Mentorlesson - learning strategy per subject

• Nederlands
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Mentorlesson

Learn from 

each other

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson:

• I know what is important for achieving a good grade for a test.
• I know what ways/methods are suitable for which subject.
• I discovered what method of learning for a certain subject works for other people and I can judge if that
  might work for me as well!

Program

1. How do you learn?
2. The brains, how do they learn?
3. The learning cycle
4. Different subjects, different methods
5. Learning from each other
6. Perhaps also usefull to know
7. Evaluate

1. How do you learn?

On the next slide please write:

- How you handle learning for/preparing a test.

- How many days in advance you start learning.

- Other important things?

How do you prepare for a test?

2. How do your brains learn?

We watch a short movie.

3. The learning cycle

How do you obtain knowledgde for a test?

What is the learning pit?

The growth of knowledge:

Learning for a test starts during the lessons:

1. You focus during the lessons and practice new subject matter.
2. By making homework you practice what you learn in class.
3. For a test you divide the subject matter in parts.
4. You make the test to find out if you indeed master the subject matter.

The learning pit

Why is it important to make homework?

4. Different subjects, different methods

For a language subject you learn in a different way than for history, and for math you learn in a different way than for Dutch. 

Some people are better in English, other people in history. Let's use each other's talents!

Let's get to work!

Making a manual

• We make a learning manual for each subject.
• Per subject (that you have to learn for) three students will work on the manual. They have to be good at this subject. 
• Talk and discuss with each other and fill in one form per subject. Discuss all questions so that the forms contain as much information as possible. Write down many tips and suggestions!
• The manual that you and your group make needs to really help classmates who are not very good at this subject!

5. Learning from each other

We present the manuals that you made.
All subjects have to present!

6. Perhaps also useful to know

The following tips are general.
This means they apply to all subjects and can be useful when studying or preparing for a test. 

General tips

1. Study in 30 minute blocks
2. Take breaks
3. Repeat daily
4. Start studying/preparing for a test on time

Use different ways to study

1. Read the material out loud
2. Make a summary
3. Compare your summary with a classmate's summary
4. Highlight the essentials (most important things)
5. Use different ways to study vocabulary
6. Make your own test questions
7. Divide the subject matter in parts

Use different ways to study

1. Read the material out loud
   
2. Make a summary
   
3. Compare your summary with a classmate's summary
   
4. Highlight the essentials (most important things)
   
5. Use different ways to study vocabulary
   
6. Make your own test questions
   
7. Divide all the things you have to know in parts

When you start studying earlier, the subject matter remains in your memory for a longer time

je van........VEEL lezen........ HEEL WEINIG onthoudt?

Studying, how do you do it?

Some say: I just read everything through many times.....

Did you know that ........   when reading things through A LOT   ........ you remember VERY LITTLE?

and ........  it costs you SOOOOOOOO MUCH time....

je van........VEEL lezen........ HEEL WEINIG onthoudt?

Active-reading

Lazy-reading

1. You read 'single words'.

2. You 'saw' the sentences.

3. You 'read' the text.

You have no idea what the text is about (or just a little bit).

You can tell only a little bit about it.

1. You take a notebook and write down the title.
   
2. You read and then write down the keywords.

 3. You make a real effort to 
     understand what the text is
     about.

You tell yourself or someone else what the text is about. You can explain it well. You use the words you wrote down.

Waste of your time

You read and you remember and you learn... that gives you free time later!

Homework: 'read p. 48 and 49.....'   Question: How do you read?

Reading is important!

When is it easier to remember information?

When someone explains or show you something....

.... then it's easier to remember the subject matter and you remember much (90%)

If you only hear or read something you only remember about 10%.

To learn/study

Hear 5%

Reading 10%

Audio-visual 20%

Demonstration 30%

Discussion 50%

Do 75%

Explain to/show someone 90%

Er zijn verschillende soorten vragen

There are different kind of questions

Think about

which subjects often use certain kinds of questions.

When you question yourself or let yourself be questioned by someone... use that kind of questions.

To learn/study

Learning tips

How will you do it?

• Discover what works for you.
• Discover what works for which subject.
  
• Try it out, ask a classmate what his/her approach is. Learn from each other!
  

Learning tips

How will you do it?

• Discover what works for you.
• Discover what works for which subject.
• Try it out, ask a classmate what his/her approach is. Learn from each other!

7. Evaluate

What tip/suggestion will you try out? For which subject?

Which tip/suggestion will you try out for what subject?