How To Become An Active Learner
Written on Thursday, February 9th, 2006 by Christian Stephens :: 1 comments to this post
What is Active Study?
Active study involves reproducing what you learn. It engages your mind in a creative effort. Active Study requires you to think!
…so here are 2 of the 4 Active Study methods
Writing Memory Cards
These are especially useful for learning a language. On one side, I wrote the English word/phrase and on the other side the translation. I brought a whole lot of index cards form the newsagent and wrote my quotes for English on them and revision notes for all my subjects.
You can also use them to learn definitions and maths formulae. They’re really good because a few fit in your (blazer) pocket, so you can easily learn your vocab etc, while you’re traveling to and from school. They’re small – so you don’t look like a nerd!
This is a way to include anxious parents in your studies – ask them to test you with them, you’ve provided them with the answers.
Reading Aloud
Have you ever read a book, got to the bottom of the page and can’t recall a thing you have just read? I know I have!
Reading aloud stops you doing this as it forces you to concentrate on what you’re reading (otherwise you couldn’t read it aloud, right?).
After you have read a passage aloud, speaking out aloud what you have read in your own words is even better as you are actively summarizing the material. This also is a good test to see if you have actually understood what you just read.
Remember, in order to learn and remember something you have to understand it first.
(The first time I heard about reading aloud, I almost laughed. What, I’m not in primary school anymore! But then after someone suggesting it to me a third time I thought I’ll try it… Trust me, it works)
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March 18th, 2006 at 11:58 am
hey Christian,
I am currently in year 12 and i think the idea of the memory cards is fantastic and i am going to addopt it. I expect alot of myself and i want to do well in year 12. I want all the help i can get and this is an extra bit of advice i could really use. Thank You