We are halfway through August and the end of summer vocation is approaching. Are you ready to resume your learning journey for the next academic year? This week, we are going to compare notes on study skills. Arguably, it is the most important ability to have and to hone. As the economy and the social life become increasingly dominated, if not overwhelmed, by information, those people who can retain the information, learn new skills quickly, and combine their knowledge in new and innovative ways are more likely to survive and succeed.
So, what's your top secrets for studying effectively? How to preview the course, how to take notes in class, how to tackle the long reading list, and to write papers or prepare for tests. We'll also explore productivity skills like time management, file organisation, concentration, beating procrastination etc.
八月过半，暑假接近尾声，你是否做好准备开启新的学习征程了呢？某种意义上说，学习是每个人的终身修行，学习新知、掌握新技能，将已有的知识进行创新性的组合也是创造社会价值、促进经济发展的重要原动力。本周的英语角我们来聊聊学习风格与学习策略。学生时代你是如何进行预习、如何做笔记、如何复习备考的？工作之后的学习有何不同？如何通过时间管理、文档管理、注意力训练等方法提高学习效率？欢迎你来分享压箱底的学习妙招。
Bloom’s Taxonomy
- To remember
- To understand
- To apply
- To analyse
- To evaluate
- To create
Memory
Working memory - cash (4 Chunks)
Long-term memory - saving
Short-term memory - real estate
Herman Ebbinghaus 1880s
The forgetting curve and Active recall
Forget-to-Learn Theory
The spacing effect
Spaced repetition 1 3 7 14 30
The Leistner Sytem (Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5)
Reading
- Bacon on reading (Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and few to be chewed and digested)
- Qian Mu (Life wisdom and Life philosophy; Appreciation literature, aesthetic; Knowledge from other subjects; Up-to-date information/ breakthroughs; Easy-reading)
Three methods of note-taking
- The outline method: linear - logical
- The Cornell Method: three rounds of information processing Notes(Record) Cues(Reduce) Summary(Reflect & Review)
- Mind Map
Bloom’s Taxonomy
- To remember
- To understand
- To apply
- To analyse
- To evaluate
- To create
Memory
Working memory - cash (4 Chunks)
Long-term memory - saving
Short-term memory - real estate
Date: 17/08/2019 19:30-21:00
Attendees: 13 Nanxian, Janny, James, Tony, Mark, Dragon, Peter, Haber, Vincent, Susan, Skylar, Zihan Jie
Archive Files: 2 Photos, 1 Signup Form
Minutes taken by Janny
