Learning Strategies & Processes
ATLE WorkshopTuesday October 28, 2014
Autar KawMechanical Engineering
What three items impact learning the most?
• Student’s Prior Knowledge• Ability of the Student• Interest
Student’s Prior Knowledge Can Help
or Hinder Learning
We have winter season becauseA. the earth is
farther from the sun in the winter than in the summer
B. of the tilt of the earth about its’ axis
C. the earth is not a perfect sphere
Why do we have seasons?
Personal Response Systems
What kind of questions are of HIGH impact?
• prior knowledge, • conceptual understanding, • new context, • draw knowledge, and• relate different
representations.
Which Learning Techniques are Best?
Ten Common Learning Techniques1. Elaborative
interrogation2. Self-explanation 3. Summarization4. Highlighting/
underlining 5. Keyword mnemonic 6. Imagery for text 7. Rereading 8. Practice testing 9. Distributed practice 10.Interleaved practice
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Ten Common Learning Techniques1. Elaborative
interrogation2. Self-explanation 3. Summarization4. Highlighting/
underlining 5. Keyword mnemonic 6. Imagery for text 7. Rereading 8. Practice testing 9. Distributed practice 10.Interleaved practice
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Ten Common Learning Techniques1. Elaborative
interrogation2. Self-explanation 3. Summarization4. Highlighting/
underlining 5. Keyword mnemonic 6. Imagery for text 7. Rereading 8. Practice testing 9. Distributed practice 10.Interleaved practice
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Practice Testing
Distributed Practice
Interleaved Practice
http://j2jenkins.com/2013/04/29/interleaved-practice-a-secret-enhanced-learning-technique/
What is the Biggest Hindrance to Learning?
Multitasking
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The Two Circuits in Brain
Circuit 2: This one sets our mind to concentrate on something
Circuit 1: This one is for reactive attention
Source: psych.ucla.edu
Negative Consequences of Multitasking While Doing College Work
Time spent Mental fatigue Memory failure Higher order learning
suffers
Source: The New Marshmallow Test: Students Can’t Resist Multitasking, Annie Paul, slate.com; blog.reyjunco.com/
Taxanomies to Follow to Learn
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
What is Fink’s Taxonomy?
Flip the class
What is a flipped classroom?
Transmission in class and assimilation at home
Transmission at home and assimilation in class
Source: CTL, University of Washington
Before, In, and After
Before Clas
s
In Class After Class
What happens BEFORE class?
What happens IN class?
What happens AFTER class?
Learning Approaches
Two extreme approaches that work?
Guided Discovery Fully Guided Instruction
Can we be in the middle of the spectrum?
Guided Discovery Fully Guided Instruction
So is there an evidence-based middle approach?
Universal Design Learning (UDL)
http://udlcenter.org
The trinity of UDL?
• Multiple means of representation
• Multiple means of action and expression
• Multiple means of engagement
http://udlcenter.org
Learning Strategies & Processes