds like A as in neighbor or weigh." This is also a great strategy even when learning the times tables. For example, 7 and 7 went down the line to capture number 49; 8 and 4 made some stew and gave it to 32. (Rhymes don't have to make sense!)

6.  Talking

Here's a strategy that's easy and fun to use, especially if you like to talk! Just talk about the information you have to learn. Tell Grandpa, Mom, a friend, or your dog what you have to learn! Do you want to learn history? Then talk history – discuss, debate, argue. Think of a person who may have lived during a major historical event and pretend to be that person. Now talk about the important events: who was involved, when it happened, where it took place, what happened, and why? If you're learning a language, then speak it at the dinner table. It doesn't matter if others know what you are saying; you do, so you'll learn.

7.  Storytelling

Storytelling is a great way to help you remember information in any subject. Write a story by focusing on the key points of what you're learning and arranging them in a logical sequence. It can even be a song or rhyme that tells the story. And there's a bonus: each event in the story triggers your memory of the next event, so you'll remember even more.

8.  Writing Sentences

Do you remember learning the silly sentence "Every good boy does fine" from music class? We used this to remember the notes. You may also have used the sentence "My Very Excellent Mom Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to remember the planets. (Oops, change the sentence because Pluto is no longer considered a planet). This strategy can even help us learn those extra troublesome spelling words. Just make up a sentence using words that begin with the letters. So, to learn "aardvark," you may make up a nonsense sentence like: Aardvarks Always Run Down Very Angry Rowdy Kids.

9.  Acronyms

An acronym is a word made up from the first letters of a list of words. Here's how it works. You take the list of words or facts that you want to remember and put them in an order so that the first letters of each word, or the first syllables, spell a real word or a made-up word

MODULE 7 : ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES

WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES

An organizational strategy is the sum of the actions a company intends to take to achieve long-term goals. Together, these actions make up a company's strategic plan. Strategic plans take at least a year to complete, requiring involvement from all company levels.

ORGANIZATIONAL TIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

1.      Wake up on time

2.    Place all academic responsibilities together

3.    Color code your calender

4.   Determine your best time

5.    Develop a schedule

6.   Set daily goals

7.    Start With Sorting

·        It may seem obvious, but sorting alleviates disorganization so that important papers and documents aren’t misplaced. Sorting school work into binders and folders is a practical skill to teach students. This skill not only teaches students organization skills but also how to prioritize items.

·        As students keep their documents and school work organized by assigning a place for each item. A logical method is by assigning a folder for each subject or class. Have students use folders and binders as a designated place for tasks and school work, including:

·        Handouts

·        Tests and quizzes

·        Class notes

·        Homework

·        Take-home forms

·        Graded assignments

·        High priority assignments or information can be sorted into a separate folder in the front of a student’s binder for fast approaching due dates.

8.    Use a Checklist

·        Checklists are instrumental in helping disorganized students get their tasks in order. Preparing a checklist also demonstrates to students how to prioritize tasks.

·        For instance, you can provide checklists to students in elementary school so they can get familiar with deadlines and project details. Print out a checklist, so that the student has it available with them wherever they go.

·        Older students can leverage project management tools for organizing checklists and practice assigning tasks to group members during projects.

9.   Emphasize Brevity

·        Too many tasks on a to-do list can lead to students putting things off. Have students focus on getting a set number of tasks completed within a day, such as only working on four assignments at any given time. By organizing a concise list, students successfully complete their goals.

·        Organization skills for students are important for success

10.                       Leverage School Planners

·        Being able to know when assignments are due is an important part of being organized. Teach students to stay organized by using a school planner. While it’s great to use calendars on smartphones, writing down deadlines actually increases retention.

·        A Psychology Science study found that writing with pen and paper helps to boost your memory more than writing via laptops. School planners also have a built-in benefit of a calendar that students can leverage to plan out projects and assignments.

·        A school planner calendar is a great resource for younger students. Parents can place their signatures to confirm that the child completed a homework assignment. This helps students to better manage their time and increases parent involvement and communication.

·        Create space inside a planner where students organize handwritten notes, create project timelines, and structure lists.

11.  Use Visual Tools

·        A simple way to facilitate organizational skills for students is by using visual reminders. When you use visual reminders, students can easily identify what needs to be done. Stickers and color-coded labels remind students about an important deadline or project to complete.

·        Visual tools not only serve as reminders, but as an easy way to maintain organization in and outside of the classroom. Try handing out color-coded labels to students at the beginning of the academic year, quarter, or semester. Students can adhere color-coded labels to folders and organize school work by subjects. Your students can then use a matching highlighter to indicate upcoming due dates

12.Assign “Buddies”

·        Hold students accountable for developing their organizational skills by assigning them a buddy. In this routine, paired student “buddies” are responsible to remind one another about important deadlines.

·        Older students can also serve as accountability partners and help absent students tackle missed assignments.

13. Schedule Cleaning Time

·        When your work area is messy, it’s hard to focus. Thus, setting aside time on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to clean is essential for success.

·        Teach your students the importance of scheduling time to clean their workspace and compartments, such as their desks, backpacks, lockers, or cubbies. Jars and cups function as a simple tool to hold pens, markers, or pencils.

