Assessment and Training of Student Learning Strategies

Abstract

This chapter focuses on a subarea of learning-to-learn phenomena called learning strategies. Learning strategies are considered to be any behaviors or thoughts that facilitate encoding in such a way that knowledge integration and retrieval are enhanced. These thoughts and behaviors constitute organized plans of action designed to achieve a goal. Examples of learning strategies include actively rehearsing, summarizing, paraphrasing, imaging, elaborating, and outlining. This report presents a categorical scheme for conceptualizing learning strategies. Next, some issues related to assessment and research methodologies are presented. Finally, approaches to teaching learning strategies are discussed. Keywords: learning strategies, rehearsal, elaboration, organization, comprehensive monitoring, affective strategies, study skills, LASSI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167271

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People

  • Claire E. Weinstein

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Classification
  • Coding
  • Cognition
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Feedback
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Instructors
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • United States

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  • Education

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