LASSI (Learning and study strategies inventory): A standardized test that assesses the extent to which a student is knowledgeable about effective study techniques. Students who take this test are able to use the results to determine the strengths and weaknesses of their study behavior.
Example: Sally thinks that currently her study skills are poor and wants to improve them. She decides to take the LASSI to help her gain some insight as to what techniques she can best utilize for better study performance. After the test, she learns she needs to improve on her time management skills as well as self-regulation.
Resources:
http://www.hhpublishing.com/_assessments/lassi/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA3xa0olnmw
Learned helplessness: repeated, unrelenting exposure to an undesirable stimulus that results in a subject’s acceptance of that stimulus. Once accepted, the subject will not attempt to escape the stimulus because of the assumption that it will never go away. This theory initially came about through animal testing, however the concept has been broadened to include humans, too.
Example: Every winter I get extremely bad eczema. I went to a doctor and was told there was nothing I could do to prevent it from happening. As a result I do nothing each winter to try to escape the torturous itchiness of my dry skin. Due to repeated exposure to eczema, I now exhibit Learned Helplessness because I do not attempt to escape the undesired itchiness.
Resources:
http://psychology.about.com/od/lindex/f/earned-helplessness.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADU_rJIM6M
Learning trajectory: An instructional method that helps to describe a learner’s participation over time. There are five types of learning trajectory: peripheral; inbound; insider; boundary; outbound.
Example: I want to teach someone to drive a car with a manual transmission. To create a learning trajectory I might first find out why the person wants to learn to use a manual transmission. Next I might have them read some articles on manual transmissions. Then I can have them get in a car with a manual transmission and actively teach them in a parking lot. Finally I can move them to a street with other cars driving on it.
Resources:
http://edr.sagepub.com/content/41/5/147.abstract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KiBDbNvQF0
Legitimate Peripheral Participation: Part of situated learning, this describes how newcomers become experienced members and eventually old timers of a community of practice or collaborative project.
Example: As I have progressed through formal academic learning, I have moved from a high school diploma, to a bachelor’s degree, and I am now working on my master’s degree.
Resources:
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LegitimatePeripheralParticipation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5impsh9Ujts&list=PL5GmZz4LWbayitAGlvwLtNpcnGR7wWvdL
Link Method: These are types of learning strategies that are used to connect bits of information to create larger pieces of information. The Keyword method might be considered a type of Link method.
Example: I learn how to peel an apple by connecting the idea that peeling a potato is similar.
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