Orientation to Learning Practices Project

LEARNING PRACTICES

MEANING

•Learning is also an activity like any other
•We all have individual ways of learning: practices generally follow when learning are learning practices
LEARNING QUANTITY

•Cramming versus learning
•When learn, do not need to think before using knowledge (e.g. multiplication tables)
•Remember something spontaneously
•Mnemonics (VIBGYOR), association, etc
LEARNING PACE

•When
•For how long
•How much practice
•Breaks
•Self-tests
LEARNING METHODS (includes learning style and learning techniques)

•Learning style
Basic learning styles:
1.Auditory learning occurs through hearing the spoken word (tapes, read out, etc)
2.Kinesthetic learning occurs through doing, touching and interacting (rework material)
3.Visual learning occurs through images, demonstrations and body language (diagrams, etc)
•Learning technique
1.Writing: notes and essays
2.Visualizing: mind maps and models
3.Speaking: spoken repetition and presentations
PROCEDURE

•Interview 30 fellow students (any course)
•Identify best learning practices
•Implement to facilitate learning during practice teaching
FORMAT OF FILE

•INDEX
•INTRODUCTION
•BEST LEARNING PRACTICES
•IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST LEARNING PRACTICES
•CONCLUSION
•APPENDIX (List of names of interviewees and their best learning practices)
EVALUATION

Please remember, as I have reiterated often enough in class, that the focus should be on what you have done; the introduction should be focussed, spend time to reflect on how to incorporate your findings in teaching-learning. You can include your experiences in the conclusion

You can look at the following in addition to learning styles

http://www.learnplus.com/guides/learning-practice.html