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2.1 How do pupils learn?
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“Successful teachers are those who want to continue learning and to reflect on and refine their practice throughout their careers. In exploring what it means to be a teacher, it is therefore vital for you to consider your own learning processes and what is also understood by the term ‘learner’.
– Dymok, S & Harrison, J. 2008.
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Starter activity
• What is learning?• What are your beliefs about learning?• What do you feel it takes to learn?
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Activity 1 (experiential learning)
• Learn a simple skill: Origami jumping frog or a ‘Solomon Man’ knot
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Reflection
• Go back to your answers to the questions earlier. Did your beliefs about learning hinder/assist in your ability to complete the last activity?
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Developing a deeper understanding of learning
“sometimes even teachers’ conceptions of learning are often more closely aligned to what might be described as ‘folk’ theories. Folk theories are a reference to those conceptions that are commonly held and espoused but often bear little resemblance to knowledge that is based on conclusions of more robust empirical research.”
– Bryon, H et al. 2010.
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Claxton (1999)
• Learning is for the young• Learning progresses smoothly • We can predict what will be learnt • Knowledge is ‘true’• A person’s intelligence is fixed
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Activity 2 (experiential)
• Teach your partner the new skill you learnt earlier: Origami jumping frog or a ‘Solomon Man’ knot.
• Ask students to be mindful as they are going along of how they are preparing for, teaching to and judging their partner in the task.
• Teach your partner
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Reflection
Consider the stages of teaching:• Preparation• The teaching and learning• Assessing the outcome
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Conclusion/plenary
• What is learning?• Learning theory