Induction

Personal Thinking

and Learning Skills

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Personal, learning and thinking skills

Here are a list of skills that will be useful over your course of study and useful in the future

– Self-managers– Team workers– Reflective learners– Creative thinkers– Effective participators– Independent enquirers

In groups what do you think

terms these mean?

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Personal, learning and thinking skills

From the list which do you feel you have strengths in?

– Self-managers– Team workers– Reflective learners– Creative thinkers– Effective participators– Independent enquirers

Which do you think you need to develop?

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PTLS Personal Assessment

• On the Moodle Internet down load the PTLS assessment to your USB stick

• Take the assessment and save the results.• Be sure to note your scores you need to add them to

your Induction Moodle Site.• The scores will be out of 30• This will give you an indication of your current

strengths and perhaps what you need to develop.

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Example This is what the results will look like from your Personal, Thinking and Learning Skills Assessment. Write down your scores and strongest area and area to develop.

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Examples

• The following examples cover all the Personal Thinking Skills Categories and offer examples how you can use these skills on your course

• Look at the statements and choose a couple you may wish to improve on. For example “I can manage discussions” or “I can explore and solve problems” think how on your course you could do this

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Self-managers

I can work towards goals independently

I can organise my time

I can deal with pressure and adapt to change

I can prioritise actions

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Team workers

I can work with others towards a shared goal

I can manage discussion

I can provide constructive feedback to others

I can adapt to different roles, including leadership

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Reflective learners

I can assess myself and others

I can set goals to work towards

I can review my progress

I can deal with constructive criticism

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Creative thinkers

I can come up with ideas

I can explore new ideas and possibilities

I can try out new ideas and adapt them as things change

I can challenge and question my own and other’s ideas

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Effective participators

I can discuss issues

I can present a case for action

I can suggest practical steps to move things forward

I can negotiate and try to influence others

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Independent enquirers

I can plan and carry out research

I can analyse and evaluate information

I can explore and solve problems

I can make reasoned decisions and present arguments

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Personal, learning and thinking skills

• Personal, learning and thinking skills are the skills and qualities that will help you on your course and in employment.

• They are things that employers will look for in their employees.

• When applying for jobs, it is good to demonstrate that you have these skills and this can be shown through your experience.

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Progression

• Over the next year we will refer to these skills as part of projects and enrichment activities and encourage you to develop them