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Review Table
One of the first tools applied in a classroom scenario in an integrated
manner, Learning Review Table was chosen for its simplicity and effectiveness
in engaging students in reviewing their own understanding of the subject
matter as well as developing their ability in asking questions.
Question-Asking
Guide
The Question-Asking Guide is a tool designed to empower students with
the ability to evaluate and improve their questions in mind, hence become
independent thinkers. It involves a re-iterative process of generating
questions on a topic, evaluating, and rewriting them until satisfaction
is reached.
Knowledge
Building Worksheet
Many students admit that they learn by simply memorizing facts and that
they hardly had higher level thinking. By raising an awareness of the
need of relating facts for them to be useful, the Knowledge Building worksheet
helps students upgrade the quality of their knowledge from recall of facts
to higher level of thinking.
Think-of-Your-Thinking Worksheet
The worksheet requires students to actively record down both their reasoning
and difficulties encountered while they are trying to solve a problem.
This conveys the prominent message of both the solution and reasoning
behind the solution are equally informing in the course of learning
Two-Person
Procedures
When students are given prescribed procedures for performing a task, they
can follow the steps blindly with very little awareness of the reasons
and theories behind each step. As a result they complete the task without
learning much from it. The Two-Person Procedures is designed to awaken
this awareness and to enhance the ability to relate theory and practice.
It is ideal for practical work where the procedures are not definite.
O
Diagram
O Diagram enriches an investigation experience by biasing students towards
an inquisitive mindset instead of carrying out procedures blindly. It
contributes to studentsˇ¦ development of learning to learn abilities
as it closes the gap between theory and practice.
Reflective
Learning Journal
A popular means to learn about oneˇ¦s own learning, Reflective Learning
Journal is a useful companion to students on their way to becoming independent
learners by providing space for understanding learnt materials and learning
in context of the ever-changing world and personal development.
Teacher
Guides for all the above materials are available online:
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/learn-to-learn/teacher/_contents/htm/fs_g1.htm
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