• Do you learn best in a group or through individual training? Would a mix of the two work for you? • Do you find study groups beneficial? How frequently would you want to meet if so? • Are you a visual, aural, verbal, or kinesthetic learner? Most people are a mix, but all of us are dominant in one over the others. ⁃ Visual learners prefer pictures, diagrams, images, videos, and spatial relationships. They learn by seeing. ⁃ Aural learners prefer spoken words, lectures, podcasts, sounds, rhythm, and music. They learn by hearing. ⁃ Verbal learners prefer words above all else, including both spoken and written words, as well as writing. They learn via vocabulary. ⁃ Kinesthetic (tactile) learners prefer using their hands and body—their
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What times of the day are best for you? When do you feel the most productive? • • Are you easily distracted, or are you able to focus on tasks for an extended period of time. • • Do you tend to be a rule-follower or a rebel? • • Are you the curious sort who has to chase every rabbit trail, or a "just the facts" type of person? • • Do you have any physical or mental impairments that affect the way you learn or your ability to complete tasks? • • Are you task oriented or goal oriented? • • Do grades matter to you, or are you more concerned about the attainment of knowledge and skills.
There 's a whole host of other questions you might ask yourself. To learn more, search online for learning styles assessments to help you determine what types of educational options will work best for you.
Accountability is the final element you should implement in your continuing studies. What motivates you to keep going and not quit when you set yourself on a new course? For some, the simple fact that you 've paid money to enroll in a course is enough to make you see it through. Other times it may be an employer who 's footing the bill, or the promise of potential raises or promotions when you complete your continued …show more content…
Just like parental involvement is crucial to a child 's education, you can gain great benefit from having a third party who 's looking over your shoulder, checking your progress, encouraging you, and being blunt with you when you start slacking off.
How Badly Do You Want to Improve?
A friend of mine once told a story from his undergrad days. He was a music major and remembers a fellow student—a trumpet player—who was apparently an amazing musician. He was known to practice hour upon hour every single day. It seemed like he was in the practice rooms working hard during every spare moment of his day.
One day my friend and some other students were hanging out in a common area near the practice rooms when this trumpet player walked through.
“Man, I’d give my right arm to play as well as he does,” one student quipped.
“Yeah, but are you willing to practice as much as he does to get it done?” another student
What times of the day are best for you? When do you feel the most productive? • • Are you easily distracted, or are you able to focus on tasks for an extended period of time. • • Do you tend to be a rule-follower or a rebel? • • Are you the curious sort who has to chase every rabbit trail, or a "just the facts" type of person? • • Do you have any physical or mental impairments that affect the way you learn or your ability to complete tasks? • • Are you task oriented or goal oriented? • • Do grades matter to you, or are you more concerned about the attainment of knowledge and skills.
There 's a whole host of other questions you might ask yourself. To learn more, search online for learning styles assessments to help you determine what types of educational options will work best for you.
Accountability is the final element you should implement in your continuing studies. What motivates you to keep going and not quit when you set yourself on a new course? For some, the simple fact that you 've paid money to enroll in a course is enough to make you see it through. Other times it may be an employer who 's footing the bill, or the promise of potential raises or promotions when you complete your continued …show more content…
Just like parental involvement is crucial to a child 's education, you can gain great benefit from having a third party who 's looking over your shoulder, checking your progress, encouraging you, and being blunt with you when you start slacking off.
How Badly Do You Want to Improve?
A friend of mine once told a story from his undergrad days. He was a music major and remembers a fellow student—a trumpet player—who was apparently an amazing musician. He was known to practice hour upon hour every single day. It seemed like he was in the practice rooms working hard during every spare moment of his day.
One day my friend and some other students were hanging out in a common area near the practice rooms when this trumpet player walked through.
“Man, I’d give my right arm to play as well as he does,” one student quipped.
“Yeah, but are you willing to practice as much as he does to get it done?” another student