SELF ASSESSMENT

Self Audits

Assessment of what you do now

At this point, you have learned about yourself as a learner; therefore, you should be able to identify the characteristics that describe how you learn. In addition, you should know what to look for in the materials that you use in your courses in order to maximize your learning efficiency.

Now, look at how you currently use your time. "that's all I do is study!" "I have no time for anything." "I am not getting enough sleep because I have so much to do." These are just a few of the comments that are typical of students who find it difficult to manage their time and organize themselves. If you honestly look at how you spend your time, you can make decisions about how you want to continue to use it. What you need to spend less time doing will stand out from ethos activities that you need to spend more time doing. Where you can use your time more wisely becomes clearer when you honestly record what you are actually spending your time doing.

After your assess how you spend your time, complete a study audit that helps you identify what you do when you study. Some students describe reading as the same thing as studying. Others look at taking notes as studying. It is helpful to become aware of exactly what you do when you say you are studying. Others look at taking notes as studying. It is helpful to become aware of exactly what you do when you say you are studying. You may see that you spend more time organizing yourself with little time for learning, or more time reading and no time reviewing. Once again, it is important to identify what you actually do because then can you maximize your learning.