Introduction
The purpose of this essay will be for me to analyse and reflect on my first year at the University Of Hull and look at how I have developed as a student. I will be reflecting on my strengths and weaknesses as a student in relation to theorists such as David Kolb (1984) to see how I how I fit into one of their styles and also I will be looking at the new skills that I have gained that I did not have in the past. I will also be looking at the major turning points that have changed me at university and also the areas that I could make improvements on. I will sum it all up in the conclusion at the end of my assignment.
What learning style suits me Best
I was not sure at first what learning style suited me best at my first year of university because I think at times I fit into one of different learning styles. To find out I decided to analyse David Kolb’s (1984) learning styles model to find out the sort of leaner that I am. For David Kolbs model there are four learning styles that are very unique. The first are diverges which are leaner’s people who are able to look at things from a different perspective and are very sensitive. The second are assimilators who learn by taking things from a logical approach and take concepts and ideas more important than people and also need a clear explanation to things. The third are converges these learners use their learning to find solutions to practical issues and they can also solve problems. Lastly are the accommodators who like the hand on approach to everything and relies on intuition instead of logic.
The first learning styles that suit me best for David Kolb’s (1984) learning style model would have to be the assimilating learner because I am the sort of learner that like to go to lectures and have lecturers explaining work to me clearly so I can understand and be able to carry out the task to perfection. I clear example was for an essay that I had to do for my culture unit of my