Monday, 23 September 2013

Learning To Listen

By Franklin Skribbit


As the demand for nurses continues to grow across the country, more and more individuals are choosing to get their nursing degree and pursue a career in nursing. With all of the students flooding nursing programs and receiving their nursing degrees, there are more than a few who have found themselves struggling with their exams.

But there is much more to critical thinking than simply a buzz word that can make a college student appear smart. Although, in reality, those who understand critical thinking, like the collegiate level professors some students are trying to impress by throwing around the phrase critical thinking, likewise understand when others do not know the concepts involved in critical thinking.

But, this form of lecture based education can also be one of the more difficult forms of education for a student to learn by, if they have trouble listening. That is way it is so vitally important for individuals who are enrolled in college level courses to learn the intricate skill of listening.

For those who are desirous to learn how they can further develop their listening skills so that they can begin to learn even more from their lecture classes, consider the following steps in achieving that goal. The first step for a person who desires to develop listening skills is to learn how to focus on the speaker.

Whether they are pursuing an education in business or a nursing degree, those college students who strive to employ critical thinking while writing their research or midterm essays will be able to write stronger and more effective papers. Thinking critically and writing, at least in this instance, are closely tied together.

Early preparation for an exam should take place every day in the form of study. To effectively learn the material, and to therefore perform well on the test and prepare fully for the exam, a student should plan time each day to review and study the lesson that was taught that day so that the information has a chance to sink in and become fully engrained in the mind of the student.

In addition to daily study of the most recent lesson, periodic yet frequent review of past lessons should also make up a section of the student's daily study time. By reviewing often the lessons of the course that have been taught previously, a student will be able to relearn or learn anew the material that has been taught before.

Listening to a speaker while thinking on the material they are speaking about can help a student focus of what is being taught and how it ties into what has previously been taught or previously knowledge the student possesses.

Writing down the thoughts that a student has while looking over their notes, materials, and research will give them a base to recall ideas for the next step of organizing their thoughts into a cohesive outline of an essay. To begin thinking critically, a student must write down all that they know on their subject, organize that knowledge into groupings of like material and then ask questions such as "what is the purpose of this, or what is the significance of that" which questions will spur further thought and inner discussion.

As this discussion with oneself over the subject matter of the paper continues, one will find that they are beginning to think critically on their theme. By performing this process for each paper, a student will be able to write more meaningful papers.




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