In connection to my previous blog on meaningful learning, this article talks about a motivational strategy that I find interesting in the book of Barkley (2010). This strategy refers to promoting autonomy by providing students with meaningful rationale that enables them to understand the purpose and personal importance of course activities. Motivation involves a processContinue reading “Promoting Autonomy to Motivate Learning”
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Meaningful Learning: Integrating Old and New Information into One’s Schema
In both my teaching and learning experiences, I give prime importance to meaningful learning. Barkley (2010) emphasized that “new information results in meaningful learning only when it connects with what already exists in the mind of the learner, resulting in change in the networks that represent our understandings” (p. 19). This is elaborated through theContinue reading “Meaningful Learning: Integrating Old and New Information into One’s Schema”
Social and Neural Connections to Meaningful Learning: Implications to Teaching and Learning
What is meaningful learning? Merriam and Bierema (2013) mentioned meaningful learning (Ausubel, 1967) as “learning which can connect with concepts already in a person’s cognitive structure” (p. 34). This suggests that a learner is not a blank slate, but a reservoir of learning resources who can integrate or reorganize information according to his/her existing cognitiveContinue reading “Social and Neural Connections to Meaningful Learning: Implications to Teaching and Learning”
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