8 methods of learning that will make you a fast learner
By Aditya Shukla, Psychologist, Cognition Today, EdTech Consultant
By Aditya Shukla, Psychologist, Cognition Today, EdTech Consultant
Instrumental conditioning
A behavior that causes pain is likely to reduce is frequency. A behavior that causes pleasure is likely to increase. Find ways to learn where you feel rewarded.
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Observational learning
The simplest form of learning - by copying and imitating someone - strongly shapes students' behavior in the class. They copy peers, internet persona, parents, teachers, and heros.
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Scaffolding
Students learn best with partial help when their material is complicated. Partial help acts as a scaffold, which can be removed little by little until they don't need it.
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Repetition
Although memorization and repeated practice gets a bad name, it is the most efficient method to learn something.
Variation in the type of questions, problems, daily activities, and daily experiences keeps students engaged and curious. Variation breaks monotony and boredom.
Hard concepts, especially mathematical and pure science ideas are hard to understand, but they can get easier by using metaphors and analogies as a support for new ideas.
Think of your learning as a competency than just subject matter. E.g, learning about plants? Consider taking care of them instead of just memorizing their properties.