Effective Learning Effective Learning Tutorial: Effective Tutorial: Effective

Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

By Lady Sarah By Lady Sarah OnatoOnato

Shall we begin??Shall we begin??

Finding effective learning Finding effective learning strategies is important. Yet strategies is important. Yet each person is different, so each person is different, so it is necessary to find the it is necessary to find the techniques that work best techniques that work best

for you. Here are some for you. Here are some common techniques that common techniques that can be used to promote can be used to promote

active, effective learning:active, effective learning:

From a Book or From a Book or Other Written Other Written

Material Material

Pause after each Pause after each paragraph to make paragraph to make sure you understood sure you understood everything you everything you read. read.

Make notes in your Make notes in your own words. own words.

Try to find Try to find comparisons comparisons between ideas. between ideas.

Highlight the main Highlight the main ideas, either on ideas, either on paper, in the book, paper, in the book, or in your mind.or in your mind.

Read out loud. Read out loud.

From a Lecture From a Lecture or Verbal or Verbal

Instruction Instruction

Ask questions about Ask questions about anything you are not anything you are not clear about or require clear about or require further information or further information or clarification about. clarification about.

Make notes in your Make notes in your own words. own words.

Make a list of the key Make a list of the key ideas. ideas.

Tape record the Tape record the lecture to review later. lecture to review later.

From a Lab or From a Lab or Hands-On Hands-On

Instruction Instruction

Ask questions if Ask questions if clarification is clarification is required. required.

Make a drawing or Make a drawing or diagram of what you diagram of what you are doing. are doing.

Outline your steps Outline your steps before you begin, or before you begin, or after you have after you have completed the completed the activity. activity.

Ask questions Ask questions about what would about what would happen under happen under different different circumstances. circumstances.

Summarize your Summarize your observations and observations and results, and their results, and their significance. significance.

From a Video From a Video

Make notes in your Make notes in your own words. own words.

Make a list of the Make a list of the key ideas. key ideas.

Ask questions at Ask questions at the end of the the end of the video, or pause it video, or pause it to ask questions. to ask questions.

Have a group Have a group discussion discussion afterwards. afterwards.

From Group From Group Work Work

Before starting, Before starting, outline what you outline what you think are the key think are the key ideas. ideas.

Compare ideas and Compare ideas and discuss the discuss the differences. differences.

Jot down notes on Jot down notes on other¡¦s other¡¦s viewpoints. viewpoints.

Be open to new Be open to new ideas. ideas.

Make sure Make sure everyone is an everyone is an active participant. active participant.

knowledge in basic skills, academics, technical, knowledge in basic skills, academics, technical, discipline, citizenship or is it something else? discipline, citizenship or is it something else? Our society says only academic basics are Our society says only academic basics are important and that is based on collecting important and that is based on collecting knowledge without understanding its value. knowledge without understanding its value. How about the processing of knowledge, using How about the processing of knowledge, using inspiration, visionary ambitions, creativity, risk, inspiration, visionary ambitions, creativity, risk, ability to bounce back from failure, motivation? ability to bounce back from failure, motivation? Most education institutions don’t consider Most education institutions don’t consider these skills. These skills are associated with these skills. These skills are associated with understanding the value of knowledge. There is understanding the value of knowledge. There is a huge disconnected gap and this is a problem a huge disconnected gap and this is a problem for high school students in particular.for high school students in particular.

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