Learning Strategies

O'Malley, J.M. & Chamot, A.U. (1990:199) list the following learning strategies:

• • Keyword method

  • Elaboration

  • Transfer

  • Inferencing

  • Note taking

  • Summarizing

  • Recombination

  • Translation.

And they list the following cognitive strategies:

• • Resourcing

  • Repetition

  • Grouping

  • Deduction

  • Imagery

  • Auditory representation

  • Elaboration

  • Transfer

  • Inferencing

Not all techniques can be equally effective for all learners.

How individuals attend to the Metacognitive processes impacts on their success. The same authors list the following as accounting for 85% of those used by students:

For their brief definitions of all of these, see the file attached at the bottom of this page.

• • Advance organizer

  • Directed attention

  • Functional planning

  • Selective attention

  • Self-management

  • Self-monitoring

  • Self-evaluation

A study buddy, article from the Guardian.