Teachers waste a great deal of time going over material that a student already knows. We pound information into our student’s head hoping that something will stick.
This study looks at some ways that students can learn better. The focus of this study was “metacomprehension”. The researchers were looking for techniques that would help learners understand their own learning.
One technique they found was that summarizing text helps them understand what they have learned from the text. Another example is to recall ideas from the text and then compare those results with the right answer.
For students to employ these techniques they have to be more active in their learning. The majority of students I know treat education like a one way street. They sit expending as little effort as possible and often blame others when they do not learn.
Application
Student could review their learning everyday in a journal. They could be given a list of skills and told to define them with examples. You could also use the techniques that the study itself suggests.
This study looks at some ways that students can learn better. The focus of this study was “metacomprehension”. The researchers were looking for techniques that would help learners understand their own learning.
One technique they found was that summarizing text helps them understand what they have learned from the text. Another example is to recall ideas from the text and then compare those results with the right answer.
For students to employ these techniques they have to be more active in their learning. The majority of students I know treat education like a one way street. They sit expending as little effort as possible and often blame others when they do not learn.
Application
Student could review their learning everyday in a journal. They could be given a list of skills and told to define them with examples. You could also use the techniques that the study itself suggests.
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