How People Learn: Key Findings
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1. Students come to the classroom with
preconceptions about how the world works. If their initial
understanding is not engaged, they may fail to grasp the new
concepts and information that are taught, or they may learn them for
purposes of a test but revert to their preconceptions outside the
classroom. |
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2. To develop competence in an area of
inquiry, students must:
a. (a) have a deep foundation of factual
knowledge,
b. (b) understand facts and ideas in the
context of a conceptual framework, and
c. (c) organize
knowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval and application. |
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3. A metacognitive
approach to instruction
can help students learn to take control of their learning by
defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving
them. |
How People Learn: Brain, mind, experience and school National Research
Council
available as an E-book at http://newton.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/