1 What do we mean by Learning? Flashcards
How many models of learning?
3
Reception model
Constructivist model
Co-constructivist model
What is reception model’s
- role of learner
- role of teacher
- the curriculum
- feedback
- assessment
- other
- role of learner: passive recipient
- role of teacher: expert giving info to be ingested
- the curriculum: defines what info is to be taken in
- feedback: killer feedback
- assessment: quantitative
- other
What is constructivist model’s
- role of learner
- role of teacher
- the curriculum
- feedback
- assessment
- other
- role of learner: learner novice constructs meaning
- role of teacher: facilitator and expert finds learners abilities.
- the curriculum: emphasizes relevance
- feedback: conversation to help to see how to do later.
- assessment: interviews, portfolios
- other: relate to experience.
What is co-constructivist model’s
- role of learner
- role of teacher
- the curriculum
- feedback
- assessment
- other
What is co-constructivist model’s
- role of learner: Responsible for learning, shares roles
- role of teacher:instigate dialogue, no heirarchies
- the curriculum: ?
- feedback: loops feeding back into the learning
- assessment: collaborative project reports
- other: emphasise collaboration in construction of knowledge; critical investigation, analysis, interpretation & reogranisation of knowledge.
What is effective learning an activity of?
-An activity of construction
What is effective learning handled with?
-handled with (or in the context of) others
What is effective learning driven by?
-driven by learner agency
What is effective learning monitoring & review?
-the monitoring and review of the effectiveness of approaches and strategies for the goals and context.
What is an effective learner?
-active & strategic
What is an effective learner skilled in?
collaboration
What does an effective learner take responsibility for?
their learning
what does the effective learner understand?
their learning and plans,
monitors and reflects on their learning
Name 9 features enhance effective learning or inhibit it?
- sources of displays
- number of pupils in class
- teachers
- activities
- layout of classroom
- gender
- assessment
- curriculum
- IT
what is meta-learning according to Donald B. Maudsley (1979)
Meta learning is originally described by Donald B. Maudsley (1979) as “the process by which learners become aware of and increasingly in control of habits of perception, inquiry, learning, and growth that they have internalized”.
How does John Biggs describe meta-learning?
What year?
John Biggs (1985) to describe the state of “being aware of and taking control of one’s own learning”