learning how to learn

We start off with this TED Talk that was also in the Forum of PIDP 3250 Learning how to learn. I thought I would include this video, as it is a good example of the knowledge in this topic.

Generally speaking, everyone knows how to learn, because we have been doing it since we were born. We learn how to eat, speak walk and other basic functions that all humans do. However, some learn to speak faster than others, and some learn how to function better, because they have learned how to learn.

This topic touches on understanding the underlying ways in how we learn, and why some methods are better. It also points out that we don't all learn the same way, but have preferences.

We will start with the idea of the four levels of learning.

We start from a stage of not knowing something to that of mastery (or for some things we do). However, we have another pyramid about how we do this as well.

In this picture we look at the different ways in which we learn. Now this proposes that you  are a normal person. But let us say you have bad eye sight? Then your visual input will be less. This is just a general guide and everyone's pyramid is slightly different. However, it is still interesting to note that these things exist. How do you get your own pyramid? Well, that is where assessment comes in. And the better the assessment, or how well you know how you learn the better the outcome is.

Maybe you are more a mind map with connections?

The University of Stanford Linda-Darling Hammond, Kim Austin, Suzanne Orcutt, and Jim Rosso, says that there are  two sides learning —one psychological and one sociological.
The paper
It is a bit lengthy, but gives a good overview.