Accelerated learning for the student
- 1. ACCELERATED LEARNING How can you learn most effectively? ~Or Learning how to learn
- 2. THE BIG PICTURE Variety and Relationships challenge Breaks and Environment review Accessible Physical and and inclusive emotional state
- 3. PREPARE TO LEARN Relax Oxygen and light The correct diet levels Hydrate Reduce stress Temperature Motivate Sleep
- 4. RELAXATION Basic meditation techniques can be learned. A simple focus on breathing, in through the nose out through the mouth is good. Count your breaths. A visualisation of an activity or environment that makes you happy, that can be recalled prior to learning or assessment.
- 5. DIET Vitamins A/B/C/E help to make you alert, improve vision, improve memory and help support proper brain function. Avoid starch, sugar and caffeine. Never miss breakfast. Eat regularly throughout the day.
- 6. HYDRATION Hydration helps to maintain optimum brain functioning. Always keep a bottle of water next to you. This will prevent interruptions to your learning session.
- 7. TEMPERATURE Be aware of the temperature in your room, this will allow you to maintain an optimum temperature that is not too hot and not too cold.
- 8. OXYGEN AND LIGHT LEVELS Open your windows. Keep plants in your room, they also filter out harmful gasses from computers. Allow as much natural light as possible, avoid fluorescent lighting if at all possible.
- 9. REDUCE STRESS Acknowledge the presence and importance of stress to yourself. Use music to relax. Use basic meditation techniques. Have plants in your room.
- 10. MOTIVATION The most effective motivation is intrinsic not extrinsic. Establish “what’s in it for me”. Set your own learning goals. Use SMART targets.
- 11. SLEEP Sleep helps you to remember what you have learnt during the day. Remember, the hours before midnight are more important than after!
- 12. ROOM TO LEARN The room in which you A study time table learn should be a Deadlines for multisensory environment. examinations or Displays are an essential assignments. part of this. Motivational posters. Key words of the They should include : topics.
- 13. MUSIC TO AID LEARNING Its not just baroque (classical) music that helps. Remember, most students will listen to music at home while studying. You might even find silence unsettling!
- 14. MUSIC TO AID LEARNING-PLAN IT, DON’T JUST PLAY IT! Upbeat positive music before you sit down to study. Music linked to the topic of study. Use relaxing background music (60 beats per minute) to aid learning.
- 15. STRUCTURING A REVISION SESSION Part 1: put the learning in context. Review learning from previous session- what do you know? Relate learning to examination - what is in the exam?, Make learning outcomes clear.- What do you want to know by the end of your session?
- 16. STRUCTURING A REVISION SESSION Part 2: Starter Engage your interest, look at a picture or read an article relating to the subject, or even visualise using the knowledge for something important. Try to put prior knowledge in context, how does it relate to what you want to know? Prepare for main task.
- 17. STRUCTURING A REVISION SESSION Part 3: Main revision: Learning should be multi-sensory and engage different learning styles. Try to include many different forms of learning including, mind maps, flash cards, association images or stories. Work should be challenging and broken into achievable chunks, 45 mins is just about anybody's maximum focus.
- 18. STRUCTURING A REVISION SESSION Part 4: Plenary Review what you have learned. Use these techniques: Write out summary points Draw a mind map of your session Name the most important thing you have learned. Prepare flash cards or summary diagrams. Develop a technique to question yourself. Write and answer 5 questions on the main points you have covered.
