We have already looked at how important the starting point or your environment is when you are working out how to learn - this short video re-enforces this idea. Do you have any idea what they are talking about?!
Teachers have tended to talk a lot about schemas when children are in Primary School as schemas are formed based on our experiences in life. Schemas are the knowledge that we collect which help us interpret new information. Once they are formed they have a tendency to remain unchanged. Now you are in Secondary School you need to make your schemas stronger and make links between your schemas to help you learn more effectively.
This brilliant video by the BBC explains how you learn. Listen out for the following as you watch and can you remember their relevance to your schemas?
Desirable Difficulties and Retrieval Practice are key to helping you make links between and strengthen your schemas.
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