{"id":1403,"date":"2023-07-30T10:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T10:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2023-07-30T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T10:59:51","slug":"contextualizing-learning-skills-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/2023\/07\/30\/contextualizing-learning-skills-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Contextualizing Learning Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This monthly article will feature a different learning skill each month and instead of talking theory will ONLY give ideas for targeting\/strengthening that learning skill for ages 2 to 102!<\/em> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.processeducation.org\/cls\/\" target=\"_blank\">Remember that you can find ALL the learning skills in a free interactive tool.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"95\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skills.jpg?resize=640%2C95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skills.jpg?w=889 889w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skills.jpg?resize=300%2C45 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skills.jpg?resize=768%2C114 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e15025\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Memorizing<\/mark><\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#6bad84\" class=\"has-inline-color\">intentionally committing information to memory<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Levels of Learner Knowledge includes Level 1 Knowledge: <strong>INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this level,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The learner can talk about a concept, process, tool, or context in words and can provide definitions or descriptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The learner has some sense of what information is relevant and not relevant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limited comprehension makes it difficult for the learner to carry on an extensive dialog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key words<\/strong> are: who, what, where, when, which, find, choose, define, list, label, show, spell, match name, tell, recall, select, organize, outline<br><strong>Typical questions<\/strong> include: What is\u2026? Where is\u2026? When did\u2026? What facts or ideas show\u2026? Who were the main\u2026?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Which one\u2026? Can you recall\u2026? Can you select\u2026? Can you list the three \u2026? Who was\u2026?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, educators tend to downplay the importance of Level 1 knowledge. It is not the <em>goal<\/em>, but without mastering definitions, rules, and formulae, students won\u2019t get much further. When you hit new information that must be memorized, trying to understand how it is organized or related to what you already know can be the best first step.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LS_home.jpg?resize=167%2C108\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1241\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-school-aged children are almost constantly memorizing information! Learning who people are, names, relationships, where things are located, what things are used for (their purpose) are going on even as language or languages are being learned. All of these involve memorization! Learning what sound combinations convey thirst is an amazing bit of memorization and that\u2019s a small example. So there isn\u2019t much of a need for supplementing the amount of memorization already going on with young children. But it can be made less frustrating for the child if parents and siblings keep a sense of humor and play about it. Mistakes in language should never be punished or teased.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LS_arts.jpg?resize=167%2C108\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1240\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memorization tends to be frowned upon within the Liberal Arts as being \u2018the way we used to do things\u2019. Back in the day, students were required to memorize Latin verb conjugations and noun declensions and were punished for making mistakes. But again, having rules memorized, such as how to correctly punctuate sentences or how to cite sources, can make it less painful and time-consuming to write high-quality research papers. In history, having certain signposts memorized, especially dates, helps students to understand history as a flow of related events rather than disparate and contextless happenings; the same is true in philosophy, sociology, literature and such, because thinkers and writers and movements were influenced by the world in which they lived, who they knew, and what they read. It can be very helpful to offer students the Levels of Learner Knowledge and specifically help them to appreciate what information is at Level 1 in a given course. (You\u2019ll find yourself surprised at how far some students manage to get without ever truly memorizing foundational information!) Students may well argue that Level 1 knowledge can be found online. And this is absolutely true. But having to look it up each time it\u2019s needed is a waste of time better spent engaging in Level 3 or 4 knowledge and learning. Because students in the Arts don\u2019t tend to do a lot of memorizing, sharing memorization techniques can help. (See the IDEA section below.) <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LS_stem.jpg?resize=167%2C108\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1243\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in STEM courses tend to be comfortable with memorization \u2013 so much so that the challenge is often to push them past using formulae and rules. Nevertheless, it may not be readily apparent to students what information is at Level 1 in a given course or context and clarifying that for them will help them focus appropriate time on memorizing that content. Students in STEM courses and disciplines also end up needing to memorize more and more frequently than students in the Arts. As such, sharing techniques for memorization with them can be very helpful. (See the IDEA section below.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.processeducation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LS_idea.jpg?resize=167%2C108\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1242\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We tend to do less and less memorizing, the older we get. Yet it is very good for the brain to continue to push and exercising memory is one way to do that. There are endless games that can be played to increase memory; the problem isn\u2019t lack of opportunities for memorizing, but lack of will and, for many of us, useful techniques. It is well-worth spending some time looking up \u201cmemory palaces\u201d to learn how individuals have managed to memorize almost unbelievable amounts of information (here\u2019s an example of how to do it: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/artofmemory.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-memory-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#529c79\" class=\"has-inline-color\">https:\/\/artofmemory.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-memory-palace\/<\/mark><\/a>). Making mnemonics is a helpful technique that can be used with nearly any information (ROY G. BIV or PEDMAS, anyone?). Another fun technique is making a story out of specific information. Why not try this the next time you or the family goes shopping? Involve any children in creating a story out of the list. If it\u2019s \u201cbread, milk, cookies, apples, and paper towels\u201d, for instance, a story might be like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Mr. Bread was hungry for his daily snack of milk and cookies. Unfortunately, space aliens that looked like apples (the \u2018stem\u2019 was really their single antenna, according to experts) had covertly stolen all the cookies in the town, leaving such a terrible mess in each kitchen that people had to use entire roles of paper towels to clean up. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s silly but that\u2019s part of the point \u2013 silliness is memorable and helps with memorization! \u00a0Other strategies include making information rhyme and\/or learning it as a song (here\u2019s the countries of the world in a rhyming song with a familiar melody: \u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5pOFKmk7ytU\" target=\"_blank\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#529c79\" class=\"has-inline-color\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5pOFKmk7ytU<\/mark><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This monthly article will feature a different learning skill each month and instead of talking theory will ONLY give ideas for targeting\/strengthening that learning skill for ages 2 to 102! 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