Who am I? Why am I Who am I? Why am I here?here?

Identifying Yourself as a Identifying Yourself as a LearnerLearner

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences Learning preferencesLearning preferences One half of who you are as a learnerOne half of who you are as a learner You have abilities in all areas, but some are You have abilities in all areas, but some are

more developed than others.more developed than others. When you find a task or subject easy, you are When you find a task or subject easy, you are

probably using a more developed intelligence. probably using a more developed intelligence. When you have more trouble, you may be When you have more trouble, you may be using a less developed intelligence.using a less developed intelligence.

Your levels of ability in the intelligences may Your levels of ability in the intelligences may develop or recede based on changes in your develop or recede based on changes in your life.life.

PersonalityPersonality

How you react to information, How you react to information, thoughts, and feelings, people and thoughts, and feelings, people and events.events.

The other half of who you are as a The other half of who you are as a learner.learner.

Knowing your personality can help Knowing your personality can help you maximize your functioning at you maximize your functioning at school and work.school and work.

Importance of Knowing Importance of Knowing How You LearnHow You Learn

Helps you choose techniques that Helps you choose techniques that maximize what you do best and find maximize what you do best and find strategies that help you improve when strategies that help you improve when you have trouble.you have trouble.

Knowing your learning style can help Knowing your learning style can help you make the most of the teaching you make the most of the teaching styles of your instructors.styles of your instructors.

Working on your weaker points helps Working on your weaker points helps you break new ground in your learning.you break new ground in your learning.

Importance of Knowing Importance of Knowing How You Learn (cont.)How You Learn (cont.)

If you know how you learn, you can look for If you know how you learn, you can look for a career, position, and environment that a career, position, and environment that suits you best.suits you best.

You can perform at the top of your ability if You can perform at the top of your ability if you work at a job in which you feel you work at a job in which you feel competent and happy.competent and happy.

The better your awareness of your abilities The better your awareness of your abilities and personality traits, the better you are and personality traits, the better you are able to communicate with others and able to communicate with others and identify what tasks you can best perform in identify what tasks you can best perform in a team situation.a team situation.

Knowing how you learn helps you pinpoint Knowing how you learn helps you pinpoint roadblocks.roadblocks.

Goals and MotivationGoals and Motivation

Why are you in college?Why are you in college?Why are you at Ball State University?Why are you at Ball State University?What are your goals for the first month What are your goals for the first month

of college? What do you hope to of college? What do you hope to accomplish by the end of September?accomplish by the end of September?

What are your goals for the first What are your goals for the first semester of college? What do you hope semester of college? What do you hope to accomplish by the end of December?to accomplish by the end of December?

MotivationMotivation

Getting MotivatedGetting MotivatedStaying MotivatedStaying MotivatedReviving MotivationReviving Motivation

Do you have S.M.A.R.T. Do you have S.M.A.R.T. Goals?Goals?

S – SpecificS – SpecificM – MeasurableM – MeasurableA – Action-orientedA – Action-orientedR – RealisticR – RealisticT - TimedT - Timed

Amazing Student Amazing Student CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Willful Willful SkillfulSkillfulCuriousCuriousOpen-mindedOpen-mindedSelf-disciplinedSelf-disciplined

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