Knowing How I Learn

easy/tricky/stuck vocabulary+1 more

Some tasks feel easy and some feel tricky, and what makes a task tricky is usually something I can name.

I can complete a rubric-assessed conversation in which I name a recent piece of work as easy, tricky, or stuck, and one thing that helped me.

common learning strategies+1 more

A strategy is a deliberate way of doing a task that I can choose on purpose and remember to use again.

I can complete a rubric-assessed reflection in which I name two strategies I have used recently and explain when each one helped me.

evidence-based study strategies (retrieval practice; spaced practice; self-explanation)+1 more

The same task can be done well in more than one way, and I can tell which way worked better for me by comparing them.

I can complete a rubric-assessed analysis in which I compare two strategies I used for the same task and explain which worked better and why.

task types (memorising; practising procedures; novel problem-solving; collaborative work)+1 more

Different kinds of tasks need different strategies, and matching the right strategy to the task is part of the work itself.

I can complete a rubric-assessed task in which I identify the type of task in front of me, choose a strategy that fits, and justify the match.

personal learning patterns+2 more

My learning patterns are partly stable and partly shaped by context, and honest self-knowledge means noticing the gap between what I say and what I do.

I can complete a rubric-assessed reflection in which I describe my learning patterns with examples from across more than one subject, and name a condition that reliably helps me and one that hinders me.

Flavell's three types of metacognitive knowledge (cognition, strategy, self)+1 more

A coherent account of how I learn integrates cognition, strategy, and self, and is always provisional and revisable.

I can produce a rubric-assessed account of how I learn that integrates cognition, strategy, and self, and names where the account is uncertain or where outside feedback might catch a blind spot.