Self Assessment And Reflection Paper On Professional Communication
University of Phoenix
COM 516/ Professional Communication
Self-Assessment and Reflection Paper
November 18, 2013
The first week of class we were asked to take an assessment to discover what type of learner we were, I am a kinesthetic or tactile learner. This means, I need touch or be physically active in my learning. The more I researched on kinesthetic learning I found that I was reading about myself. Vincent and Ross (2001) say that tactile learners, “are poor listeners, learn by doing, express emotions physically, and have an outgoing personality.” I agree with this except for the poor listener, I find that I am a very good listener as long as it is something that interests me or the person can keep me interested. Through this it became very apparent to me of why I thrived in certain classes and activities and struggled in others. According to Gage (1995), “Award winning research has documented repeatedly that, when students are taught with approaches that match their strengths, they demonstrate statistically higher achievement.” As a high school student, I enjoyed math and science classes and …show more content…
I am a multi-tasker, I am happier when I have many things going on at the same time or have close final dates. Second, I love projects and jump right into planning mode and delegating tasks. I thrive in putting the visual aspect of the project together in a PowerPoint presentation, videos, role playing, or maps. I see this not only in my classes but also in my daily life. This may answer why I did so well and enjoyed my bachelor’s degree study. Many people call it the “you don’t know how to say NO,” syndrome, I call it fun. Third, my outgoing personality, which helps me step right up to the plate and take on tasks, delegate tasks, and get stuff done. With these strengths does not mean I do not sometimes drop the ball in other
COM 516/ Professional Communication
Self-Assessment and Reflection Paper
November 18, 2013
The first week of class we were asked to take an assessment to discover what type of learner we were, I am a kinesthetic or tactile learner. This means, I need touch or be physically active in my learning. The more I researched on kinesthetic learning I found that I was reading about myself. Vincent and Ross (2001) say that tactile learners, “are poor listeners, learn by doing, express emotions physically, and have an outgoing personality.” I agree with this except for the poor listener, I find that I am a very good listener as long as it is something that interests me or the person can keep me interested. Through this it became very apparent to me of why I thrived in certain classes and activities and struggled in others. According to Gage (1995), “Award winning research has documented repeatedly that, when students are taught with approaches that match their strengths, they demonstrate statistically higher achievement.” As a high school student, I enjoyed math and science classes and …show more content…
I am a multi-tasker, I am happier when I have many things going on at the same time or have close final dates. Second, I love projects and jump right into planning mode and delegating tasks. I thrive in putting the visual aspect of the project together in a PowerPoint presentation, videos, role playing, or maps. I see this not only in my classes but also in my daily life. This may answer why I did so well and enjoyed my bachelor’s degree study. Many people call it the “you don’t know how to say NO,” syndrome, I call it fun. Third, my outgoing personality, which helps me step right up to the plate and take on tasks, delegate tasks, and get stuff done. With these strengths does not mean I do not sometimes drop the ball in other