YAS21303 Skills Academy and Personal Assessment BAS Reflection End of Y1 = start of Y2

Second reflection on Skills development: end BAS 1.

Fill in the Reflection Form as thoroughly as you can. Be specific and give concrete examples to
illustrate your performance and learning moments.
Save the file: lastname, firstname_Start Y2 Presenting.docx, and upload in the Skills Academy
Brightspace assignment

Fill in your name and student number.

NAME: Kayleigh Maduro
STUDENT NUMBER: 1190059
DATE: 17 September 2023

1a. Assessing your current level of performance

For each micro-skill assess at what level you can perform. Use the table in the appendix for a
description of the levels. Give examples to illustrate your level below the table.
Current (End BAS
1/start BAS 2)
Microskill: Level (0,1,2,or 3)
P.1 Preparing a presentation 3
Awareness of public
P.2 1
(connection with the audience)
Structuring of presentation (including explanation thereof and goal
P.3 3
setting)
P.4 Mastering content 3

P.5 Non-verbal communication 3

P.6 Tools and methods for getting your message across (visual aids) 1

P.7 Authenticity (including managing nerves and stress) 2

EXAMPLES: name at least two situations in courses (give the course name/code) and describe
What you did, How you did it, Why you did it, and what the Consequences were (i.e. how did it
show your level of performance for the current micro-skill). Take as much space as you need.

Animal Science for the Life Sciences YAS11803

 We needed to present our dilemma in-front of other 5 groups. Each of us talked for some
minutes explaining what we were doing in this project. We did this to get the feedback of
our classmates and the teacher so we can know what to improve in our project. After this
we had more ideas what to d with our project and get to discuss it better.

YAS21400 BS/ Biology of Domestic Animals YAS10806

 I needed to present in-front of 6/7 classmates about a topic of the course ‘Biology of
Domestic Animals. I did this with my small notes and the knowledge I adquire to do this
presentation. I did this to
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1b. Overview of your performance level over the past year.

At the start of the first study year (Start BAS 1) you also assessed your level of performance. Create
an overview of your performance levels over the past year below. You can find your previous self-
assessment in BS (04. Start_Y1_Presenting)
Presenting

Start End
BAS1 BAS1 /
start
BAS2
Microskill: Level Level
P.1 Preparing a presentation 2 3

Awareness of public
P.2 1 1
(connection with the audience)
Structuring of presentation (including explanation thereof
P.3 2 3
and goal setting)
P.4 Mastering content 2 3

P.5 Non-verbal communication 2 3

Tools and methods for getting your message across (visual
P.6 1 1
aids)
P.7 Authenticity (including managing nerves and stress) 1 2

1c. Indicate the most striking changes you observed in performance level over last year, and give
examples of how these changes came about.
Presenting
I think the most striking changes in my level of performance is that I Try to make more eye contact
and connect with the audience. For example, for the presentation of the dilemma I used more eye
contact and used more non-verbal communication comparing to the other presentation.

2. Repeat your SMART learning goals that you set up at the last self-assessment (start BAS 1). You
can find them in the BS assignment (04. Start_Y1_Presenting).
Presenting
SMART goal 1:
S: I want to improve my presenting skills for example eye contact and including the audience more
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in my presentation.
M: I will know that I improved when I can make eye contact easily with the audience and actually
answering questions easily without stuttering.
A: I’m going to practice these abilities with my family and friends first. When I master this with my
friends and family I will practice it with fellow students so that when I do presentations I would
include my audience better.
R: It is realistic because practice makes prefect and when I master it the my presentations will
improve and my message can get more clearly across.
T: I am aiming to finish this before this semester. So that I can start year 2 with a solid way of doing
presentations.

SMART goal 2:
S: I would like to improve to not get shy and nervous in my presentations.
M: I will know I improve by when I feel confident and relaxed in my presentations. Now when I
need to make a presentation I get really nervous and stutter in my presentations. When I stop
getting these feelings I will know I improved and can present better.
A: I’m going to fight my scares and train in-front of fellow students that I don’t know. This can
incurable me for being less timid so that I don’t get that nervous. I will also start doing exercise
that lowers nervousness and practice this every-time before doing a presentation.
R: It is realistic because everyone has become nervous but with time and practice everyone can
get better at this.
T: I am aiming to finish this before this semester. Dealing with nervousness is not something easy
to deal with but with all the practice I’m planning on doing this year I am certain I will make this
happen.

3. Describe for the skill, whether you succeeded in achieving your SMART learning goals and how
you did it (include courses in which your worked on the current skill, what you did, and what you
learned from it)
Presenting
I did/did not achieve SMART goal 1, because:
I Partly did, because I tried to include more eye contact during my presentations but I still feel I
don’t include the audience in my presentations.

