The Learning System
The Learning System
The Learning System
The Learning System includes 4 steps that facilitate our brain designed for optimal comprehension and
retention, making learning efficient and enjoyable.
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1. Priming
2. In-class notes
3. Post-class immediate review
4. Revision
Priming is equivalent to studying the front of the Lego blocks set before diving straight into making one.
Looking at the front provides a rough sketch of what the blocks will consist of, and can be divided into the basis
of color schemes.
For example, the stem color of the provided Lego set is green according to the front of the box. When we open
the box and see the green color, we can relate it to the material we saw on the box in the front and the blocks
won’t seem irrelevant. Seeing the green color, for instance, would provide an inner stimulus that most probably
belongs to the stem part.
However, if we were unfamiliar with the content we will be organizing/doing the activity about, it would stress
us when we open the box as those blocks would be irrelevant to our brain.
Similarly, priming is a technique that involves understanding the big picture of the topic before going into
classes. It includes the following steps:
2. Take a short pre-test about the topic, perhaps, 5 questions and correct yourselves using hypercorrection
effect.
In-class Notes help with chunking down information and saving it in your brain while actively engaging through
listening and writing during the lectures. Since you’re already familiar with the study material, you’re able to
relate to the material and listen deeply without nosing deep into noting down everything.
Includes 3 steps to follow.
Also, focus 90% on listening to the lecture and 10% on writing the notes.
The third step is the “Post-class immediate review” which includes three steps. This helps us retain the study
material and remember it using active recall. Additionally, it helps in slight revision/summing up the material we
worked on during the day. The steps are as follows.
The last step is the “Revision.” It consists of two parts which include the following. This includes two parts,
THE DIAGRAM and THE ACTIVE RECALL METHOD.
(b) FEYNMAN
- Verbal revision method.
- Study the subject.
- Find gaps where you can add additional knowledge.
- Fill gaps.
- Simplify the explanation.
- Teach again.
“If you can’t teach a 6-year-old child, you don’t know the concept yourself.”