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Vlkommen - Welcome
Hello!
My name is Pedro De Bruyckere
and last year I talked aboutthe bad and the ugly in
education.
You can read all about it,... In Swedish:
Twitter: @thebandb
Website: TheEconomyOfMeaning.com
Book: check
Or in the second to last session of the day.
This morning: lets look at the slightly better.
and still sorry.(for my flenglish)((aka Flemish English))
7 principles of acquisition of new knowledge & skills.Hattie
& Yates, 2013, Brown 2012
1. Learning takes time, effort, and motivation!
Some say:
To become skilful in a new area:50 to 100 hours
Becoming an expert 8 to 10 years.(+/- 10.000 uren)
Is this really a 10.000 hours rule? No!(oa Macnamara et al,
2014)
Huge differences!
Some people will never learn
Also: practice isnt enough!(Andersen, 2016)
Also important: what you do in practice!(Andersen, 2016)
Aka scaffolding!
Learning takes time, effort and motivation?(and often some kind
of help)
2. Concentration spans are short!
Stages taking longer than 15 min.?
Stages taking longer than 12 min.?
Dont!
3. Distributed practice is more effective!
More benefit from 6 sessions, 20 minutes each
than 1 session lasting 2 hours.
Ebbinghaus forgetting curve
= spaced repetition.
A string of new stuff to forgetTopic 1Topic 2Topic 3Topic 4Topic
5Topic 6Les 1Les 2Les 3Les 4Les 5Les 6
Via David Didau
A better option?Topic 1Topic 6Topic 4Topic 3Topic 5Topic
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OfLes 1Les 2Les 3Les 4Les 5Les 6Via David Didau
And technology can play a role!
Spaced repetition, combined with
personalised reviewLindsey, R. V., Shroyer, J. D., Pashler, H.,
& Mozer, M. C. (2014). Improving students long-term knowledge
retention through personalized review. Psychological science,
25(3), 639-647.
4. Prior knowledge is crucial!
Our working memory works like a spamfilter!
(Geake, 2009)
5. Multimedia works!
Im not talking about learning styles.
Very popular, NO evidence!
(Coffield, Moseley, Hall, & Ecclestone, 2004)KolbsLearning
styles
Even worse: differentiation for learning styles has little to no
effect!
(Hattie, 2009, 2012 and quite a lot of others)
Better reason: dual channel theoryClarck & Mayer, 2011
Dual channel theory:
Word (in print or sound) + image =
Word (in print and sound) + image =
How to prepare a presentation?
K.I.S.S.(Keep it simple, stupid)Clarck & Mayer, 2011
Hou het simpel Gebruikeenvoudigebeelden. o
Lievereenpaarwoordendanveeltekst. o VermijdbulletpointsFocus enkel
op het essentile Vermijd afleiders en elimineer onnodige woorden,
afbeeldingen, animaties en geluiden. (coherentieprincipe).51
So dont:
Slightly better:
6. You need an active mind!
E.g.: study methodsDunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J.,
Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. , 2013
The worst method?
Well
It is parking the knowledge and remembering where you left
it.
Best option?
Combined with spaced repetition!
7. Have a vision(but I dont care which vision)
Progressive versus conservative?
Important issue: difficult to define.
Korea versus Finland?
Most of the time: policy-discussion.
Most teachers = eclectic.
But a school with a vision =Experiencing a school as
coherent.Cfr Daniel Muijs
7 principles of acquisition of new knowledge & skills.
1. Learning takes time, effort, and motivation!
2. Concentration spans are short!
3. Distributed practice is more effective!
4. The importance of prior knowledge!
5. Multimedia works!
6. You need an active mind!
7. Have a vision(but I dont care which vision)
And now?
Stay both critical and eager to learn!
And dont forget:
Hattie, Willingham, William, Vygotksy, dont know your
pupils.
Me neither
Be informed and do what they need!
Thank [email protected] De Bruyckere
