Unit 4: 5 Learning Strategies w/Table

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What are Learning Strategies?

Learning strategies are the thoughts and/or actions that students use to complete learning tasks. We all know that good teachers use numerous teaching strategies to help students learn.  We use visuals to introduce new ideas, we direct students' attention to important elements, and we activate students' background knowledge before introducing a new concept. Learning strategies, however, are the tools that students themselves can employ independently to complete a language task. For instance, a student who needs to learn a list of vocabulary words might draw a picture to remember each word. It is important to distinguish between teaching strategies and learning strategies. Think about yourself in two different roles - as a language teacher and as a language student. Look at Table 1 below for examples of strategies you might use as a teacher and those you might use as a student.  Learning strategies take different forms. Strategies like Make Inferences, in which students derive meaning from context, are mental processes that are difficult to observe. Other strategies like Use Graphic Organizers/Take Notes can be easily observed and measured. What is important for the purpose of this guide is that strategies can be learned. Reference(s): What are Learning Strategies? (n.d.). Retrieved from National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC) Sailing the 5 Cs with Learning Strategies, Chapter 2: Defining and Organizing Language Learning Strategies website: http://www.nclrc.org/sailing/chapter2.html Table 1 Example:  Field of Study: Health and Physical Education

Strategy	Description	Teacher	Learner
Using Background Knowledge	You need to think and use what you already know, and make association to do the task. By having in mind wat you know, it will be easier to learn newer information about the material.	As the teacher, have the students’ use their prior knowledge about B. F. Skinner’s Operant Conditioning so that they can obtain or add new information to what they already know.	Think about the information that you already know about a B. F. Skinner’s Operant Conditioning and add more information to what you already know.
Substitute or Paraphrase	For words or subjects that you do not have knowledge about, you need to think of similar words or descriptive phrases that help you understand the new information.	Have your students explain complicated words or topics with simple words or brief descriptions in their own words of what they do not know about it.	Find a different way to say your thoughts in simple words, structures, description, or explain it when you do not know how to say exactly what you want to say.
Personalize	New concepts are related or associated to one’s own experiences, beliefs, feelings, and beliefs, in other words to their own life.	Link each example or new material to the students personal experiences and feelings. Using their experiences can help you transfer the material to them easily.	Relate each example or the material to your personal experiences or encounters to better grasp the concept.
Cooperate	By working together, the students can gain the confidence they need and share their thoughts and be able to complete high quality work with ease. It lets the students to give feedback to their own individual work.	Have the students work with a partner or group to work on a specific task or project, which will later be presented in front of the class.	Work together with your partner(s), share what knowledge you know about the subject and collaborate in completing the task. Give and receive feedback about the work you all are doing.
Retrieval Practice	Recalling information without the help of the materials, such as books and notes, helps the students learn the material much more effectively.	Have the students put away all their materials away, you can have them write down or speak as much as possible about everything they know about the subject.	Test your knowledge about the subject by remembering everything that you know about it. You can either write it down or speak it. Do not be afraid even if you think you are wrong.