I did/did not achieve SMART goal 2, because:

I did, I slightly feel less shy and nervous during my presentation. Especially comparing to my high-
school years. I still can improve this but I did improve this. I worked allot of this during the
presentation of YAS210400 because the classmates were really nice and supportive during my
presentation.

4. Describe if you achieved growth in another way than you stated in your goals. What did you
learn about your strengths, your preferred styles and your challenges?
Presenting
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Other achievements/strengths/style/challenges:
- I feel that my achievements helped me to get more strength and present in a better more
confident doing this now. I feel like it was a challenge but in every presentation my
classmates helped me allot to get over this and helped me feel more relaxed.

5. What have been the most important factors for you to achieve or not achieve a learning goal?
Presenting
I think the most important factor for me to achieve this goal was like I said my classmates. They
attentively heard my presentations each time and asked questions about it. It let me feel that I
actually helped them acquire new knowledge about my topics.

6. Based on your reflection, formulate two new SMART goals for the coming period. What are you
going to do differently this year than last year to meet the learning goals?
Presenting
SMART goal 1:
S: Engaging and meaningful connection with the audience
M: Increase my connection with the audience by using more non-verbal communication and do
more eye-contact
A: I think this is archivable, I will try to attend presentation skills workshops if this is an option. I
will also practice in-front of peers for feedback.
R: Building a stronger connection with audience will make my presentation more effective and
informative
T: I hope to finish this by the end of the year. Hopefully I get more presentation to do this year to
practice this skill.

SMART goal 2:
S: Enhance my presentation techniques to make it more clear and persuasive
M: Answering the questions more deeply to know more about the topic. Also try to do my
presentations more of a storytelling technique so the message is more understandable.
A: I would also try to attend presentation skill workshops at school or online. Also by using
powerpoint with information that can come with questions for the public if they are interested to
know more about the topic.
R: Improving this skill will lead to a more successful and impactful presentations -> Wether for a
course or for the future
T: I aim to finish this skill at the end of this school year.

I am going to do differently -> Try to engage more with the audience and give them ideas of what
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type of questions they can ask at the end of the presentation.

 By doing this I can encourage the audience to approach at me for more information that I
would gladly give.
For the new smart goal am trying to bring my topic more clearly in my presentations. This I would
like to learn about the different techniques that are available such as the storytelling technique.
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Appendix. Performance level table Presenting
Level Level 0
The student is able to....
Microskill
P.1 Preparing a presentation
P.2 Awareness of public
(connection with the
audience)
P.3 Structuring of presentation
(including explanation
thereof and goal setting)
P.4 Mastering content
P.5 Non-verbal communication
P.6 Tools and methods for
getting your message across
(visual aids)
P.7 Authenticity (including
managing nerves and stress)
Level 1
Pre academic Basic presenting
level
Understand how to plan, prepare and
practise a presentation.
Be aware of the audience and give the
presentation in front of them. React to the
audience (verbal signals) and answer
questions.
Structure the presentation, using an
introduction, body, conclusion.
Show that they master the content fairly.
Explain the content supported by the notes
or slides.
Use delivery techniques (posture,
gestures, eye contact, use of voice) that
support the verbal message and make the
presentation understandable.
Use basic supporting materials and visual
aids (media, explanations, examples,
illustrations, statistics, analogies,
quotations) to get the message across.
Be aware of their own presentation style,
including qualities and challenges, and know use that style to raise the interest of the
about techniques to reduce nervousness.
Reflection End of Y1 = start of Y2
Level 2 Level 3
Presenting in courses and extracurricular. Presenting own research, BSc thesis.
Plan, prepare and practise a presentation Plan, prepare and practise a presentation
supported by the teacher or fellow students. independently (BSc thesis).
Be aware of the audience and adapt the Adapt the presentation to the audience
presentation to the audience when they (using verbal and non-verbal signals).
invite the student to do so (verbal signals).
Structure the presentation, using an Structure the presentation, using a specific
introduction, body, conclusion, and match type of structure that matches the goal, and
this structure to the goal and the transitions. choose the transitions so they flow
smoothly.
Show that they master the content. Explain Show that they master the content. Explain
the content clearly with support of the notes the content in a clear and enthusiastic way
or slides. and hardly look at the notes or slides.
Use delivery techniques (posture, Consciously use delivery techniques
gestures, eye contact, use of voice) that (posture, gestures, eye contact, use of voice)
support the verbal message and make the to support the verbal message and make the
presentation interesting. presentation compelling.
Use a variety of supporting materials and Use a variety of supporting materials and
visual aids (media, explanations, examples, visual aids (media, explanations, examples,
illustrations, statistics, analogies, illustrations, statistics, analogies,
quotations) to get the message across quotations) to get the message across in an
supportively. appealing way.
Be aware of their own presentation style and Consciously use their own presentation style
to raise the interest of the audience, and
audience. If needed, use techniques to make a natural connection with them. Show
reduce nervousness. hardly any signs of nervousness.