Learning Profile

What did I learn from student connect? Well in the first chapter we learned about the six basic truths about college. The basic truths are: 1) college is a two way street 2) freedom is a seldom free 3) you're in charge here 4) .com will be one of your best friends 5) an open ming and patience can be two of your best teachers 6) this is not high school. Also in this chapter we learned what some of our greatest strengths were and what things we may need to change. This helped me realize that I would have to change my study habits. In high school i was able to get my work done and get good grades without really studying, but now that I am in college I have to study to make sure I stay up with all the new learning materials. Its like the 6th basic truth this is not high school.

Then we moved on to the second chapter we learned about college policies and procedures. This allowed me to learn about the strict add/drop date and also about the attendance policy for classroom instruction. In this chapter we learned about refund policies, academic dishonesty policies, and drug and alcohol policies. I also learned that most colleges will not allow you to take more than a certain number of credit hours per semester. The upper limit of this policy is usually 18 credit hours. Playing it safe and protecting yourself on campus is some other things we talked about in chapter two. A few things we talked about to ensure our safety is don't bring valuables on campus. Lock you vechicle and park in well lit areas; never carry alot of money on you. If you do have valuables, lock them in the trunk of your car.

Chapter three we started out learning obout the dreaded "P" word: procrastination which sometimes alot of college students have problems with. Some reason college students have procrastination is fear of not knowing how to do a task, lack of motivation, fear of failing, or no real plan or goal for getting the task done. It talked about twenty ways to be procrastination and some of the ways are very simple. Breaking big tasks up into smaller ones, gives you a time limit to complete the task. Start the task with positive optomistic thoughts, and actually reward yourself when you have accomplished an important body of work. Another important thing is evaluate how you spend your time. The chapter showed us how to set out our schedule to see what we had to get done and let us know when we had spare time to do homework or just free time to relax or do whatever.

In chapter four and five we learned about our reading and learning styles. The first thing we learned is that i was ESFP which means im very good at sports and active excercises. I have good common sense and im easy going. I good at communicating with others and can be impulsive. I don't enjoy working alone and have fun and enjoy living life. I also am ISFP, i am very sensitive and modest; adapy easily to change, respectful to other peoples feelings and values, and i take criticism personally. This really surprised me because this described me very well and i didn't think a little test like that could.

Once we got to chapters six and seven we learned about learning styles and the difference between knowing and memorizing. Listening is a good habit to learn. Listening can help personal growth, it establishes and improves relationships. It shows respect to others an you can learn new information. When you are studying, knowing the material is important instead of just memorizing it. If you knowthe material then you have stored it away in your long term memory and you will always have it. When you memorize the material you are just storing it in your short term memory where you will eventually forget it. Chapter seven we also learned of the SQ3R method. The SQ3R stands for scan questions, read, recite, and review. This method is a very good way of studying.

In chapter eight we discussed how your attitude towards a test can make a difference. Haeing a positive and calm attitude when going to take a test is much better than being unsure and thinking your going to fail. We also talked about academic misconduct. Most colleges consider academic misconduct as looking at another persons test paper for answers, giving students answers on a test, using any king of cheat sheets, of discussing exam questions with students who are taking the same class at another time.

Chapter nine was about critical thinking. We learned how to make it work for us. Some of these ways are restraining emotions, looking at things differently, analyzing, asking questions, solving problems, and distingushing fact from opinion.

Now in chapter ten we talked about our future plans and careers and how relationshipa are important for your career. To function in a happy healthy manner, human beings need one another. Everything we learn in this life comes through and from our relationships with others. We need each othe to help us laugh, help us cry, help us learn, help us work, help us provide for the survival of the species, and help us die when the time comes.

In my student connect class i learned that when you use your time wisely its always better than waiting till the last second. You will always feel better and be more prepared if you studied before a test or did the assignment ahead of class. Using your time wisely always turns out better for you in the long run. I also learned that academic honesty is really important. Its not worth copying off someone because the consquences are just to great.