Module Three provided a variety of study strategies, which are beneficial to developing effective study habits. The specific study strategies that appealed to me, in terms of my learning style, were critical thinking, memorization, and effective reading. In Module One, I pulled from a wide collection of personal preferences to profile my learning style. Given not only my predisposition to favor printed words, but also my preference of information presented as graphs, diagrams, and pictures; I consider my learning style to be an equal mixture of read/write (R) and visual (V) on the Fleming VAK/VARK model (Fleming & Mills, 1992, p. 138). I plan to apply my self-knowledge of my learning style to dictate when, where, and how I will study to become a successful student at Argosy University.
Critical thinking is essential to the learning process. Not only do I want to absorb information but I want to …show more content…
In order to focus on the text that I am reading and process the information accurately, I require as few noise distractions as possible. My home office is a suitable environment which coincides with both my visual and read/write learning styles. I have my computer to review and highlight important information directly in the digital textbook and my dictionary. I plan to utilize the SQ3R method to develop my effective reading skills. The survey and read stages work best with my read/write learning style because those stages focus on the printed material. The read and review stages work best with my visual learning style because I am able to focus on diagrams and captions and I able to use color to highlight key information (Carter et al., 2015, p. 191-198). Concentration is another key to effective reading. Although I am a fast reader when enjoying nonfiction, I will need to tailor my reading pace for textbooks to allow more thorough understanding (Carter et al., 2015, p.
Critical thinking is essential to the learning process. Not only do I want to absorb information but I want to …show more content…
In order to focus on the text that I am reading and process the information accurately, I require as few noise distractions as possible. My home office is a suitable environment which coincides with both my visual and read/write learning styles. I have my computer to review and highlight important information directly in the digital textbook and my dictionary. I plan to utilize the SQ3R method to develop my effective reading skills. The survey and read stages work best with my read/write learning style because those stages focus on the printed material. The read and review stages work best with my visual learning style because I am able to focus on diagrams and captions and I able to use color to highlight key information (Carter et al., 2015, p. 191-198). Concentration is another key to effective reading. Although I am a fast reader when enjoying nonfiction, I will need to tailor my reading pace for textbooks to allow more thorough understanding (Carter et al., 2015, p.