·        Whether you’re teaching elementary school students or college students, organizational skills are necessary for students of any age in order to be successful. With the right organizational skills, students can achieve their educational goals.

MODULE 8 : CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES

WHAT IS CONCETRATION

Concentration is the action or power of focusing all one's attention

TIPS TO CONCENTRATE BETTER

1. Avoid multitasking

2. Take regular breaks

3. Do some daily mental exercises

4. Book in for that exercise class

5. Take time out to rest and get a good night’s sleep

6. Try mindfulness meditation

7. Eliminate distraction

8. Become a more active listener

9. Make time away from your screen a priority - and schedule it in

10. Fuel yourself well

11. Declutter your workspace

MODULE 9: CONCERNTRATION CHART 

MODULE 10 : READING TEXT

WHAT IS READING

Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing. Success in this process is measured as reading comprehension. Reading is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas.

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE READER

SQRRR or SQ3R is a reading comprehension method named for its five steps: survey, question, read, recite, and review. The method was introduced by Francis P. Robinson, an American education philosopher in his 1946 book Effective Study.

The method offers a more efficient and active approach to reading textbook material. It was created for college students, but is extremely useful for young students as well. Classrooms all over the world have begun using this method to better understand what they are reading.

PROCESS SQ3R

1.      Survey ("S")

The first step, survey or skim, advises that one should resist the temptation to read the book and instead first go through a chapter and note the headings, sub-headings and other outstanding features, such as figures, tables, marginal information, and summary paragraphs. This survey step typically only takes 3–5 minutes, but it provides an outline or framework for what will be presented. The reader should identify ideas and formulate questions about the content of the chapter.

2.    Question ("Q")

Generate questions about the content of the reading. For example, convert headings and sub-headings into questions, and then look for answers in the content of the text. Other more general questions may also be formulated:

o    What is this chapter about?

o    What question is this chapter trying to answer?

o    How does this information help me?

3.    Read (R¹)

Use the background work done with "S" and "Q" in order to begin reading actively. This means reading in order to answer the questions raised under "Q". Passive reading, in contrast, results in merely reading without engaging with the study material.

4.   Retrieve (R²)

The second "R" refers to the part known as "Retrieve." The reader should try to retrieve from memory what was learned in the same manner as telling someone else about the information. It is important that the reader use his/her own words in order to formulate and conceptualize the material. Try recalling and identifying major points (heading/subheadings) and answers to questions from the "Q" step. This recital step may be done either in an oral or written format and is related to the benefits of retrieval (testing effect) in boosting long-term memory for the material.

5.    Review (R³)

The final "R" is "Review." Once you reach the end of the passage, review the material by repeating back to yourself what the point of the passage is using your own words. You may then repeat the process on the second set of questions.

MODULE 11 : NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES

Note-taking is the practice of recording information captured from another source. By taking notes, the writer records the essence of the information, freeing their mind from having to recall everything and for our revision and preparation before examination day.

WHY TAKE LECTURE NOTES?

Most students take notes during lectures, but why? What is the purpose of taking notes, and how can lecture notes help students learn better and improve their performance on graded assignments?

Note-taking can serve two related purposes: external storage and encoding. The first function, external storage, is probably what most students have in mind when taking notes: to ensure they won’t forget essential information and create a repository they can consult when studying for exams or otherwise reviewing the course material in the future. However, the process of taking notes can also facilitate encoding, or learning the course material in the first place. This can be done by encouraging increased attention and focus during lecture, promoting active engagement with the course material, and/or structuring key concepts and facts. The challenge is to take lecture notes that both facilitate learning and can serve as a useful resource for future review.

HOW TO TAKE LECTURER NOTES?

·        Complete notes before the day’s lecture. Teachers assign notes so that you will be familiar with the topic being discussed in class. If you do the assigned notes before class, you’ll already know many of the background details. Then you can focus your note-taking on key concepts.

·        Check for online course materials and lecture outlines. If your teacher provides outlines, PowerPoint slides, or even a basic summary of the upcoming lecture, use it to your advantage. Think of it as the framing for a house, which you will then complete and furnish with your note-taking

·        Consider the pros and cons of typing notes during a lecture. Many students are more comfortable typing than writing, but there are still reasons to consider the tried-and-true method of putting pen to paper. 

·        Sit near the front of the room. Choose a spot in the class where you will have few distractions. Then you will be able to pay attention better and take better notes.

·        Make sure you are well-stocked with note-taking supplies. If you take notes by hand, bring extra pens or pencils and paper. 

·        Label your paper with the date and topic of the lecture. Make sure your notes are clearly labeled for future reference. Write the date of the lecture and the topic at the top of each page.

MODULE 12 : NOTE-TAKING EXCERCISE USING CORNELL METHOD

CORNELL METHOD

MODULE 13: GPA WORKSHEET

WHAT IS GPA?

GPA stands for Grade Point Average. It is a standard way of measuring academic achievement.

WHAT IS CGPA?

CGPA stands for Cumulative Grade Point Average refers to the overall GPA, which includes dividing the number of quality points earned in all course attempted by the total credit hours in all attempted courses.

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