Week 2 – Values, Voice, and Vision
Week 2 invites you to reflect on the foundation of your academic identity: Your values. Through exploring what really matters to you, you will get a deeper understanding of how your beliefs, goals, and attitudes shape your academic development. Through the Personal Values Assessment, you will identify your core values that impact your motivations and decision-making processes. Further, you will get a deeper understanding on the influence of values on learning approaches and academic achievements and will reflect on that with a journaling activity. This week is all about anchoring your academic identity development in authenticity, clarity, and intention – Let’s go!
Learning goals for this week:
- Identify core personal values and analyze their influence on learning approaches, decision-making, and achievements.
- Reflect on the connection between personal values and academic goals, exploring how values shape research interests, purpose, and long-term visions.
- Develop a vision for yourself as an academic, that aligns with your personal beliefs, values, and aspirations.
Your tasks for this week:
- Complete an online questionaire on your personal values: Personal Values Assesment (follow the link)
- Complete the paper on “The Role of Personal Values in Learning Approaches and Student Achievements”
Gamage, K. A. A., Dehideniya, D. M. S. C. P. K. & Ekanayake, S. Y. (2021). The Role of Personal Values in Learning Approaches and Student Achievements. Behavioral Sciences, 11(7), 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11070102
Homework journal reflection
- Write a short reflection (1-2 pages) on the following questions:
How do my values shape my research interests?
What vision and purpose do I have for my academic path?
What voice does this development give me and how would I use it?
How does my aspired academic identity align with my beliefs, values, and vision?