LEARNING TO LEARN

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Well, in this blog I want to share about learning to learn. 

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‘Learning to learn’ is the ability to pursue and persist in learning, to organize one's own learning, including through effective management of time and information, both individually and in groups. This competence includes awareness of one's learning process and needs, identifying available opportunities, and the ability to overcome obstacles in order to learn successfully. This competence means gaining, processing, and assimilating new knowledge and skills as well as seeking and making use of guidance. Learning to learn engages learners to build on prior learning and life experiences in order to use and apply knowledge and skills in a variety of contexts: at home, at work, in education, and training. Motivation and confidence are crucial to an individual's competence.

For schools, the changing research has deep implications, especially when it comes to teaching students how to “learn to learn.” In the ever-changing modern world, the skill of learning is a crucial one. Indeed, experts increasingly believe that the ability to learn is the one skill that today’s students simply can’t do without. In my work with The Learning Agency, we have mapped out techniques to help administrators support this skill growth as part of a science of learning class.

This article summarizes some of the new research and outlines five concrete ways administrators can integrate research-proven “learning to learn” skills in their schools, with the goal of improving student outcomes.  

Teachers can accelerate their students' learning by explicitly teaching them learning-to-learn skills, said Bobb Darnell, director of staff support services for District 214 in Arlington Heights, Ill. "We typically call these study skills," he said, "but actually they're learning skills."

According to Darnell, research and experience have shown that high-performing students tend to

• - Establish goals.
• - Determine essential information.
• - Find patterns and "chunk" information.
• - Plan and manage time (prioritize).
• - Seek help when necessary.

High-performing students also use efficient memory strategies, Darnell said, such as "distributed practice." For example, when memorizing words for a spelling test, a good student won't attempt to learn all 20 words in one night. Instead, she will memorize six words the first night, another six words the next night, another six words the following night, and then memorize the last two words (and review the most difficult ones) the night before the test. When teachers teach all students to use these kinds of strategies, Darnell said, they see improvement in student performance within just a week or two. These strategies can be taught as early as 2nd grade, he added.

Taking cues from Dr. Fazio’s study and many others, we can identify specific strategies that work both inside and outside the classroom when it comes to learning to learn.

Embrace struggle

There’s no getting around it: Learning is hard. Gaining expertise requires cognitive struggle, and learning is often a matter of mental doing. So educators should not encourage more passive forms of learning.

Instead, students benefit when they rely on more active learning strategies like quizzing or explaining. These approaches are more engaging and push students to really create their knowledge. Technology can help, and educators should look to tools or programs that encourage active, struggle-infused learning.

Break it up

People learn better when learning is delivered in smaller chunks—and over a longer period of time. So, encourage students to break up their learning and space it out over time. It’s a lot more effective, for instance, for people to study one large pile of flashcards rather than lots of smaller piles of cards because the large pile of flashcards helps space out learning. 

Same with homework: It’s far more effective to spread it out over time rather than do it all in one evening. Indeed, educators should encourage students to do a little bit of school work each night rather than on a single night, to encourage these small chunks of learning.

Use analogies

Analogies often spark memories of IQ tests: Nest is to bird, as doghouse is to ______. But analogies help serve as the true mother of invention. For example, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press after seeing a wine press, while Twitter is half SMS, half social media.

Teachers can use analogies to help explain new ideas. Smart marketing companies know this, and they are famous for using analogies to introduce new products. The insurance firm State Farm, for instance, has long relied on the jingle: Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There.

Rethink understanding

When it comes to learning, it’s easy to make mistakes, to be overconfident, and so students should constantly review their knowledge.

To help students develop this “learning to learn” skill, teachers should encourage classes to ask themselves as they learn: Do I really know what I think that I know? Could I explain this idea to someone else?

At the same time, we need to reflect, and students should think specifically about what it is they’ve learned. For example, teachers should have students ask themselves: How has my thinking changed? How does this material all come together? What did I learn, and what do I need to learn next?

Ok, that's all my blog for today.

see you on the next blog :)

BYE!

References

https://medium.com/the-andela-way/learning-how-to-learn-a-must-have-skill-as-a-lifelong-student-29d7fad6d99e

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/learning-how-to-learn-could-be-a-students-most-valuable-skill/2017/09