Identifying your skills

Beth CaldwellAcademic Skills Tutor

Success at university

• Self-awareness and self evaluation• Awareness of what is required• Methods, organisation and strategies• Confidence • Practice and habit

Observation and deduction

Dedication and

perseverance

Following instructions

Research

Time management

Attention to detail

Activity

• Think of something you have done well• Write down the elements that went into it• Note the skills and qualities that you needed

to do it.

Where have I developed my skills?

Current Skills and Qualities

• Tick all the items which you are reasonably good at

• Star any items at which you excel

• Think of an example of when you demonstrated that skill or quality

Turning personal skills into academic skills

5 = good1 = very weakExamples!

Study skills: priorities

A Tick if this is true for youB How important is this skill

for you?6 = not important10 = important

C How good are you now?1= very weak5=excellent

D = B minus CHigh scores are priorities!

My resources…

Your blog – week 2

• What have you achieved so far? • What skills, experiences and abilities you have

brought with you to University and how these might be useful?

• What do you need to work on?• How will you do this?• What you are most looking forward to in this

academic year?

Success at university

• Self-awareness and self evaluation• Awareness of what is required• Methods, organisation and strategies• Confidence • Practice and habit