1. CHAPTER THREE: LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
1. How do you think you learn?
- I learn better intrapersonal and visual spatial way, I try to do everything in a place
where I can be alone and to be concentrated, when I finish I try to remember and
talk out loud everything that I have read. As well as watching movies, graphics,
and images. My brain takes like a picture and I can remember every detail.
2. Why explore who you are as a learner?
- I think finding a better environment to learn it’s going to help you through. College
is the beginning of a long journey so you have to feel comfortable. We have to
think, learn and function in a better way than high school. Most of the time we
don’t know which type of learners we are, until we face a difficult situation and we
concentrate in getting a good grade but not feeling comfortable in the
environment or with the ability you are using so at the end you don’t learn
anything. Focusing in every aspect, leaving the most unimportant things for the
end, and prioritizing with college is the best way to begin on the right path.
Exploring more about how you work as a learner could give you the idea to work
with others that have different abilities and combining them, it could work better.
Every student at the beginning of college has to separate in one side their
weakest area of study and their stronger area, and work on more in the weaker
area so you can get the better of the stronger one. For example: I’m good at
science I have a good grade, a good GPA and then on the other side I have a
math class and I really hate math so that my weakest area. What do I have to do
in order to past math class? Well, I have to study and trying not to procrastinate
and ask for help, so I could have a good grade and keeping up my GPA. The
only way to knowledge your ways of learning is thinking what you like, what you
don’t like, keeping up with the assignments, and trying your best.
3. What tools will help you assess how you learn and interact with others?
- Some test that could help the students is writing down a test, trying to prove
which of these abilities you are best at: verbal linguistic (communicate through
language, listening, reading, writing, speaking), logical mathematical (reasoning,
problem solving, math, science, patterns, and sequences), bodily kinesthetic(
physical body skillfully, bodily sensation, coordination, working with hands),
visual spatial( perceive and create image, visual art, graphic design, charts and
maps), interpersonal (communicate with others, noticing their behavior,
motivations, feelings social activity, cooperative learning and teamwork),
intrapersonal( own behavior, feelings, self-awareness, independence and time
spend alone) musical( understand and create meaningful sound, sensitivity to
music and musical patterns) or naturalist(identify, distinguish, categorize and
classify species or items and interest in elements of the natural environment).
Some of us have multiple intelligence so this way it’s more easily to communicate
with other people than the person that only used one. Not every student is the
same, I learn better by myself spending time alone doing my assignment by my
own. Using personality typology it’s going to help you find out which ability you

2. are best at. Building a group of study according to Carl Jung by groups
separating the abilities it’s going to help the students to see an example of how
they work and which areas they have to change. Grouping with people with your
same goals, same major, ability, hobbies it could help you feel more comfortable.
4. How can you use your self-knowledge?
- Recognizing which teaching style you prefer these are some: lecture verbal
focus, lecture with group discussion, small groups, visual groups, logical
presentation, random presentation, conceptual presentation, detailed
presentation and hands on presentation. Dominating all of these teaching styles
it’s going to help in college. Play to your strength that means work together with
what you like the most maybe reading, listening to music or watching videos.
Work to strengthen weaker areas trying to similarities your weakest point. For
example: a assignment combined with your ability to learn maybe singing, acting,
hands on, ask your instructors for help because they are there for you to help you
overcome your obstacles and teaching you ways to become successful in college
and life. You have to be mature to take your own decisions; this is a higher level
than high school, than normal life. You are taking classes if you don’t like the
professor for a reason you are there to study and prioritize your career, so never
lean on someone’s opinion about the professors. Studying in groups could help
you through if you are a person that feels comfortable working with others.
Technology is now hand by hand with education as you can see most of the
students are taking online classes because it could give you time to relax at
home you can do your things and study at the same time, but this is a big
responsibility too, because you have to complete all the assignments. Working in
a job or internship that has to do with your major it’s going to help you feel more
confident, learning more about and how it works, and finally you have an
experience.
5. How can you identify and manage learning disabilities?
- You can identify learning disabilities by noticing that something is wrong with you
when the course is being taught, if you have problems understanding
concentrating or following steps. The National Center for Learning Disabilities
recognize as a neurological disorder. It’s not a sickness neither its something
contagious, sometimes there is past involve on how the kid develop. First of all it
you know you have a learning disability contact the NCLD and find more about
your disability if its there therapy or a cure. Then seek assistance from your
school, the advisor it’s going to help you and assign more extended time on
tests, technology assistance. Be a dedicated student because as well as Joyce
Bishop she achieved all her goals not knowing about her disability. Build a
positive attitude always keep in mind this “you can do it, no matter what”. There
are students like me that are able to help those students.
6. When you have trouble doing something, what is your first reaction – to try
again, or to give up?

3. - I try again and again if it’s possible a hundred times, only if I am into the course. I
really don’t like math and I just sometimes give up with an exercise, and at the
end when the test comes I’m lost because I don’t try my best to understand or
find a way to solve the problem. But it’s a different story with biology or chemistry
I really love those classes, if the assignments are difficult or I don’t understand I
just find a way to solve it. Most of the time when a person doesn’t understand a
problem they just give up closing the books and moving on without even trying to
succeed, going that way and taking that step is going to guide you to
procrastination and finally to failure. I think the best path to overcome all your
obstacles is using your own abilities, feeling comfortable with yourself.
7. Do people perceive their own strengths accurately?
- Yes, I think people could perceive their own strength accurately because you
understand yourself and comprehend what you are good at, but not always. For
example: I can think I’m good at something and then all of the sudden someone
comes and tell me that I am better in other areas. So I think we will never really
know what your own strength is, and by the way nobody is perfect so learning
from others experience and knowledge it could help me and other students
through. It’s like a big group everybody has to share a little bit of their knowledge
and keeping practicing until you realize and see the results of your strength.
8. Do you see strengths in others that they don’t see in themselves?
- No, I don’t because I have to know them very well to notice. But if I notice my
friend’s strength I encourage them to keep doing well and practicing on their
strength so they can do better.
9. What effects go beyond your world?
- I don’t have any limitations. The only problem that effects me beyond my world is
that I don’t value myself enough, I know I can achieve all my dreams and goals
but sometimes my fear is stronger than me. I just need confidence in myself.