Self-Directed Learning
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What is Self-Directed Learning???
It is an approach to teaching and learning that actively engages students in the learning process for the purpose of acquiring outcomes at higher levels of cognitive complexity.
Why engage in Self-Directed Learning?
Actively Engages Students
Helps students construct their own understanding and meaning
Helps students reason and problem solve
Tips and Tricks for Engaging in Self-Directed Learning
Focus on Topic At Hand
Assign Little Steps
Get Help From Your Peers
Collaboration is key!
Useful Strategies
Metacognition
Mental processes that assist learners to reflect on their thinking by internalizing, understanding, and recalling the content to be learned.
Reciprocal Teaching
Provides opportunities to explore the content to be learned via classroom dialogue.
Comprehension Monitoring
Students learn to evaluate their own understanding by frequently checking their own progress during the course of a lesson.