The questions is…. Q – Write an analysis of the different factors that can affect the planning and organisation of study for yourself and students in general. My Answer – Time Management: Make a schedule as time consuming as it may appear at first. This will help the student stay on top of what needs to be done. In my own experience, managing time helps me to avoid the common studying question; “Where has the time gone?”. Start with a schedule. The schedule you develop should guide you in how to allocate the available time in the most productive manner. Although sticking to a schedule is tough, failing to makes a schedule can leave you feeling unorganised and frustrated. There is a famous quote attributed to both Winston Churchill and Alan Lakein, “Failing to plan is planning to fail”. Environment: The studying environment needs to be a place where you are not easily distracted. Before you focus on the task at hand, figure out what little things distract you, and get them out of the picture. This could be anything from a pet, a partner through to an electronic device. Create a clean, bright environment where you forget your phone and facebook. The library, a student lounge, or a quiet coffee shop are good places to study. Make sure to choose the quiet areas in these places, not the loud, central gathering areas. Investigate multiple places on-campus and off-campus, don’t just pick the first one your find. Once you have found the ideal place to study, ensure you take everything you need and leave at home those things you wont need and what can distract you. Attitude: Being a successful learner starts with having a positive attitude towards learning. A good attitude can get you through a multitude of challenges in life. Setting up a productive environment may now seem like a near impossible task, but creating these good habits, are just as easy as creating bad ones – it is just a matter of a little self discipline. A positive attitude and a belief in your ability to keep learning will help you enjoy the process and discover many opportunities along the way. Set yourself SMART Goals To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be: Specific (simple, sensible, significant) – Because being vague doesn’t help you Measurable (meaningful, motivating). Achievable (agreed, attainable) – Is it possible for you to accomplish? Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based) – Does it move you towards your ultimate aim? Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive) – is there a definite time-frame in which you will have this complete? My answer was WRONG. This is my assessors feedback. Feedback – A good effort, but you have only outlined your concerns. Whist this is interesting, it is not what the question asks for. Please focus on analysing the ‘factors’. A factor is something that has an impact on something. For example the environment, health, accessibility of resources and so on. What about personal factors such as language difficulties, confidence and self esteem? This is not just about your own factors, you need to analyse factors in general. ANALYSIS – This means scrutinising something, comparing and contrasting the information, focussing on an in-depth study of the key point rather than explaining ‘how’ or ‘what’. Wherever possible, use citations to support your own thinking. 29/8/17- You write mostly about ‘how to study’ effectively. This needs to be an analysis of the factors Zahir (see above) Not write about how to study. So for example what impact does a disorganised study area have? of course it would prevent you from studying effectively. What other effects might it have?… and so on. CAN YOU ASSIST
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