Enhancing Understandingby:Engaging Students inBuildingKnowledgefor Themselves
Helping Students Learn to Learn Enhancing Understanding by: Engaging Students in Building Knowledge for Themselves
Objectives of this workshop seriesldentify the cognitive development needs of studentsIntroduce some educationaltheories which canhelp us address the developmental needsProposeeasymethodsforteaching/assessmentforhelpingwiththesecognitivedevelopment needsExplore ways for adopting/adapting some of themethods inyourcourse
Objectives of this workshop series 1. Identify the cognitive development needs of students 1. Introduce some educational theories which can help us address the developmental needs 1. Propose easy methods for teaching / assessment for helping with these cognitive development needs 1. Explore ways for adopting / adapting some of the methods in your course
Adopting / adapting the methods inyour specific contextThe facilitatorsThe participantsprovide generic ideasadopt/adapttheideasinspecificsubjectsDesignedDirectly use / modifytheworksheetsforspecificgenericworksheetssubjectsBrain storm how toSuggested ways forimplementingtheideas inadopt/adapttheideasteachingandassessmentinyourowncourses
Adopting / adapting the methods in your specific context The facilitators provide generic ideas The participants adopt / adapt the ideas in specific subjects Designed generic worksheets Directly use / modify the worksheets for specific subjects Suggested ways for implementing the ideas in teaching and assessment Brain storm how to adopt / adapt the ideas in your own courses
can only try to memorizeI don't understand."l just can't understand the lecture.I memorise the things totake the examination."Wehave to memorizea lot of texts...basically we can'tunderstandthemwhenweread,d, so we justmemorizethem.'Ican'tcomprehendtheformulaActuallyI don't reallyknowwhattheyaredoing.If you don'tknow, you have to memorise.Acognitiveweakness
‘I can only try to memorize. I don’t understand.’ ◼ ‘I just can’t understand the lecture. I memorise the things to take the examination.’ ◼ ‘We have to memorize a lot of texts.basically we can’t understand them when we read, so we just memorize them.’ ◼ ‘I can’t comprehend the formula.’ ◼ ‘Actually I don’t really know what they are doing. If you don’t know, you have to memorise.’ A cognitive weakness
Explainittome!!I think the lecturershould explain it more clearlyI can't understand by reading it myself, I have to go to the lecturer.It's difficult to understand by reading a book. It will be better for ateachertoexplainittousWhen I revise at home and have a problem, I hope that I can make aphone call right away or send an e-mail to the lecturer, and get thereplyimmediatelyIt will be great if the lecturer has ICQ and turn that on for 24 hours. Itwill be even better if he can giveus hismobilephonenumberAnattitudeproblem-dependentonteachers
Explain it to me !! ◼ I think the lecturer should explain it more clearly. ◼ I can’t understand by reading it myself, I have to go to the lecturer. ◼ It’s difficult to understand by reading a book. It will be better for a teacher to explain it to us. ◼ When I revise at home and have a problem, I hope that I can make a phone call right away or send an e-mail to the lecturer, and get the reply immediately. ◼ It will be great if the lecturer has ICQ and turn that on for 24 hours. It will be even better if he can give us his mobile phone number. An attitude problem – dependent on teachers