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By Ivan Aguilar
Learning Strategies: From Theory to Practice
By the end of this presentation we’ll have…
• Revisited the concept of learning strategies.
• Explained a model to introduce learning strategies explicitly.
• Identified some of our own learning strategies.
• Listed a set of learning strategies
• Applied learning strategies into some reading
• Evaluated the usefulness of learning strategies
• Reflected on how we can use learning strategies in our classrooms
Objectives
• "learning strategies are specific actions taken by the learner to make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, more self-directed, more effective, and more transferrable to new situations.“ Oxford-1990
• "techniques, principles, or rules that will facilitate the acquisition, manipulation, integration, storage, and retrieval of information across situations and settings.” Mori 1999
• "behaviors and thoughts that a learner engages in during learning and that are intended to influence the learner's encoding process."
Learning strategies
The importance of learning strategiesCompetencies for the 21st century
• Know how to be (Attitudes)
• Know how to do (Skills)
• Know how to learn (Learning strategies)
A MODEL
TO INTRODUCE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Preparation
• Activate learners’ background knowledge about learning strategies (class discussions).
• Identify learners’ existing learning strategies. (surveys)
• Self assess strategies (think alouds)
Preparation
• Guessing meaning from context
• Identify main ideas
• Identify details
• Infer
• Make predictions
• Plan one’s own reading
• Personalization
• Reflection on one’s own learning
Listing learning strategies
Surveying our own learning strategies
Presentation
• Model the strategy (teacher)
• Name the strategy
• Explain the importance of the strategy
• Tell students when to use the strategy
Presentation
A:Good morning. May I help you?
B:Yes, Please. What do you have for lunch?
A:We have chicken sandwich, hamburgers, or pizza.
B: I’ll have the chicken sandwich, please.
A: Anything to drink?
B: Do you have coffee?
A: Sure.
B:I’ll have coffee, please.
• Where is this conversation taking place? (Gist)
Presenting Learning strategies: An example in teaching listening
A:Good morning. May I help you?
B:Yes, Please. What do you have for lunch?
A:We have chicken sandwich, hamburgers, or pizza.
B: I’ll have the chicken sandwich, please.
A: Anything to drink?
B: Do you have coffee?
A: Sure.
B:I’ll have coffee, please.
• Is person B more likely to stay or leave? (Infer)
Presenting Learning strategies: An example in teaching listening
A:Good morning. May I help you?
B:Yes, Please. What do you have for lunch?
A:We have chicken sandwich, hamburgers, or pizza.
B: I’ll have the chicken sandwich, please.
A: Anything to drink?
B: Do you have coffee?
A: Sure.
B:I’ll have coffee, please.
• What will person B have to drink? (details)
Presenting Learning strategies: An example in teaching listening
Practice
• Integrate strategies practice into regular course work
• Select appropriately challenging tasks
• Coach students to use the strategies
• Encourage students to practice the strategies introduced
• Encourage students to choose their own strategies
Practice
Practicing learning strategies: An example in reading
How do you think these people became very successful entrepreneurs? Make a list with your classmate.
Practicing learning strategies: An example in reading
Read the article. Where your prediction right? Why? Why not?
Self-Evaluation
• Class discussion
• Learning strategies checklist
• Charts and graphic organizers
• Learning logs
Self evaluation
Evaluating the strategy.
Expansion
• Expading through discussion
• Expanding to other activities
• Expanding to other subjects
Expansion
A. Use one of the strategies you learned at home. Look at the example. Then complete the blanks.
Example:
I used inferencing in class to help me with reading in English. At home, I will try to use it for listening to the radio in English.
About you…
I used_________ in class to help me with______.
At home, I will try to use it for_____________
Expansion: An example activity
SUMMING UP
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Thank you for your
Attention !!