- 19. H OW D O YO U L E A R N ? D I F F E R E N T LEARNING STYLES Auditory Kinaesthetic Visual
- 20. AUDITORY: DO YOU... Characteristics Listen to music when relaxing Prefer to talk on the phone Eager to talk Forget faces but remember names Talk when inactive Outburst when angry Don’t like reading books or manuals
- 21. AU D I T O RY: T H E B E S T L E A R N I N G A C T I V I T I E S F O R YO U : Hearing a presentation Explaining to another Reading aloud student Making a tape to listen Internal verbalisations to Practice saying words Verbal summaries before writing
- 22. KINAESTHETIC: DO YOU... Characteristics Fidget when inactive Play games or sport to When angry you relax clench fists, grit teeth Prefer to talk while doing something else and storm off. Talk slow, using gestures and expressions
- 23. KINAESTHETIC: THE BEST LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR YOU : Copy demonstrations Walk around as you read Make models Underline/highlight new information Record information as Use index cards for key you hear it, preferably as points a mind map
- 24. VISUAL: DO YOU... Characteristics Forget names but remember faces Prefer to watch a film or TV or read a book to relax When inactive you doodle or watch something or Prefer to talk face-to-face someone Talk fast, don’t enjoy When angry you remain listening silent and seethe
- 25. V I S UA L : T H E B E S T L E A R N I N G A C T I V I T I E S F O R YO U : Write down key facts Use time lines for or draw a mind map remembering dates Visualise Create strong visual Create pictures or links diagrams
- 26. R E C O G N I Z E A N D C E L E B R AT E YO U R I N T E L L I G E N C E Everybody possesses all 8 intelligences to some extent and the most powerful learning combines all 8. Each has value and you should identify your weaknesses and strengths.
- 27. Bodily kinesthetic Visual Inter- spatial personal naturalistic Intelligence Intra- personal musical linguistic Logical
- 28. BODILY KINAESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE - USED FOR TOUCH AND REFLEX Characteristics: Good at sport Good with your hands Never sit still Control of reflexes and body Like to touch Good timing
- 29. BODILY KINAESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE - USED FOR TOUCH AND REFLEX Best learning activities: Learn by doing Writing bullet points/mind Role play and drama maps Field trips Changing activity frequently Making models Mental review during activity.
- 30. INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE -USED FOR COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS Characteristics: Relates to and mixes well Mediates between with others people Puts people at their ease Good communicator Has many friends Good negotiator Sympathetic to others Co-operative
- 31. INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE -USED FOR COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS Best learning activities: Learning from peers Comparing notes Working in Making use of teams/groups mentors Sharing information Peer teaching
- 32. INTRA-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE – U S E D F O R S E L F - D I S C OV E RY A N D ANALYSIS Characteristics: Know your own Wants to be different strengths Keeps a diary Private Plans time effectively Independent Self-motivated
- 33. INTRA-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE – U S E D F O R S E L F - D I S C OV E RY A N D ANALYSIS Best learning activities: Setting goals and targets Seeking the human angle Creating personal Reflecting, writing, discussing interest what was experienced and the feelings this evoked. Taking control of Reflecting on how new learning information fits
- 34. LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE: USED FOR READING WRITING AND SPEECH Characteristics: Extensive vocabulary Expressive and fluent speech Good at spelling Good listener Good written Strong reasoning ability communication Methodical
- 35. LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE: USED FOR READING WRITING AND SPEECH Best Learning Activities: Learning from books, tapes Making up cross-words or and lectures. puzzles to solve. Read from a text, summarize Debating and discussing out loud in their own words. issues. Brainstorming to organize Oral presentations. thoughts or distinguish key points.
- 36. LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE : USED FOR MATH, L OG I C A N D S Y S T E M S. Characteristics: Good at budgeting Plans time and Logical thought, reasons effectively explanation and action Seeks patterns and Organised relationships precise
- 37. LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE : USED FOR MATH, L OG I C A N D S Y S T E M S. Best Learning Activities: Listing and numbering key points Analysing and interpreting data Using a flow chart to express Reasoning and deducing information Creating and solving problems Using spread sheets Playing mathematical games. Using time-lines to remember dates and events
- 38. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE: USED F O R R H Y T H M , M U S I C A N D LY R I C S Characteristics: Sensitive to music and Good at selecting its emotions background music Changes mood with music May be deeply spiritual Good at keeping time to a beat
- 39. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE: USED F O R R H Y T H M , M U S I C A N D LY R I C S Best Learning activities: Use music to relax Writing out songs/raps/poems before learning to aid recall Use music while Use musical approach to studying that reflects remember key words what is being learned. (association/ tone/ rhythm)
- 40. N AT U R A L I S T I C I N T E L L I G E N C E : USED TO MAKE SENSE OF THE N AT U R A L W O R L D. Characteristics: Interest and enthusiasm Attuned to natural for learning about nature and environment different habitats (this Troubled by pollution obviously aids recall). and issues of the Comfortable in different biosphere. types of environments
- 41. N AT U R A L I S T I C I N T E L L I G E N C E : USED TO MAKE SENSE OF THE N AT U R A L W O R L D. Best Learning activities: Learning outdoors Reading about / e.g.: field trips. listening to Investigating/enquirin presentations on nature g into environmental Studying the habits of issues animals/pets.
