Effective Learning Tutorial: Effective Learning Tutorial: Effective Learning Effective Learning

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By Lady Sarah OnatoBy Lady Sarah Onato

Shall we begin??Shall we begin??

Finding effective learning strategies Finding effective learning strategies is important. Yet each person is is important. Yet each person is

different, so it is necessary to find the different, so it is necessary to find the techniques that work best for you. techniques that work best for you.

Here are some common techniques Here are some common techniques that can be used to promote active, that can be used to promote active,

effective learning:effective learning:

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

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

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

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

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

Read out loud. Read out loud.

From a Lecture or From a Lecture or Verbal Instruction Verbal Instruction

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

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

Make a list of the key ideas. Make a list of the key ideas. Tape record the lecture to Tape record the lecture to

review later. review later.

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

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

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

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

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

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

From a Video From a Video

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

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

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

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

From Group Work From Group Work

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

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

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

Be open to new ideas. Be open to new ideas. Make sure everyone is an Make sure everyone is an

active participant. active participant.

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