Personal Development and Learning Skills

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE 2024
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
Not available
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Ungraded

Aim

The purpose of the unit is to develop students’ understanding of the importance of personal development, setting own personal development and learning targets and be able to use reflection and feedback to set and achieve personal learning goals.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Understand aspects of personal development.

Aspects of personal development include:

Spiritual, emotional, mental, social and physical.

Benefits of personal development include:

  • Identifying where students want to go and what they want to do
  • Helps to set clear goals
  • Raises motivation
  • Ensures the a work-life balance is catered for
  • Helps to determine career prospects.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain three aspects of personal development.

  • 1.2

    Analyse ways in which personal development is beneficial.

2.

Understand own personal development and learning skills.

Self assessment of personal development and learning skills.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Assess own personal development needs and learning skills.

  • 2.2

    Develop a plan for personal development and improving learning skills including targets.

3.

Understand the impact of previous learning experiences and the challenges associated with returning to learning.

Learning Outcome 3:

Returning to learning: Models of reflection such Gibbs.

SWOT analysis.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Reflect on own previous learning experiences and the ways in which they have impacted on own goals and attitudes to study.

  • 3.2

    Evaluate the challenges associated with returning to learning.

4.

Be able to reflect on own performance in relation to learning.

Being open to feedback.

Improving own learning.

Models of reflection such Driscoll.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1

    Use feedback from others and personal reflection to evaluate own strengths and areas for development in relation to the achievement of personal learning goals.