- 42. V I S UA L S PAT I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E : U S E D F O R V I S UA L I Z AT I O N A N D ART Characteristics Thinks and remembers in Good at art and pictures drawing Good sense of image/use of Good sense of direction minds eye. Well dressed. Strong sense of color
- 43. V I S UA L S PAT I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E : U S E D F O R V I S UA L I Z AT I O N A N D ART Best Learning activities: Learning from film, Highlighting key points in video or power points different colours Using mind maps, Studying in different symbols and diagrams settings to gain different perspectives
- 44. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE A study on Harvard students tested for IQ and EI showed a link between emotional intelligence and higher earning power, NOT IQ. EMOTIONAL INTELIGENCE IS : * SELF-AWARENESS *SELF-DISIPILNE * PERSISTANCE * EMPATHY ***YOU CAN LEARN AND IMPROVE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELIGENCE!***
- 45. DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 1. DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH DISCUSSION, DEBATE AND ROLE PLAY. 2. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS 3. VALUE AND RESPECT THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS 4. CONSIDER THINGS FROM OTHER’S POINT OF VIEW. 5. DON’T JUDGE, CONTROL OR CRITICISE OTHERS 6. REFLECT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING YOURSELF AND YOUR WORK.
- 46. THINKING SKILLS: METACOGNITION YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN….. Process information: locate, collect and recall information, analyse, sort, classify and sequence information.
- 47. THINKING SKILLS: METACOGNITION YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN….. Reason: draw inferences, make deductions, judgements and decisions.
- 48. THINKING SKILLS: METACOGNITION YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN….. Enquire: ask relevant questions, pose and define problems, plan research, predict outcomes and test conclusions.
- 49. THINKING SKILLS: METACOGNITION YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN….. Think creatively: generate and extend ideas, find alternative and innovative outcomes
- 50. THINKING SKILLS: METACOGNITION YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN….. Evaluate: judge the value of their own and others work, develop criteria for judging value, have confidence in their own judgements.
- 51. BASIC MEDITATION Sit in a comfortable position. Close your eyes, but keep your back straight, shoulders relaxed, head up, your eyes (behind your lids) focused ahead.
- 52. BASIC MEDITATION Take a deep, cleansing breath, expanding your belly and keeping your shoulders relaxed, and hold it in for the count of six. Exhale, and repeat twice more. Then breathe normally, and focus your attention on your breathing. As you breathe, inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth, still expanding your belly rather than moving your shoulders up and down.
- 53. BASIC MEDITATION If your thoughts drift toward the stresses of the day ahead or of the day behind you, gently refocus on your breathing and remain in the present moment. Feel the air move in, and feel the air move out
- 54. BASIC MEDITATION TIPS As you breathe, let your abdomen expand and contract, rather than moving your shoulders up and down. This deeper breathing is more natural and similar to how babies breathe. It gives you increased lung capacity, whereas the ‘shallow breathing’ adults usually utilize doesn’t allow as much oxygenation of the blood.
- 55. BASIC MEDITATION TIPS Don't breathe too quickly or too slowly; just breathe at a natural rate, but more deeply.
- 56. BASIC MEDITATION TIPS If you find your thoughts drifting a lot at first, don't worry that you're doing it 'wrong'. Noticing that you've drifted and refocusing to your breathing is part of the practice, and something you're doing 'right'!