UNIT 15 WORLD OF WORK

Relationship between performance in school subjects and interests and abilities Gr8 – nine subjects People enjoy spending time doing things that they are interested in. If they have an ability or are talented, they probably perform well ( school subjects aswell). Gr 9 choose you subjects for Gr10-12 4 Compulsory 3 Subjects of choice

Very important that you consider you interests and abilities as your choice will determine your path of tertiary study and your career.

Self-knowledge : interests, personality , talents, abilities, values. Self-knowledge Career field GR10-12 University Course CAREER Activity 15.1

TYPES OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES: 4 CATEGORIES: Practical learning activities Theoretical learning activities Individual learning activities Group learning activities

1) Practical learning activities Involve doing something practical with your hands or body in order to learn. 2) Theoretical learning activities Involves ativities working with ideas and systems of information in order to learn.

Practical and theoretical activities have a strong relationship. Theory you learn at school is in the form of content knowledge and information. You apply your theoretical knowledge by doing practical activities. Your understanding of theory it improves by your practical experiences. Most subjects at school have a mixture of theoretical and practical activities. Examples p 95 -98

3) Individual learning activities On your own in order to learn 2) group learning activities Work with others in order to learn. Examples on p. 97 and 98

DEMANDS FOR EACH SUBJECT Thinking is central to the learning. Thinking and learning skills are your abilities to understand and process information. Your thinking and learning skills allow you to go through the process of building on or changing what you already know.

Thinking and learning skills: Analytical Creative Critical Independent Logical Practical

Thinking and learning skills Analytical thinking : Looking at how the parts of a whole relate to one another in order to understand the situation or information. 2) Creative thinking : New and original ideas to meet a need or solve a problem. Good imagination Think ‘outside the box’

Critical thinking : Questioning information and examining it carefully from different points of view and deciding whether or not to accept it. Critical thinking uses logic to evaluate behaviour , opinion or information and come to an informed decision.

4) Independent thinking: Being able to think for yourself and come to your own understanding of information or forming your own opinion.

Logical thinking: Using reasoning and a step-by-step approach to understanding information. 6) Practical thinking: Being able to think about how a method or an idea will work in practise. Examples p 101 -102

THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS Choosing a career is one of the biggest decisions you will make in you life so it is important to get it right!

DECISION-MAKING STEPS KNOW YOURSELF What is your personality? What are your values? Strengths ? Abilities? Interests? Passion? FIND OUT ABOUT CAREER CATEGORIES What are the different career categories? What are the interests, abilities, thinking and learning skills and school subjects of each category? MATCH YOURSELF WITH A CAREER CATEGORY Which career category matches you and your interests, abilities, strengths, passion best?

Do act. 15.4