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My presentation from series on how student's learn.medical
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How does the way students organize knowledge affect their learning?
D. Bonnycastle
Aug. 2011
Definition
Learning results in a permanent change in:
student’s behaviour cognitive patterns.
Learning depends on the
transformation of information
into knowledge -Dr. F. Papa
Learners come in many types
http://youtu.be/HZEmxby8g8A
Cognitive Patterns Lucy
Cognitive Patterns Schroeder
Cognitive Patterns Linus
Example of an illness pattern
Teacher’s Problem
You have complex, integrated patterns built up over time that can be retrieved from memory automatically. For you, answers to problems based on your patterns are obvious and quick to retrieve.
Student’s Problem
• Something that sounds familiar does not equal knowing
• Something memorized may not be a pattern
• Content memorized for multiple choice exams is not easily accessible later
Teacher’s Role
• Make your thinking process explicit (Intentional Role Modeling)
• Help students learn to organize content into explicit patterns.
Making Implicit Explicitfrom http://www.bmj.com/content/336/7646/718.full
How do you make
your thinking process
explicit?
How do you help students learn to organize content
into explicit patterns?