22.11.11

Levels of confidence in various capabilities

What are my Personal Needs?
Throughout PLP lesson today, I rated myself with my level of confident in my capabilities such as communication, citizenship, personal development, work and learning.
Rating of level of confident in capabilities:
RANGE from 1, the most confident to 4, the least confident







Capability
Do I have these skills?
Rating
(1-4)
What can I do to improve in this area?
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Thinking skills
1
·         Spend more time studying at home
·         Focus in class time more
Creative, analytical and lateral thinking skills
2
·         Solve problem solving questions
Problem solving
2
·         Solve problem solving questions
Learning/assessment preferences
1
·         Manage time well when doing loads of assignments at same time
Effective personal learning conditions
2
·         Have an area at home to study at- desk and chair
·         The studying area= clean, organised
·         Do not put any detractions around you when studying- music, person, phone…ext
Requirements of different subjects
3
·         Always read the assessment sheet before and after I have done my assignment
Apply learning to real-life situations and careers
2
·         Use the skills that I have learned from the PLP in my future studies at university and after that in my chosen career


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Capability

Do I have these skills?

Rating

(1-4)

What can I do to improve in this area?

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Knowledge of new and expanding fields of employment

3

·         Listen to advices from elders about their chosen field

·         Research different types of jobs and what do to do via various resources (int, book)

Rights and obligations as workers

2

·         Read contract before signing

·         Check the contract with guidelines supplied by the government

·         Check that I am being paid enough

·         Make sure I am following the right way in contracts

Employability skills/job specific skills

2

·         attend high school  and get good scores (TER) which is very helpful when getting a job (part time)

·         Go to university with your exam score and get degree according to my chosen career

Changing nature of work; local and global

1

·         Look at options world wide

·         Be open minded as to what I want to do and research different areas of the career you are interested in

Financial literacy

3

·         Research before choosing a bank account- make sure interest rate is high enough

·         Check whether expenses of spending=values of objects

·         Budgeting

Planning for work: short and long term goals

1

·         Think what do I want to do when I grow up as a career and you can expect what to do after leaving school

·         Ask people in the profession that I want to be in what it’s like

·         Try work experience in career field I am interested in

The need for ongoing skill development; personal education and training

1

·         Know what I should improve on

·         Ready to learn further












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Capability

Do I have these skills?

Rating

(1-4)

What can I do to improve in this area?

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Self-image and self-confidence

2

·         accept of who I am

·         Don’t criticise how I look

Values and Beliefs

2

·         Take time to come up with my own values and beliefs and have valid reasons

·         Be sure about own values and beliefs

Personal Experiences

1

·         Think back on what experiences you had in past

·         Think of what make you motivated

·         Positive attitudes towards the arising opportunities and to have various experiences

Indicators of physical, emotional, mental health and wellbeing

2

·         Learn about how to be healthy

·         More exercising

Support networks to achieve the above

2

·         Help friends when needed or alternately

·         Try to work through problems by asking questions

Strategies for maintaining the above

2

·         Continue helping my friends

·         If I am a supporter, may also help me if I am in need



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Capability

Do I have these skills?

Rating

(1-4)

What can I do to improve in this area?

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Factors that contribute to being a productive member of a group

1

·         Listen and contribute to make constructive suggestions to the group

Different kinds of work, social and community groups that contribute to the well-being of society

1

·         Do volunteer work

Skills needed to contribute to groups/society

2

·         Suggest different ideas

·         Involvements

·         Positive attitudes

Discrimination and legislation, stereotypes and conformity

2

·         Be more open to other people’s views and beliefs

·         Not be prejudiced

Similarities and differences in culture

Cultural awareness and respect

1

·          Learn more about different cultures


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Capability

Do I have these skills?

Rating

(1-4)

What can I do to improve in this area?

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Method of communication: verbal and non-verbal, formal and informal.

3

·         work on projecting voice and speaking more clearly

·         know or plan on what I want to say in short amounts of time

The role of technology in communication and skills needed to use it effectively.

3

·         share information quickly via email

·         research information via internet

Strategies for developing effective interpersonal skills.

3

·          be a leader of team such as tutor group captain

·          socialising with various people

·          practice public speaking

Challenges in relationships and ways of working through these.

2

·         ask and talk more with a person about the problems and discuss wisely to solve out the problems

Collaborating and working in teams

1

·         Assign jobs to each member of the group

Cross-cultural communication

1

·         Learn a new language (Chinese)

·         Live in different country either than own country (Australia)

Global communication

1

·         Travel and meet people from other countries

·         Absorb cultures through foods and languages