Study Skills PrioritiesExercise 4

Study Skill A Priority for action? B Priorities Tick, or enter ‘can wait’ or other options

I am going to fi nd out how I learn best, and how to refl ect upon / evaluate my work

I am going to be better motivated and learn to set myself manageable goals

I am going to improve my organisational and time management skills

I am going to improve my research skills

I am going to develop my reading skills

I am going to improve my note-making and organise and use my notes effectively

I am going to use lecture time effectively to get the best out of lectures

I am going to improve my oral presentations

I am going to make the most of working with others (groupwork, seminars, etc)

I am going to develop my writing skills

I am going to make more use of IT to help my academic study

I am going to develop my critical and analytical thinking skills

I am going to improve my memory strategies

I am going to develop good revision strategies and exam techniques

Study Skill A Priority for action? B Priorities Tick, or enter ‘can wait’ or other options

and how to refl ect upon / evaluate my work

to set myself manageable goals

and time management skills

and organise and use my notes effectively

to get the best out of lectures

with others (groupwork, seminars, etc)

my academic study

analytical thinking skills

I am going to improve my memory strategies

strategies and exam techniques

Study Skill A Priority for action? B Priorities

Column A = Using the scoring from stage 1 – decide whether each item is a priority, whether it could wait, who else could do it, or any other options you have.

Column B = Number your priorities in order. Highlight in yellow the one you are going to work on next. Highlight it in red, once you have worked on it.