STUDY PLAN - HOW

How do you learn best?

     - The VARK and SmarterMeasures are great tools to help you understand how you prefer to learn

 

1. VARK Learning Styles Inventory – The VARK assessment measures learning preferences (Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic). It is very short – 16 questions – and should only take you a few minutes to complete.  

• To access, go to http://www.vark-learn.com and click on Questionnaire
• Answer all the questions, submitting the results by clicking OK. 
• DO NOT PURCHASE the results. 
• Print out the results screen and then click the links for the learning preferences help sheets listed based on your input. You can explore all the learning preferences from those links and incorporate the information into your journal response.   

 

2. SmarterMeasure – While the SmarterMeasure assessment is geared towards online studies, it is appropriate for any student at ESC whether they plan to take online studies or not. The assessment will take anywhere between 20-40 minutes to complete. You can pause and come back in but be sure to copy down the pin to reenter.   

• http://esc.smartermeasure.com/
  
  USERNAME - NECStudent (choose from the pull down menu)
  PASSWORD - esc   

• The report is VERY comprehensive measuring motivation, learning styles, reading skills, technical computer competencies/knowledge; and typing speed/accuracy.

 

How do you prefer to organize yourself?

 

Study Space-

 

Think few different environments (places) that you feel you could do your best work in.

 

Make sure you are comfortable but not too comfortable

 

Make sure you have appropriate lighting

 

Make sure you have all of the necessary Supplies

 

Classes-

 

Get a Three ring Binder

 

Make sure you have all of your books

 

Keep your learning contract with your class material

 

Have a folder for each of your classes on your flash drive or computer and e-mail