Learning

Even though personal responsibility is not graded by the instructor, it plays a pivotal role in college and life success because personal responsibility drives the individual to complete an assignment or a project, and it also develops the individual to be proficient at life, work, and school.

When an individual takes responsibility for an assignment or project, the end result often shows meaningfulness and quality. This is due to fact that that individual takes ownership for his or her work and integrates his or her motivation into the work. Moreover, personal responsibility covers all aspects of an individual's life. It could be at work. When a person is assigned a task, he or she works on the task proactively and creates an action table to showcase the progression. It could be at school. When there is an assignment, the student takes responsibility to plan the work well and complete the assignment timely. It could be at home. A person knows when and how to take care of his or her family among other commitments. It could be at a community. The individual knows and takes actions for supporting a good cause or participating in a community project. In summary, personal responsibility is not only about completing a task timely, but also asking an individual to immerse him or herself entirely in a responsibility. And an individual needs to allocate or delegate responsibility appropriately in order to live an enriching and successful life.

According to Development of the PRO-SDLS: a Measure of Self-Direction in Learning Based on the Personal Responsibility Orientation Model, author wrote, "an individual's beliefs and attitudes that predispose one toward taking primary responsibility for their learning" (page 165). As an example, the success at school relies on whether a student takes proactive action on learning. When a student is motivated and committed, he or she will seek ways to overcome learning roadblocks. Furthermore, the student will look for techniques to learn and apply material effectively. Personal responsibility allows the student to plan tasks systematically, such as a daily action plan and to-do/priority list. As a result, the student can complete the degree timely and become an effective learner at school and life.

Personally, I always complete the necessary school assignments. I provide timely feedback or comment to classmates or instructor. However, I felt that I have not fully immersed in schoolwork because of several factors. First of all, time is scarce when I am working sixty hour a week and actively involved with several local organizations. So, I only read the materials, which are outlined in course syllabus. I don't read any extra information. When I need to cite outside resources, I don't spend a lot of time on research. I found that I don't recall the readings very well, which causes me to re-read the information again. Second of all, I do not have a good diet and exercise plan because