Flashcards
Listening to media
- Heard.
- Learned.
Ways to learn to listen:
- Film and video.
- Lesson audios.
- Sound recorder.
- Songs.
- Listen to dialogues.
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are a study or memorization tool, with information on one or both sides.
benefits students of all ages.
Strategies for Using Flashcards
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Write a word on one side of the card and a definition or associated fact on the back.
Students can use these to quiz each other in pairs or make a game out of it in threes
Write words on some and definitions/information on the other.
Once a week students could revisit a deck of flashcards to remember
the most important and integral part of the learning process are the act of
Intaking new information
Wrangling with it in your brain
Creating something new with it – your own words, pictures, and methods of explaining that information
Note taking
It is the practice of writing down or otherwise recording key points of information.
It's an important part of the research process.
Notes taken on class lectures or discussions may serve as study aids, while notes taken during an interview may provide material for an essay, article, or book.
These note taking strategies will help you to take better notes
Make clear and accurate notes
Come to class prepared
Compare your notes
Minimize distractions
Organize your notes
Write clearly
Review your notes
Write down questions
Avoid Digital Notes
Note Taking Methods
- It refers to the ability to listen. Developing this skill is essential because it will help us to:
- Understand
- Remember what we have:
- Identify
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Visual imagery
The use of images in learning takes on a decisive role.
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It is through sight that we grasp the first moments of content to be learned and by looking at a sequence of images, we can relate and recall the subject matter presented and construct new meanings.
Functions of images in learning:
They facilitate instruction, complementing verbal explanations with concrete, easily understandable iconographic content.
They motivate, sensitise and stimulate interest in a given topic.
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They help us receive and remember information better.
The findings on visual learning make a lot of sense when you consider that our brain is basically a processor of images, not words.
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Study groups
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These are usually formed by people with similar characteristics who share interests, however, it is advisable to look for people with different characters so that the method takes a better result.
Benefits of a Study Group:
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• A support group can "pick you up" when you find that your motivation to study is slipping.
• Group members will listen and discuss information and concepts during the study sessions.
• One or more group members are likely to understand something you do not. They may bring up ideas you never considered.
• You can compare your class notes with those of the other group members to clarify your notes and fill in any gaps.
• Teaching/explaining information and concepts to the other group members will help you reinforceyour mastery of the information and concepts.