Prof Skosana shares his expertise
Kwatsaduza – Learning how to learn has over the years been neglected in South Africa, especially among black people.
KwaThema resident, Professor Kennedy Skosana has over 20 years researched why students fail at school and wrote a self-help book to discover answers to the question.
Skosana is a professor in management education training development and a franchise holder of International Management Centre (IMC) in the United Kingdom, The year 2004 marked his 20 years in study skills, human resource development and community capacity building.
His writings in these areas include 10 books and over 40 articles.
The question why students fail at school was researched to include students at all levels, from colleges to universities.
In his research, 18 learning skills were discovered that contribute to effective learning, enabling any learner to pass tests and examinations at school.
Most of these learning abilities were found to be innate. Unfortunately while they are innate to us, we need to be trained in how to use them, so as to achieve our goals.
His work, ‘Why Students Fail at School’ brings to the reader rich, meaningful knowledge about learning by taking action and following a method in real life situations for learners to discover their potential in their quest for success in education.
Prof Skosana shares the basic skills learners should follow at all levels of education to succeed in their studies:
• Attention skills
• Listening skills
• Recording skills
• Imagination skills
• Thinking skills
• Concentration skills
• Analytical skills
• Comparison skills
• Synthesis skills
• Understanding skills
• Memory skills
• Self-testing skills
• Dictionary skills
“A student who develops the above stated skills stands a chance to pass tests and examinations,” he says.
