Personal Learning Styles

Personal Learning Skills

Kyndra Thomas

March 9, 2006

Gen 101

Mrs. Livia Johnson

TABLE OF CONTENT

Personal Learning Skills

To learn is knowledge and to have knowledge is worth everything. I know that if I want to grow in my position or even run my own business I have to acquire knowledge in business in order to be successful. Learning for me is not easy, I never did very well in school, I had to study hard to even understand the material. I have developed several ways of learning to make it easier for myself.

The way I learn is, that I like for people to tell me how to do it and then leave me alone to do it. There are other times when I am given an example and I am left to work it out on my own. I like to push myself to see if I can get it done by example. My mind remembers things that way, I also like visuals. I like to see things done and then I can copy. Reading is not one of my strongest points but I do it anyway. I use motivation as a way of pushing me to learn things and how to do it even if it is difficult for me.

I learn by reading, but because it is I have not been in school for a while it is hard for me to focus. So for me I have to read and read until I get it. I have to not only read but take notes. I have to write it down so that I can not only see it but memorize it as well. I am not the best at memorizing things so for me to write it down helps a lot. Learning for me is trail and error, I learn from my mistakes I learn what to do and what not to do. I also, learn by doing research, I will research a project just to learn more about a product or when writing a paper. Doing research I look through a lot of material just to get a better understanding of what it is that I am suppose to do or know for a presentation or meeting.

I believe that I learn in spurts. What I mean by that is that sometimes I feel like I am in a dry place and when I am in that place I feel like a sponge, I feel like I can learn anything and everything.

Another way I learn is my listening to people when they talk and I follow there instructions. I hear and I do. I like learning hands-on, for me hands on is my favorite way of learning because once I actually do it I never forget how to do it, then what I do is try and prefect it the best way that I can.

Pressure

When I