Types of Learning Strategies: Metacognitive

Types of Learning Strategies: Metacognitive

Metacognitive learning strategies match thinking and problem solving strategies to particular learning situations, clarify purposes for learning, monitor one’s own comprehension through self-questioning, and take corrective action if understanding fails.

·  Predicting and inferring

·  Generating questions and using the questions to guide comprehension

·  Monitoring and clarifying (‘Am I understanding? If not, what can I do?)

·  Evaluating and determining importance/priorities

·  Summarizing and synthesizing

·  Making mental images (visualizing)

Types of Learning Strategies: Metacognitive

Metacognitive learning strategies match thinking and problem solving strategies to particular learning situations, clarify purposes for learning, monitor one’s own comprehension through self-questioning, and take corrective action if understanding fails.

·  Predicting and inferring

·  Generating questions and using the questions to guide comprehension

·  Monitoring and clarifying (‘Am I understanding? If not, what can I do?)

·  Evaluating and determining importance/priorities

·  Summarizing and synthesizing

·  Making mental images (visualizing)

Types of Learning Strategies: Cognitive

Cognitive strategies help students organize information they are expected to learn through the process of self-regulated learning. Cognitive strategies are directly related to individual learning tasks and are used by learners when they mentally and/or physically manipulate material, or when they apply a specific technique to a learning task.

·  Previewing a story or chapter before reading

·  Establishing a purpose for reading and/or learning

·  Consciously making connections between personal experiences, beliefs, and feelings and what is learned while reading

·  Using mnemonics

·  Highlighting, underlining, or using sticky notes to identify important information

·  Taking notes or outlining

·  Reading aloud for clarification

Types of Learning Strategies: Cognitive

Cognitive strategies help students organize information they are expected to learn through the process of self-regulated learning. Cognitive strategies are directly related to individual learning tasks and are used by learners when they mentally and/or physically manipulate material, or when they apply a specific technique to a learning task.

·  Previewing a story or chapter before reading

·  Establishing a purpose for reading and/or learning

·  Consciously making connections between personal experiences, beliefs, and feelings and what is learned while reading

·  Using mnemonics

·  Highlighting, underlining, or using sticky notes to identify important information

·  Taking notes or outlining

·  Reading aloud for clarification

Types of Learning Strategies: Social/Affective

Social/Affective Strategies are identified in the research literature on cognitive psychology as the social and affective influences on learning. For example, learning can be enhanced when people interact with each other to clarify a confusing point or when they participate in a group discussion or cooperative learning group to solve a problem.

·  Cooperative learning activities

·  Interviews

·  Dialogue journals

·  Games

Types of Learning Strategies: Social/Affective

Social/Affective Strategies are identified in the research literature on cognitive psychology as the social and affective influences on learning. For example, learning can be enhanced when people interact with each other to clarify a confusing point or when they participate in a group discussion or cooperative learning group to solve a problem.

·  Cooperative learning activities

·  Interviews

·  Dialogue journals

·  Games