PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY

METHODS

BM006-3-0 PDSM
LEARNING METHODS
GROUND RULES
Turn on your microphone and/or webcam during class
discussion.

Always use English.

Treat everyone with respect.

Be active and participate during class activities and

discussion.
Definition of learning and
method INTRODUCTION

Learning
Approaches

Studying at
University

Learning Styles

Personal Development and Study Methods

LEARNING
OUTCOMES
At the end of this lesson, you should be
able to:

• Outline the different types of learning

approaches
• Outline the different types of learning
situations
• Identify preferred learning styles for
effective learning

Personal Development and Study Methods

WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS
ON ONLINE LEARNING?

Personal Development and Study Methods

 • What is learning?
DEFINITIONS – the acquisition of knowledge or
skills through study, experience,
or being taught
(Oxford Online Dictionary)

• What is a method?
– a particular procedure for
accomplishing or approaching
something, especially a systematic
or established one
(Oxford Online Dictionary)

Personal Development and Study Methods

 LEARNING
APPROACHES

TYPES OF LEARNING
APPROACHES
Personal Development and Study Methods
3 TYPES OF LEARNING
APPROACHES

Surface
Approach

Learning
Approaches

Achieving Deep
Approach Approach

Personal Development and Study Methods

 STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY
T Y P E S O F L E A R N I N G S I T U AT I O N S
Personal Development and Study Methods
 Lecture Tutorial Seminar Independent
Learning
(Self-study)

H O W T O S T U D Y H O W T O S T U D Y AT U N I V E R S I T Y ?

Personal Development and Study Methods

LEARNING STYLES
W H AT I S Y O U R L E A R N I N G S T Y L E ?

Personal Development and Study Methods

 LEARNING STYLES

YOUR PREFERRED LEARNING EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS UNDERSTANDING YOUR

STYLE IS THE WAY WHICH PREFERENCES FOR HOW LEARNING STYLES WILL
YOU LEARN BEST THEY PERCEIVE AND ENABLE YOU TO ENHANCE
ORGANIZE YOUR LEARNING POTENTIAL

SOME PEOPLE, HAVE A

DIFFERENT COMBINATION OF
THESE STYLES

Personal Development and Study Methods

DO YOU…

REMEMBER FACES RATHER FOCUS BETTER IF A SPEAKER IS DO YOU FIND YOU NEED TO
THAN NAMES? TALKING BUT NOT USING ANY TAKE NOTES OR DO SOMETHING
VISUALS? WITH YOUR HANDS TO
CONCENTRATE?

Personal Development and Study Methods

 V-A-K
LEARNING
STYLES

Personal Development and Study Methods

 V-A-K
VISUAL LEARNING
STYLES
LET’S FIND OUT YOUR
DOMINANT LEARNING
STYLE!

http://www.educationplanner.
AUDITORY org/students/self-assessments
/learning-styles-quiz.shtml

KINESTHETIC

Personal Development and Study Methods

WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING
STYLE?
Visual Auditory Kinesthetic
Slides Discussions Note-taking

Posters Study groups Games

Note-taking Recite information Trips and visits

Videos Reading aloud Doodling

Color-coding Repeating instructions Role-play

Tables/ Charts Listening to music Trace words with finger

Highlighting text Podcasts Construct flashcards

Personal Development and Study Methods

MANAGING YOUR ONLINE LEARNING

Personal Development and Study Methods

 REVIEW
• What is the focus of
the different learning
approaches?
• List the learning
situations at
university.
• Briefly explain the
different learning
styles based on the
VAK model.
Personal Development and Study Methods
 NEXT Motivation and Self
LECTURE… Discovery

Personal Development and Study Methods