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BS Nursing YA-15 | De Leon, Sydney | 1st Sem | 2022

BRIEF REVIEW OF OLFU’s VISION, OLFU CORE VALUES AND GRADUATE

MISSION, AND CORE VALUES ATTRIBUTES

● The University’s Vision, Mission and A – Aspires to do his Best​

Objectives are crafted as part of the C – Credible and Compassionate​
school’s direction and collective H – Hardworking and Honorable​
vision. ​ I – Inspiration to Others​
● This statement is fundamental to E– Efficient, Effective and Ethical​
realizing the aspirations, hopes and V – Visionary​
dreams as a premier university and E – Entrepreneurial, Employable and
how the commitment to Excellent Work Habits​
student-centered learning is molded R – Responsible​
and achieved.
● The OLFU’s dynamic vision DISCOVERING YOUR LEARNING
statement of improving man as man STYLES​
through excellent education and
compassionate value formation ➔ Every student has different learning
became a great motivational tool for styles and strategies. Students may
building, understanding, and fit into one, two, or all three of the
engaging to the students, parents, learning style categories. ​
staff, and the school administration ➔ Some may have not recognized their
as a whole.​ preferred learning style, but others
identified that they have a dominant
VISION ………………….. style and develop it to the best of
their ability. ​
A premier inclusive university of choice ➔ There is no right or perfect mix. You
aspiring to improve man as man by can always enhance or improve your
developing individuals through a legacy of ability in less dominant styles, as
excellent education and compassionate well as further develop styles that
value formation.​ you are already good at.​

MISSION ………………….
The VAK learning style uses the three main
The Our Lady of Fatima University, together sensory recipients: Visual, Auditory, and
with Fatima Medical Science Foundation, Kinesthetic (actions and movements) to
Inc., is dedicated to the improvement of determine the dominant learning style
man as man through the holistic formation exhibited by the learner. Fleming and Mills
of individuals imbued with knowledge, skills, (1992) suggested four modalities that
and virtues.​ seemed to reflect the experiences of the

​ students and teachers.​

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➢ Visual learners prefer to see words on notecards, or use online tools like
information in images, charts/graphs Quizlet.​
and symbols.​
➢ Auditory learners understand Add images: Whenever possible, use
concepts better if they hear them graphs, pictures, charts, infographics, films
discussed, as in a lecture or and other visual representations of what you
discussion.​ are studying. If they're not easily available,
➢ Kinesthetic learners pick up try creating your own. You are more likely to
information best when they can remember the information if you can "see" it
touch physical items or move their in your mind when you try to recall it.
own body around while studying​
Tips for AUDITORY LEARNERS​
Every student has different learning styles
and strategies. Students may fit into one, Listen again: Consider audio recording
two, or all three of the learning style lessons or lectures you want to master. That
categories. ​ way, you can review them again later if you
need a refresher. ​
TIPS IN IMPROVING YOUR COLLEGE
GRADES BY EMBRACING YOUR Talk to yourself: Review concepts by
LEARNING STYLE​ explaining them aloud to yourself — or a
willing study buddy. Restating the
Check Your Classes for "Good Fit"​ information in your own words can help
plant it more firmly in your mind.​
● Pay close attention to whether each
of your courses is a good match for Block out unnecessary noise: Music and
you. Carefully review the professor's other people's conversations can quickly
syllabus.​ distract auditory learners. Invest in a pair of
● If you notice red flags that could noise-canceling headphones or find a quiet
impact your ability to do well in the spot like a study room when you really need
class, talk to your academic adviser to focus.​
or professor as soon as you can.
Ideas for KINESTHETIC LEARNERS​
Strategies for VISUAL LEARNERS
​ Take movement breaks: This is good
Use color-coding: Use different colored advice for all students. Set a timer and
pens to clearly separate different steps of make a point to get up and move regularly
math or science equations.​ during homework periods. If you are
preparing for a particularly tough study
Make flash cards: You may find it easier to session, release some of your energy
memorize vocabulary in your foreign before you start by going for a run or doing
language class or recall terms in your art some yoga.​
history course if you write out and review
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Create something: If you have a choice size are tends to smaller;

about a class project, tailor it to your needs. good; write lightly​ pushes
appearance harder on
For instance, you could build a cardboard is important​ writing
model to represent a period or event in your instrument​

history class or do a dramatic scene reading MEMORY Remember Remembers Remembers

for an English course.​ faces, but names, but best what
forgets forgets was done,
names; faces; but not what
writes things remembers was seen or
Use motion as a tool: Try chewing gum, down; takes by auditory talked about.​
tapping a pencil on your desk or bouncing a notes​ repetition​
tennis ball against a wall as you study. IMAGERY Vivid Sub-vocalize Imagery not
Repetitive motions may make it easier for imagination; s; imagines important;
thinks in things in images that
you to memorize information or learn new pictures; sounds; do occur are
concepts. Of course, make sure you are not visualizes in details are accompanie
detail​ less d by
disturbing other students around you with important​ movement​
your "active" study techniques.​
DISTRACT Unaware of Easily Not attentive
IBILITY sounds; distracted to visual or
distracted by by sounds​ auditory
movement​ presentation
MODALIT VISUAL AUDITORY KINESTHE so may
seem
Y TIC
distracted​
(Hands-on)
PROBLEM Deliberate; Talks Attacks
PREFERR Learns by Learns Learns by SOLVING plans in problems problems
ED seeing or through doing and advance; out; tries physically;
LEARNING watching verbal direct organizes solutions impulsive;
STYLE​ demonstrati instructions involvement​ thoughts by verbally or often selects
ons​ from self or writing them; sub-vocally; solutions
others​ lists talks self involving
problems​ through greatest
SPELLING Recognizes Uses a Often is a problems​ activity​
words by phonics poor speller;
sight; relies approach writes words RESPONS Stares or Hums, talks Fidgets or
on and has to determine E TO doodles; to self, or finds
configuratio auditory if they “feel” PERIODS finds talks to reasons to
ns of words​ word attack right​ OF something​ others​ move​
skills​ INACTIVIT
Y
READING Likes Enjoys Prefers
description; dialogues stories RESPONS Looks Talks about Tries things
sometimes and plays; where action E TO NEW around or situation; out;
stops avoids occurs SITUATIO examines discusses touches,
reading to lengthy early; NS structure​ pros and feels or
stare into descriptions fidgets while cons of what manipulates​
space and ; unaware of reading; not to do​
imagine a illustrations; an avid
scene; moves lips reader​
intense or
concentratio sub-vocalize
n​ s​

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