Daniel Poux’s ppt - was the second half of the criti thinking presenttion by Deanne Puloka

1. Daniel Poux’sppt- was the second half of the criti thinking presenttion by Deanne Puloka

2. Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive & Educational Psychology Students are responsible for regulating an increasing amount of their learning as they progress from elementary through middle school and high school to college. Lifelong learners also need to continue regulating their own learning, whether it takes place in the context of education, the workplace or recreational activities. Researchers limited choices to techniques that could be implemented by students without assistance (e.g., without requiring advanced technologies or extensive materials that would have to be prepared by a teacher). Some trainingmay be required for students to learn how to use a technique with fidelity, but students should be able to use the techniques without supervision. Researchers chose techniques for which a sufficient amount of empirical evidence was available to support at least a preliminary assessment of potential efficacy.

3. Nine Common Study TechniquesPractice testing – using flashcards to review materialDistributed practice – spreading out your study sessionsMnemonics– memory joggers (rhymes, acronyms) Self-explanation – forcing yourself to explain instead of reading Elaborative interrogation – asking yourself “why” as you readMental imagery – using picturesto help you remember textRe-readingSummarizingHighlighting and underlining

4. THE BEST: • Practice testing – using flashcards to review material • Distributed practice – spreading out your study sessions THE REST: • Mnemonics – memory joggers (rhymes, acronyms) • Self-explanation – forcing yourself to explain instead of reading • Elaborative interrogation – asking yourself “why” as you read • Mental imagery – using pictures to help you remember text THE WORST: • Re-reading • Summarizing • Highlighting and underlining

5. Highlighting Interferes with Making Connections

6. Re-reading

7. Summarizing – Pro Tips • Restate ideas of the source in differentwords and phrases • Do not add your own ideas, opinions or judgment of the arguments • Make it shorterthan the source • Ask yourself “So What?”

8. Mental Imagery “Sally Made Harry Eat Onions”

9. Mnemonics – Rhymes English: “I” before “E” except after “C” (believe, receipt) Spanish: this – estothese – estosthat – esothose – esos“this and these, keep the t’s, that and those, out it goes”

10. “Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest”

11. Cramming doesn’t work in the long run

12. Why Distributed Practice Works Better Vilfredo Pareto Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist & philosopher 1848 – 1923

13. Examples of Distributed Practice

14. Practice Testing Improves Recall

15. Hansel & Gretel