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Navigating Transitions:: Managing My Time To Become An Independent Learner

Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been sel

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Navigating Transitions:: Managing My Time To Become An Independent Learner

Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been self employed for 18!months Iv worked all my life and I get fuck all off the government as Iv only been sel

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Below you will find some reasons why you might want to

become an effective independent learner Navigating Transitions:


anaging and planning Managing my time to become an
independent learner
you can develop deeper understanding of the subject material because you find out more than you are told in class.

ng with fellow learners is one way of developing a sense of belonging to the academic community and the institution.
What is independent learning?
Effective independent learning is taking responsibility for your own
e capabilities and employability skills can be enhanced. learning and it is a key requirement for success in higher education.

How can you become an effective independent


learner?
Managing your self-study time and prioritising and planning your
academic work will promote effective independent learning.

Further resources:
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Further reading
Christie, H Barron, P and D'Annunzio- Green, N (2013): Direct entrants in
transition: becoming independent learners, Studies in Higher Education,
38(4), pp 623-637

This editable document has been specially designed to enable you to


tailor content to your particular subject or department. QAA Scotland is
therefore not responsible for any content changes made to the template.

Some facts about using time in higher • A full-time student is expected to study for 35-40 hours per
week. Subtract the time that you spend in class meetings from
education: this number to get an estimate of the total amount of time that
you should study independently. • Short study periods of 30 to 50 minutes can be very productive
• A significant amount of time in higher education is allocated to • Don't confuse being busy with being effective
self-study and independent learning. This is sometimes
• Consolidate your learning by using good study skills for
referred to as notional student effort.
review and recall
• Time spent sleeping, working, exercising and relaxing is just as
• Create 'task' and 'to do' lists
important as time that you use for study and this will help you to
maintain a healthy study and life balance. • Revisit these lists to keep them dynamic
• Plan to complete ahead of deadlines to give yourself some
Strategies for developing as an time to review your work or to cope with unexpected problems
independent learner:
wareness of how much time you need to spend on self-study and how you currently spend your time.
 Organise your self-study time to make it effective

 Plan your academic work and prioritise the most


The first place important
to look for taks
moreand
timeactivities
is in time that is currently wasted.

• Never underestimate the importance of leisure time


• Developing skill in dealing with urgent tasks can be very useful but
after a deadline is met, always reflect on how you could have
better managed achieving the task

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