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Study Skills
Dr. John ONeill
School
Higher education
A Good Student
Is self aware:Knows how they learn and
plays to their strengths
Lecturer
Examples
Stage 1
Dependent
Authority, Coach
Stage 2
Interested
Motivator, guide
Stage 3
Involved
Facilitator
Discussion facilitated by
lecturer who participates
as equal. Seminar. Group
projects.
Stage 4
Self-directed
Consultant,
delegator
Internship, dissertation,
individual work or selfdirected study-group.
http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/SSDL/Model.html#Figure1
Learning Techniques
SQ3R Method
Flashcards
MindMaps
Chunking and Repetition
Mnemonics
SQ3R Method
Scan
Question
Read
Remember
Review
Learning Techniques
SQ3R Method
Flashcards
MindMaps
Chunking and Repetition
Mnemonics
Flashcards
Summary of points
Key words
Flow diagrams
Learning Techniques
SQ3R Method
Flashcards
MindMaps
Chunking and Repetition
Mnemonics
Mind Maps
Learning Techniques
SQ3R Method
Flashcards
MindMaps
Chunking and Repetition
Mnemonics
Learning Techniques
SQ3R Method
Flashcards
MindMaps
Chunking and Repetition
Mnemonics
Mnemonics
Rhymes and Catchphrases
E.g. I before E, except after C
Spelling Acronyms
E.g. BECAUSE
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small
Elephants
List Order Acronyms
E.g. Order of colours in the rainbow, or visual
spectrum:
(Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
E.g. The order of planets in average distance from
the Sun:
(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets
Communities of Practice
The five features of a community of practice are:
Targeted
Sustainable
Active
Manageable
Reflective
Communities of Practice
The five features of a community of practice
are:-
Sustainable
Manageable
Active
Reflective
Targeted
Remember:
How am I going to use what I
learnt tonight to help with my
study
Questions?
Workshop
What is the purpose of todays
workshop:
think about how you learn
learn something about learning styles
apply some knowledge about learning
styles to enhancing how you learn
Resources
You can find this lecture online at
www.scribd.com/jjconeill
And you can find some more information here on
Learning Styles:
http://www.ucd.ie/adulted/tutors/tutorresourcema
terials/adultlearningstyles/#Learning_Styles
There is an online questionaire here:
http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/?
p=questionnaire
Resources
You will need a
handout for this
workshop (it can
be downloaded
here:
https://www.scribd
.com/doc/213311
879/LearningStyleQuestionaire).
Lecturer
Examples
Stage 1
Dependent
Authority,
Coach
Stage 2
Interested
Motivator,
Guide
Stage 3
Involved
Facilitator
Stage 4
Self-directed
Consultant,
Delegator
http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/SSDL/Model.html#Figure1
Whats My Style
Answer each question in the handout as
honestly as possible
When you have answered all the questions,
circle the number corresponding to your
answer on the list at the back of the handout
Add up each column
NB: THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS!
Learning Styles
People think about learning styles in a number
of different ways based on:
left and right brain
auditory, visual and kinaesthetic
activists, reflectors, theorists and pragmatists
Learning Styles
Were going to focus on one today:
Visual
Auditory/Verbal
Kinaesthetic/Tactile
Disadvantages
http://www.open2.net/survey/learningstyles/learning_styles.rtf
Disadvantages
http://www.open2.net/survey/learningstyles/learning_styles.rtf
Disadvantages
http://www.open2.net/survey/learningstyles/learning_styles.rtf
Visual
65%
Auditory
30%
Kinaesthetic 5%
http://www.ucd.ie/adulted/tutors/tutorresourcematerials/adultlearningstyles/#Learning_Styles
Visual
29%
Auditory
34%
Kinaesthetic 37%