week three learning sciences by Tess Rasmussen

Principle 3

2025-01-23 20:49:26 UTC

What I find most interesting about the model of learner experience of feedback is how it helps students take an active role in their learning. Instead of just receiving feedback, students learn to understand it, apply it to improve their work, and seek more feedback to keep growing. This process helps them become independent learners who can use feedback to develop their skills over time. I find it interesting because it encourages a growth mindset and teaches students how to learn from their mistakes rather than just focusing on grades

Principle One

2025-01-24 06:43:13 UTC

I really liked this principle. I found it especially important to for students who may be coming into our classroom who haven’t experienced a public classroom before. Principle one is “How do Students Understand New Ideas” I noted that the environment is one the most important parts to learning, but more importantly having a classroom where students are comfortable to collaborate. I really liked the idea of using models, and thought that visuals will play a great role of deepening this understanding in children. When kids are given a new topic it can be so tricky to understand, but a visual will help them to grasp what they are learning and help with recall.

Principle 2

mckennabeus — 2025-01-24 21:17:28 UTC

I liked looking at principle two because of how important it is for students to not only learn the material but also be able to retain it. Learning how to practice learning in a way that they can keep that information stored in their memory is important. Looking back so far on my time as a student, I can see the impact that practice had on my memory and how important it was to my learning. The use of stories, music and mnemonics played a big role in being able to retain the information that I was being taught and are still able to help me as a student now. I think that is why this principle is so important and why it was interesting to me because of how helpful it can be for students.

Principle 6

ParleyRupert — 2025-01-24 21:52:51 UTC

Visual

Auditory

Reading/Writing

Kinesthetic

I loved this learning science principle! My Mom just got her masters in School Counseling and I remember her explaining to one of my younger siblings, who was blaming their bad grade on "learning styles", that learning styles are more definitely preferences over science. In the video, I thought the explanation of the study was so helpful. In the study, learning styles were assessed, then folks were randomly assigned to lessons geared toward a particular learning style, and assessed on what they learned. However, the results showed no significant difference between those who were taught in their preferred style or not, and there was no correlation to doing better or worse if you were in the classroom that lined up or didn't with your preference. I think the need to teach in a variety of ways can help with retention (principle two), but learning styles should not be used as excuses for performance results. I love that the video is titled "The Biggest Myth in Education".

"People learn best when they are actively thinking about the material."

What matters isn't necessarily how the information is presented, but what is going on inside the learners' heads. So cool.

Principle 5

sexton_carli — 2025-01-25 05:21:18 UTC

I really loved learning more about principle two which is: what motivates students to learn? There is so much going on in our students lives that we may or may not know about from our time with them in our classrooms. We need to make sure that we provide as many opportunities for our students to succeed as we can. This starts with us showing our students that they can achieve things, but also that they can achieve difficult tasks. Creating a safe learning environment where our students can have a growth mindset and build some self esteem is a huge factor in how we can motivate our students. Their motivation needs to come both from themselves and from us. Having different motivators in the classroom such as verbal responses and positive notes or signals can make a big difference for students whether they are struggling or at the top of the class.