The term learning styles refers to the preferred ways in which individuals interact with, take in, and process new stimuli or information. In other words, your preferred learning style is simply how you learn best

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I Have To Read Every Word
Many of the words used in writing grammatically correct sentences actually convey no meaning. If you exert as much effort in conceptualizing these meaningless words as you do important ones, you limit not only your reading speed but also your comprehension.
Reading Once Is Enough
Skim once rapidly to determine the main idea and identify the parts that need careful reading. Reread more carefully to plug gaps in your knowledge.
The most effective way of spending each study hour is less time devoted to reading and more time to testing yourself, organizing, and relating the concepts and facts, mastering the technical terms, formulas, etc., not painfully processing words visually
It Is Irresponsible To Skip Passages In Reading
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Everybody can benefit from having good problem solving skills as we all encounter problems on a daily basis. Some of these problems are obviously more severe or complex than others. It would be wonderful to have the ability to solve all problems efficiently and in a timely fashion without difficulty, unfortunately though there is no one way in which all problems can be solved. You will discover, as you read through our pages on problem solving, that the subject is complex. However well prepared we are for problem solving, there is always an element of the unknown. Although planning and structuring will help make the problem solving process more likely to be successful, good judgement and an element of good luck will ultimately determine whether problem solving was a success. Interpersonal relationships fail and businesses fail because of poor problem solving.
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Guiding yourself At earlier stages of study, teaching staff often provide much guidance on which pages to read, how to interpret reading material and assignment titles, the information to include in assignments, and how to structure your answers. In Higher Education, you do this yourself. As you become more experienced, you gain increasing amounts of responsibility. This self-direction generally culminates in a dissertation, research project or extended essay. Varies by programmeThere is less independent study on courses that schedule many hours in labs or workrelated activity. There is more
Plagiarism is derived from Latin word “plagiarius” which means “kidnapper,” who abducts the child. The word plagiarism entered the Oxford English dictionary in 1621. Plagiarism has been defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica as “the act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off as ones own.” It is an act of forgery, piracy, and fraud and is stated to be a serious crime of academia.
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You may be asked to lead a seminar either on your own or with other students. This enables you to develop and demonstrate a wider range of skills. Some people express themselves better orally than in writing. This is also good practice for giving talks either at work or for life more generally. Many people are nervous at making oral presentations but there are steps you can take to make the presentation more successful.


Presentations and public speaking, however, are vital for almost every industry, both internally and for external purposes (clients, speaking events, PR for the company, etc.). Not to worry, though, because we have made a little of the key components of a great presentation in order to get you started on your journey to public speaking success.
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Hemispheric Dominance: Processing Preference Differences Between Left and Right Hemispheres A second way of looking at learning styles is to examine the way you prefer to process information in order to determine your hemispheric dominance. Are you more right brained or left brained? We know that the cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that houses rational functions. It is divided into two hemispheres connected by a thick band of nerve fibers (the corpus callosum), which sends messages back and forth between the hemispheres.
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Problems involve setting out to achieve some objective or desired state of affairs and can include avoiding a situation or event. Goals can be anything that you wish to achieve, or where you want to be. If you are hungry then your goal is probably to eat something.
Tips for Achieving Goals 1. Make sure the goal you have written is specific, measurable, challenging, realistic, and has a date for completion. 2. Find someone who has accomplished a similar goal. Ask how they reached the goal and what obstacles to look for. 3. Don’t drive around aimlessly. Determine what skills, what knowledge, and what information you need to reach your goal. 4. Break your goal into smaller goals that you can readily accomplish. 5. Share your goal with others. They may have valuable information you need, or they may offer the encouragement you need when you get off track