The Explorer’s story: Web resources
A Google search on studying easily turned up the following relevant items
http://www.how-to-study.com/
This site is the work of professional educators with good credentials. It offers free advice on the following subjects:
Preparing to Study. Taking Notes in Class. Learning Styles (Assessments. Not clear what to do with them). A Strategy for Reading Textbooks. A Strategy for Reading Novels. Good Listening In Class. Solving Math Word Problems. Using Reference Sources. A Strategy for Taking Tests. Reading Comprehension. Remembering Information. Building Vocabulary. Writing a Research Paper. Making an Oral Presentation. Managing Time. Word Identification Strategy. Writing Techniques.
This advice is offered at a level suited for high school and above. It is standard advice and looks like a reasonable collection to me. Parents of younger children could use it as a resource to be translated into material appropriate for the child and the learning task.
Also on this site are computer based materials designed (and sold) for specific grade levels. Those relevant to study skills are noted below.
Upper elementary and middle school
Welcome to our study skills and strategies program for students in upper elementary and middle school (2nd Edition). The program consists of a CD-ROM Assessment, an Instructional Activities Book, and a separate Teacher's Guide. There is total correspondence between the assessment items and the instructional activities. TOGETHER, the assessment and instruction provide a complete program at a low, one-time cost!
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This unit seems mainly designed and priced for school use. 1 computer: $199. While the content is probably useful, there is no way to know whether a specific child would use it effectively. I suspect that many children would view it as just another thing to learn.
Other units: Language Arts. Learning Styles. Math. Reading.
High School
Welcome to our study skills program for High School. The program consists of a CD-ROM Assessment and a Reproducible Activity Book that provides activities for teaching the skills and strategies assessed. TOGETHER, they provide a complete program at a low, one-time cost! (1 computer: $179)
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Another useful resource on study skills is provided by Virginia Polytechnic Institute:
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Here are the topics it covers: Time Scheduling Suggestions. Where Does Time Go? More Information on Time Scheduling. Acronyms. Study Skill Checklist. Concentration - Some Basic Guidelines. Control of the Study Environment. Note Taking - The Cornell System. Editing Lecture Notes. How to Read Essays You Must Analyze. Constructive Suggestions Regarding Motivation. Note Taking and In - Class Skills. Proofreading. How to Read a Difficult Book. Remembering. Skimming and Scanning Scientific Material. SQ3R - A Reading/Study System. Strategies to Use with Difficult Questions. Study Environment Analysis. Suggestions for Improving Reading Speed. Procedure for Writing a Term Paper. Vocabulary: An On Going Process. Writing Papers.
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Family education.com
http://familyeducation.com/home/0,1669,,00.html
This site offers extensive context specific resources. Contents are arranged by grad level and by subtopic. Contents include stories, games, and books. Many of the items are free. Some items are provided by other respectable organizations. For example, I found one provided by the National Science Teacher’s Association.
http://www.nsta.org/
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It seems that there are plenty of resources describing general learning techniques and presenting specific content. The descriptions of general learning techniques are not suitable for pre-teens. Indeed, they may be instruction manuals for the brain and so as useful as other instruction manuals. People who had their VCRs blinking at 1200AM may have had their brains blinking at the same time.
The metacognitive skills of the Thinkerer would generally include the learning techniques in the above materials. I did not see as much place-learning and story-learning as I would want to include.
But I would like to start with the instruction manual problem. I think the materials I saw are adequate instruction manuals. Instruction manuals tell me all the things I can do under all the circumstances I may find. But I am here, now, in this moment, in these circumstances. I must choose what to do. (And my choice is not going to be: read the instruction manual.)
I am tending toward one (or more) of the following ideas:
>>make Cuepons with relevant ideas to try;
>>make Clipits with several suggestions from people like Sally Startalittle and Paul Putitov;
>>make very short scenarios about how some schematic characters solve simple homework problems.
http://www.how-to-study.com/
This site is the work of professional educators with good credentials. It offers free advice on the following subjects:
Preparing to Study. Taking Notes in Class. Learning Styles (Assessments. Not clear what to do with them). A Strategy for Reading Textbooks. A Strategy for Reading Novels. Good Listening In Class. Solving Math Word Problems. Using Reference Sources. A Strategy for Taking Tests. Reading Comprehension. Remembering Information. Building Vocabulary. Writing a Research Paper. Making an Oral Presentation. Managing Time. Word Identification Strategy. Writing Techniques.
This advice is offered at a level suited for high school and above. It is standard advice and looks like a reasonable collection to me. Parents of younger children could use it as a resource to be translated into material appropriate for the child and the learning task.
Also on this site are computer based materials designed (and sold) for specific grade levels. Those relevant to study skills are noted below.
Upper elementary and middle school
Welcome to our study skills and strategies program for students in upper elementary and middle school (2nd Edition). The program consists of a CD-ROM Assessment, an Instructional Activities Book, and a separate Teacher's Guide. There is total correspondence between the assessment items and the instructional activities. TOGETHER, the assessment and instruction provide a complete program at a low, one-time cost!
---------
This unit seems mainly designed and priced for school use. 1 computer: $199. While the content is probably useful, there is no way to know whether a specific child would use it effectively. I suspect that many children would view it as just another thing to learn.
Other units: Language Arts. Learning Styles. Math. Reading.
High School
Welcome to our study skills program for High School. The program consists of a CD-ROM Assessment and a Reproducible Activity Book that provides activities for teaching the skills and strategies assessed. TOGETHER, they provide a complete program at a low, one-time cost! (1 computer: $179)
----
Another useful resource on study skills is provided by Virginia Polytechnic Institute:
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Here are the topics it covers: Time Scheduling Suggestions. Where Does Time Go? More Information on Time Scheduling. Acronyms. Study Skill Checklist. Concentration - Some Basic Guidelines. Control of the Study Environment. Note Taking - The Cornell System. Editing Lecture Notes. How to Read Essays You Must Analyze. Constructive Suggestions Regarding Motivation. Note Taking and In - Class Skills. Proofreading. How to Read a Difficult Book. Remembering. Skimming and Scanning Scientific Material. SQ3R - A Reading/Study System. Strategies to Use with Difficult Questions. Study Environment Analysis. Suggestions for Improving Reading Speed. Procedure for Writing a Term Paper. Vocabulary: An On Going Process. Writing Papers.
----
Family education.com
http://familyeducation.com/home/0,1669,,00.html
This site offers extensive context specific resources. Contents are arranged by grad level and by subtopic. Contents include stories, games, and books. Many of the items are free. Some items are provided by other respectable organizations. For example, I found one provided by the National Science Teacher’s Association.
http://www.nsta.org/
----
It seems that there are plenty of resources describing general learning techniques and presenting specific content. The descriptions of general learning techniques are not suitable for pre-teens. Indeed, they may be instruction manuals for the brain and so as useful as other instruction manuals. People who had their VCRs blinking at 1200AM may have had their brains blinking at the same time.
The metacognitive skills of the Thinkerer would generally include the learning techniques in the above materials. I did not see as much place-learning and story-learning as I would want to include.
But I would like to start with the instruction manual problem. I think the materials I saw are adequate instruction manuals. Instruction manuals tell me all the things I can do under all the circumstances I may find. But I am here, now, in this moment, in these circumstances. I must choose what to do. (And my choice is not going to be: read the instruction manual.)
I am tending toward one (or more) of the following ideas:
>>make Cuepons with relevant ideas to try;
>>make Clipits with several suggestions from people like Sally Startalittle and Paul Putitov;
>>make very short scenarios about how some schematic characters solve simple homework problems.
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