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Chapter four The C.R.E.A.M strategy for learning
§ What do those letters stand for?
§ C: creative § R: Reflective § E: Effective § A: active § M: motivated
§ Creative: Have the confidence to use your individual strategies and styles, applying imagination to your learning.
§ Reflective: analyze and evaluate your own performance and draw lessons from it.
§ Effective: organize your space, time, priorities, state of mind and resources to maximum benefit.
§ Active: be personally involved and doing things, physically and mentally to make sense of what your learn.
§ Motivated: keep yourself on track using short-‐ and long-‐ term ‘goals’ or desired outcomes.
Attitudes that prevent creativity
§ It’s A Waste Of Time. § It’s Childish. § I Am Not Creative.
§ I can’t.
§ Approaches that foster creativity:
§ You find what you are looking for.
§ There is more than one right answer.
Reflective Learning
§ As a student of higher education, you are responsible for your own progress.
§ There are methods that help you develop yourself. One of them is writing things down. This will help you clarify your thoughts.
§ For example: 1. Write down things you find difficult. 2. Write down things you find out about yourself. 3. Write down ideas that arise from your studies.
Effective Learning
§ Effective study depends on having your state of mind, space, time and materials organized in the ways that best suit your learning.
§ Ineffective Learning? § It is the opposite of effective study. A student needs to avoid ineffective learning through the following points: 1. Never work when you are tired. 2. Never read without questioning what you read. 3. Never learn things off by heart without really
understanding them. 4. Always ask for help when you need it.
Active Learning
§ An active learning exists when a university student is involved in what he/she is learning.
§ There are many characteristics of active learning. Here are some: 1. You look for ways of being more involved in what
you are learning. 2. You look for links between different things that
you discover. 3. You take charge of your learning and manage it
like a project.
Inactive learning or passive learning.
• Passive learning is the opposite of active learning. Some characteristics of passive learning are:
1. You wait for directions and information to be fed to you.
2. You repeat information without understanding.
3. You may become bored and tired easily.
Motivated Learning
§ Motivation affects a student’s success. A student will need clear motivation to keep him/herself going even through tough times.
§ How do you motivate yourself? 1. Keep setting yourself new goals and challenges. 2. Reward yourself if you achieve a short – term goal.
3. Always aim for more. Make your next set of goals a little more challenging.
Summary
§ This chapter has encouraged you to consider and to develop attitudes and approaches that make learning more interesting for you.
§ The C.R.E.A.M strategy encourages you to consider your own attitudes and motivation. Try to apply it in your new university life.
Questions
End of week I
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