Incorporating learning how to learn in a Malaysian Lower secondary smart classroom
This study w3s shaped by hvo major phases of investigation. In the first phase, a control and experimental group was used. The experimental group was only exposed to lessons which were based en Learning How To Learn. The); mere not trained in learning strategies. SILL was administered to this exp...
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| Language: | English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5843/1/FBMK_2004_14%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study w3s shaped by hvo major phases of investigation. In the first phase, a
control and experimental group was used. The experimental group was only exposed
to lessons which were based en Learning How To Learn. The); mere not trained in
learning strategies. SILL was administered to this experimental group at the
beginning and end of Phase One. The findings revealed that there is a slight
improvement in the mean scores of all the strategies at the end of Phase One except
for meta cognitive strategies.
A pilot study had revealed that many teachers teaching Form One English Language
Smart Classes did not know how to implement learning strategies and learning styles
into their English lessons. Hence, in the second phase of the study, both teachers and
students following the English Language classes in the Form One Smart classes were
given training in Learning How To Learn. A Training Module for Teachers was
designed to make Form One teachers in the English Language Smart classroom
aware of the key concepts of Learning How To Learn which included learning
strategies, learning styles, learning contracts and learner autonomy. Knowledge of
learning styles and being able to identify the types of learners in a class would help
teachers plan their lessons better. Teachers were also trained to write Learning How
To Learn lesson plans as well as to know the criteria for material selection. The
findings showed that this trainin2 sensitize the teachers to teach using Learning How
To Learn.
On the other hand, the Training Module for Learners is, in particular, awareness
training in Oxford's six classes of learning strategies. Learners also discovered their
own learning styles when they were answered the questionnaire on Willing's
Learning Styles Tasksheets. The findings indicated that with training, students could
become better language learners as they h a ~ ea knowledge of their own learning
styles and preferred learning strategies. Students could also be given autonomy to
decide on what is to be learnt, why it is to be learnt, when and where it is to be learnt
and how it is to be learnt.
The Training Module for Teachers was evaluated by the English Panel of Sekolah
Menengah Sains Kuching whereas the Training Module for Learners was evaluated
by four educators and the learners themselves. On the whole, the findings revealed
that the two modules were workable and in line with the principles of Learning How
To Learn. |
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