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The classic complaint seemed to be, “I studied really hard, and I’m just as smart as [another student]. I don’t understand why I didn’t do well.”
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In response, [Patricia] Chen would ask these students, “Describe to me how you studied for the exam.” From the responses, Chen gleaned the insight that many students – intelligent and willing to work hard – fall short of performing to their potential because they don’t employ a strategic approach to their learning.
The research team, [including psychologist, Desmond Ong], homed in on one important aspect of strategic learning – engaging in self-reflection to identify and use resources wisely
The researchers found that the brief intervention exercise made students more self-reflective about how they approached their learning. In turn, this metacognition enabled students to use their resources more effectively.
In two studies, students who strategized their resource use before studying outperformed comparable classmates in the control group by an average of one-third of a letter grade in the class.
It’s not merely about using a greater number of resources for studying. The important point here is using resources more effectively.
-Desmond Ong, psychologist
“Actively self-reflecting on the approaches that you are taking fosters a strategic stance that is really important in life,” she [Chen] said. “Strategic thinking distinguishes between people of comparable ability and effort. This can make the difference between people who achieve and people who have the potential to achieve, but don’t.”
Chen offered one more piece of advice: “Strategize how you want to effectively direct your efforts before you pour your energy into it.”
Chen proposes that the principle behind Strategic Resource Use can be applied beyond academics, including parenting, losing weight or learning a new skill at work.
originally posted by: 123143
Textbooks
Library books
Encyclopedia Britannica
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Pen
Paper
Typewriter
The secret?
Read.
The researchers found that the brief intervention exercise made students more self-reflective about how they approached their learning. In turn, this metacognition enabled students to use their resources more effectively
originally posted by: ketsuko
The thing that worked best for me was writing it down. If I wrote it, I remembered 90% or better of it. The frustrating thing was that I always felt like I wasted all that hard work taking copious notes because upon review, I remembered so much of them. Making flashcards always felt like a tease for the same reason.
But it also always worked.
Then I just had to figure out what was most important so I didn't have to write as much.
Chen proposes that the principle behind Strategic Resource Use can be applied beyond academics, including parenting, losing weight or learning a new skill at work.
originally posted by: TEOTWAWKIAIFF
a reply to: 123143
Those are resources. What does "Read." accomplish? Nothing if there is not a reason for reading.
The researchers found that the brief intervention exercise made students more self-reflective about how they approached their learning. In turn, this metacognition enabled students to use their resources more effectively
(same)
This is "thinking about thinking" prior to learning and how that has benefits beyond memorizing facts. As the students became better they felt more empowered. You don't get that from reading an encyclopedia.
Speaking of Read, might want to have read the OP a bit better since the items in your list were covered.