Learning strategies for different learning groups
When memorizing pure factual knowledge, such as vocabulary or data, it is important that students use the learning strategy of repetition. A flash card system can help here, which quickly shows the student whether he or she has already internalized the subject matter or has to repeat it again. In addition, it is also very useful to read learning content and then play it back freely and loudly or tell someone about it.
In order to bring a little fun and creativity into the learning process with smaller children, mnemonic devices can be searched for and invented, it is also possible to create a memory from vocabulary. Another important learning strategy for students is to structure the learning content clearly and reduce it to the essentials. The learning material can be summarized by own formulations so that the student can directly check whether he/she has understood the topics from the textbook or from teacher copies.
In this way, the first knowledge can already be memorized while writing. A learning strategy that works according to the same principle is writing or creating mind maps, learning posters or posters that contain all important details or present learning content in a schematic or sketchy way. In addition, it is already important for students to learn with a time and learning plan so that they do not forget anything.
This plan should also include homework and school performance tests. In this way, even school children who tend to chaos can bring structure to their learning. Depending on the course of study, the study is a very learning-intensive time, which is why it is especially important in examination phases to learn efficiently.
Each student’s learning speed and learning style is different, so everyone should try out the following learning strategies for themselves. In order to save time, it is important to listen attentively during lectures or seminars, to be concentrated and to take notes of everything relevant. By this preliminary work, the subsequent memorization is shorter, because you have already dealt with the topic.
Because also in the study applies, the more often the learning material is repeated, the rather it goes into the long-term memory. An important basic requirement for successful learning is enough sleep, enough to drink and a bright, calm and distraction-free learning environment. Correspondingly for students the learning in the library of the university is suitable, there it is not only calm, but other students, who likewise learn, can work motivating on one and one has technical literature for rereading at the place.
Another strategy that hardly any student can avoid is to create a learning plan. Often the learning mountain is hardly manageable, so that often the motivation to start is missing. By structuring the learning material not only becomes clearer, but also self-control is possible. In addition, after structuring the learning content should be reduced to the most important and clearly illustrated, for example, on index cards, a mind map or a poster.
