Thinking about learning
Learning by doing: making, reflecting, making again. We can only learn how to write essays by writing essays.
- Learning is individual
- Learning is contextual
- Learning is relational
- Learning is developmental
Reflection helps to:
- Understanding what we already know
- Identify what we need to know in order to advance understanding of the subject
- Make sense of new information and feedback in the context of our own experience
- Guide our choices for further learning
- Reveal and make explicit tacit knowledge
Taking stock: what do I know –> Reflection: what do I need to know –> Feedback and Evaluation: how much and how well do I now understand –> Planning: how can I take my learning further –> Repeat
The learning process is incremental.