MODULE 14
INSIGHTS INTO
ONE’S PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PD 1
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Explain the factors in personal development that may guide
him/her in making important career decisions as adolescent.
• Share insights that make him/her realize the importance of
development in making a career decision as adolescent.
• Construct a creative visualization of his/her personal development
through various stages he/she went through, stressors,
influences, and decision-making points, and personal profile
analysis.
7 Tips on how to become
successful from High School
to College – and beyond
01
DO NOT
STOP AT HS
continuous education is one of the
key to success, whether it is four
(4) year course or a two (2) year
course program
02
FINALIZE
COLLEGE PLAN
discuss this with family and friends
and match it with your interests.
Choose the school, college or
university that best suits your
needs
03
AVOID THE
SENIOR SLUMP
grades matter in senior high
school, so its better to give your
best and aim for high grades.
04
CHALLENGE
YOURSELF
keep challenging yourself to make
you better. Advance courses that
may be beneficial for your career
choice are offered by some schools
and universities.
05
STAY
INVOLVED
active participation in extra-
curricular activities will help
develop your skills and potentials. It
can also increase self-confidence
and boost morale.
06
STRIVE FOR
BALANCE
try to balance your academics and
your extra-curricular activities. Time
management is also important
make it work for you.
07
SET LIFE AND
CAREER GOALS
the road to success is not an easy
path to take, setting goals is
important to keep you on the right
track
According to Katherine Bradley, before a student finishes
high school, they need to accomplish the following goals:
BECOME A LIFELONG
LEARNER
teachers give necessary ideas that could help
students understand the value of becoming a
lifelong learner. This can be done by giving
students chances to showcase their critical-
thinking skills, understand self-empowerment,
and create an enduring personal and collaborative
relationship with other people.
BECOME
DISCIPLINED
enhancing self-discipline is a widespread aims of
public education. Being able to monitor one’s own
behaviour is called self-discipline. It is important
to develop as a skill in order to achieve success in
academics and life.
DEVELOP POSITIVE
ATTITUDE
the ability to see the maintaining value of positive
attitude, regardless of the situations.
KNOW THEIR
LIMITATIONS
every students possess limitations in
different school aspects. If those
limitations were recognize as physical in
nature, it should not be allowed to grow
that can be serve as a factor to block
the student’s ability.
In addition, Kuther & Morgan
(2013) cited seven factors in
personal development that may
guide in making career decisions
as adolescents:
01
CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
involves multiple perspectives on
one’s behaviour. The way
students think allows them to
analyse things deeper.
02
INFORMATION
GATHERING
students learn to gather
information from different
sources of media
03
SPEAKING AND
WRITING SKILLS
students learn to communicate in
written and oral form
04
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY &
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
students develop an
understanding of statistics and
study methods on how to
interpret data
05
COMPUTER
LITERACY
students learn different computer
skills such as internet browsing
and use of different computer
applications
06
INTERPERSONAL AND
INTRAPERSONAL SKILLS
students learn to gather
information from different
sources of media
07
ADAPTABILITY
Students develop flexibility to
adapt to various situations
MODULE 14
INSIGHTS INTO
ONE’S PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PD 1