Episode
The eight competencies developed at Ritsumeikan Academy.
We introduce how they are developed through daily experiences, along with diverse episodes.
*These episodes are based on responses actually submitted by students at every level of education—including elementary, junior high, and high school students, as well as university and graduate students—in the Quantitative Survey for Ritsumeikan Academy Competency Framework conducted in the 2024 academic year. Information that could identify individuals has been removed or modified before publication.
Competency
Episode
- Classes
- StudyAbroad
- ExtracurricularActivities
- ClubsAndSocieties
- StudyingOutsideOfClass
- Research
- SchoolEvents
- ExtracurricularLessons
- Community
- Family
- FriendsAndPeers
- TeachersAndMentors
- Goals
- Effort
- Achievement
- Growth
- Collaboration
- SeekingAdvice
- GivingUp
- Worries
- Happiness
- Anxiety
- Confidence
- Change
- EntranceExamsAndQualifications
- JobHuntingAndInternships
- PartTimeJobs
Since I'm an international student, I'm basically living alone in Japan with no family or relatives. The first 6 months after coming to Japan, I went through the adjustment phases which was challenging and sometimes exhausting both physically and mentally. I started to understand that self-assurance by understanding yourself is a very important part in facing problems in life. My interest in psychology basically helped me in reaching self-efficacy.
Self-efficacy
Living alone abroad gave me a lot of time to reflect on my passions, interests, and where I want to go next in life. It is through these reflections that I began to understand myself and the processes throughout my lifetime that made me who I am today.
Self-efficacy
By friends and others around me I was able to acquire the self-efficiency. Living in different countries also made me change my mindset to believe in myself and try new things.
Self-efficacy
When I first had a report reviewed by a professor in pbl in first year, he said I needed to try hard more. However, I already gave my best and I lost hope. Then, I realized that I was studying the wrong way so I changed the way I do things.
Self-efficacy
There were many courses in which I felt I was facing failure and because of that, I was feeling frustrated and depressed. I wanted to give up. But my own motivation made me continue.
Self-efficacy
I started believing more of myself, knowing what I can do and what i can't do. This made me realize self value and it made it me doing task much easier.
Self-efficacy
It was more like an overall feeling that I have managed things better
Self-efficacy
My self efficacy grow so much because I start to spend much more time for self studying as well as increase my concentrative skills.
Self-efficacy
Research project in high school in the topic of “Creating a class schedule with a more constant daily load using genetic algorithms”.
Self-efficacy