What are the conditions for effective learning?

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Effective learning and effective learners

Getting your students to learn effectively can be quite a challenge. Here are some helpful pointers.

Think of a particular learner who (as far as you are able to tell) seems to be an effective learner. What can you see/hear that learner doing/saying which makes you think they are an effective learner? This reflection regularly leads teachers to identify areas such as:

• making connections (between experiences, ideas, people, contexts) • using a range of sources and resources: people • offering a commentary on the process of learning • being able to plan, review, change strategy etc • demonstrating curiosity and risk-taking.

Such qualities are rarely given explicit support or development in many aspects of school life, yet they are core features of what is understood to be an effective learner. The word 'effective' is rarely defined, despite being used frequently. In order to define it we need to recognise the context and the goals: effective for when? Effective for what? In current times:

• the knowledge base in society is increasing rapidly, and now doubles every 373 days

• a wider range of the population process and generate knowledge - information is not the possession of a few 'experts'

• employment prospects relate more to the ability to enhance and transfer learning - the accumulation of qualifications is not enough

• the landscape of learning is much wider and richer, involving multiple contexts, modes and sources - learning is no longer the province of special institutions: it is a way of being.

• In such a context, the goals of learning need to focus less on 'acquiring knowledge', and more on generating knowledge with others