Assalammualaikum and Hello. Salam UiTM di hatiku! 💖
My name is Nur Khairunnisa Binti Rahman. I am student of UiTM Negeri Sembilan Campus Kuala Pilah, Diploma in Microbiology. I am glad to be part of UiTM students and I hope that I will pass my examination with flying colours in every semester.

The purpose of this blog is to present my notes about Study Skills that I have learned during my interim week. This subject so useful for students especially for the part 1 students. It helps students with learning skills essential for varsity life, which should be within each student.

Study Skills divided to 6 topics:

• Getting Ready to Learn
• Goal Setting
• Time Management & Organizational Skills
• Getting To Know The Campus
• Memory, Learning & Improving Concentration
• Taking Lecture Notes
• Academic Integrity & Performance

MODULE 1 : GETTING READY TO LEARN 

MY LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY 

MY SCORE

My preffered learning styles are visual and auditory styles.

CHARACTERISTIC OF VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND KINESTHETIC MODES

• Visual learners need to see information. If your preferred style is visual, you have strong visualivation skills and can remember objects, shapes and pictures. You learn by reading, and by watching film, videos, and demonstrations.You can see pictures in your mind.
• Auditory learners need to hear information. If your preferred style is auditory, you have a "good ear" and can hear differences in tones and rhythm. Reading out loud will be beneficial. You can remember what you hear in a lecture.
• Kinesthetic learnes need to be physically active and doing things. If your preferred is kinesthetic, you are hands-on learner. You have good coordination and learn by doing. You generally have an active approach to learning.

VISUAL LEARNERS

Pictures help you learn.

(Create mind maps, flow chart, diagrams using a bright colours)

Seeing things help you memorize it.

(Put them where you can view them frequently)

Seeing things help you organize your thought.

(Rewrite your notes using different colours)

AUDITORY LEARNERS

Sound and music help you learn.

(Tape your instuctor's lecture and listen to the tape on your free time)

You learn best when you hear things more than once.

(Make a study group and do discussion together)


KINESTHETIC LEARNERS

Use your body, hands and sense of touch help you learn.
(Drawing, writing or movement help you remember things)

Show what you have learned by demonstrating.
(Making projects help you understand and remember what you have learned)


MY PERSONAL LEARNING STYLE PLAN

My learning styles are visual and auditory. So, diagrams help me a lot in study. I need to create mind maps such as i-think map in my notes. I will highlight my notes with different colour on the important part in my notes. If I want to remember something, I will change the keyword to a song because it easy to remember. I will make a study group with my friends. We will do a discussion and revision to help each other.

UNIVERSITY LIFE

As a university students, we need to be more responsible and productive to arrange our life in university life. High school environment is different with university. High school is teaching environment which students acquires fact and skills while university is learning environment which students must be independent and take responsibility for thinking and applying what have you learned. University life is tough because you need to do everything on your own. There are many differences between university and high school students. For example:

CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL  STUDENT

² Never skip the class. You need to attend all the class.

² Be prepared. Have a lok at the topic before attend the class

² Be responsible. Always done your work before the deadline.

² Be discipline. Make a timetable for study and relax.

² Be active. Participate in class will make your study fun.

² Study smart. Balance your study and entertainment.