As a learner, what are the implications of knowing that I am an agent—blessed with agency—who can act, rather than an object that is merely acted upon? It gives me the responsibility but also the drive to work hard to learn as much as I can and not expect to be spoon-fed the information necessary to pass a test.
How will understanding and effectively fulfilling my individual responsibility as a learner prepare me for the world in which I do now and will yet live? The understanding that your work relies on your effort is paramount to every person regardless of where they work. I'm a stay-at-home mom, I determine my schedule, what jobs I'll do, and what my priority is. There is a need for students to learn how to self-motivate because there are many things in life that are hard to be motivated about doing.
Why should we learn? We need to learn because we crave self-mastery. It drives us to reflect and become better versions of who we are. We also need to learn because we need to have the knowledge that we will need to function and learn and live life to the fullest.
How should we learn? I think we should learn with passion and with a desire to grow and be better. We should learn by study and faith and by searching for answers to our questions.
What do your answers to the above questions have to do with your time at BYU-Idaho? During this time at BYU-Idaho I want to learn how to be a better person, wife, parent, and disciple of Christ. I think if I commit to doing my best that I will find the resources that I need in these classes.
What was most profound or surprising from the articles? Why did this grab your attention so much? I found it surprising that rewards are not effective when people are learning because they require more thought. The rewards detract from the actual reward of growing and learning. I also found the idea that self-direction and autonomy is better for performance.
What are some typical things you or other college students do that show you care more about the grade than actually learning? Cram. Try to fit all the learning into one day instead of spacing it out. Something else that I sometimes do is skim for answers instead of read for understanding.
What are you learning about learning from the examples of “top-notch” college students illustrated in the video "A Private Universe?" I think watching that video it was clear that the students were listening to the information and then interpreting it in a way that fits with the way they view the world. The college students fall prey to the same problems that the high school students did. They took the class and the material was presented before them they just didn't acquire the new knowledge that was offered to them.
What questions do you still have? Write down any questions that have come to your mind from watching the video above. Watching that made me realize how important it is for teachers to have students explain something in their own words and not just regurgitate it. Do teachers need to probe a little more and see what students know before they begin teaching new content.
How will understanding and effectively fulfilling my individual responsibility as a learner prepare me for the world in which I do now and will yet live? The understanding that your work relies on your effort is paramount to every person regardless of where they work. I'm a stay-at-home mom, I determine my schedule, what jobs I'll do, and what my priority is. There is a need for students to learn how to self-motivate because there are many things in life that are hard to be motivated about doing.
Why should we learn? We need to learn because we crave self-mastery. It drives us to reflect and become better versions of who we are. We also need to learn because we need to have the knowledge that we will need to function and learn and live life to the fullest.
How should we learn? I think we should learn with passion and with a desire to grow and be better. We should learn by study and faith and by searching for answers to our questions.
What do your answers to the above questions have to do with your time at BYU-Idaho? During this time at BYU-Idaho I want to learn how to be a better person, wife, parent, and disciple of Christ. I think if I commit to doing my best that I will find the resources that I need in these classes.
What was most profound or surprising from the articles? Why did this grab your attention so much? I found it surprising that rewards are not effective when people are learning because they require more thought. The rewards detract from the actual reward of growing and learning. I also found the idea that self-direction and autonomy is better for performance.
What are some typical things you or other college students do that show you care more about the grade than actually learning? Cram. Try to fit all the learning into one day instead of spacing it out. Something else that I sometimes do is skim for answers instead of read for understanding.
What are you learning about learning from the examples of “top-notch” college students illustrated in the video "A Private Universe?" I think watching that video it was clear that the students were listening to the information and then interpreting it in a way that fits with the way they view the world. The college students fall prey to the same problems that the high school students did. They took the class and the material was presented before them they just didn't acquire the new knowledge that was offered to them.
What questions do you still have? Write down any questions that have come to your mind from watching the video above. Watching that made me realize how important it is for teachers to have students explain something in their own words and not just regurgitate it. Do teachers need to probe a little more and see what students know before they begin teaching new content.
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