Transcript Identifying your skills

Identifying your skills
Beth Caldwell
Academic Skills Tutor
Success at university
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Self-awareness and self evaluation
Awareness of what is required
Methods, organisation and strategies
Confidence
Practice and habit
Dedication
and
perseverance
Observation and
deduction
Time
management
Following
instructions
Research
Attention to detail
Activity
• Think of something you have done well
• Write down the elements that went into it
• Note the skills and qualities that you needed
to do it.
Where have I developed my skills?
Current Skills and Qualities
• Tick all the items which you are
reasonably good at
• Star any items at which you excel
• Think of an example of when you
demonstrated that skill or quality
Turning personal skills into academic
skills
5 = good
1 = very weak
Examples!
Study skills: priorities
A Tick if this is true for you
B How important is this skill
for you?
6 = not important
10 = important
C How good are you now?
1= very weak
5=excellent
D = B minus C
High scores are priorities!
My resources…
Your blog – week 2
• What have you achieved so far?
• What skills, experiences and abilities you have
brought with you to University and how these
might be useful?
• What do you need to work on?
• How will you do this?
• What you are most looking forward to in this
academic year?
Success at university
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Self-awareness and self evaluation
Awareness of what is required
Methods, organisation and strategies
Confidence
Practice and habit