Learning to be

Better Student
 Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study,
other means. The brain is the one responsible for doing such a feat, the new
knowledge is presented by new brain cell connections. The strength and
formation of these connections are facilitated by chemicals in the brain called
growth factors.
Learning to be
Better Student
 According to recent studies conducted by the University of California Irvine’s center for
Neurobiology, they proved that the connection among the brain cells are the one’s responsible
for the strength of learning and memory formation. As an example of this, consider your daily
commute. You don’t really need to consciously think how to get to your school or classroom
because you’ve done the trip so many times that the memory is guiding you and the route is
ingrained in your body.
With all of these in mind, here are the latest findings of
brain research and their implications to learning:

1. They found out that frequency and recency play a major role in
increasing memory.

• This means that you can increase your learning capacity by using
study techniques that focus on frequency and practice such as active
recall.
With all of these in mind, here are the latest findings of
brain research and their implications to learning:

2. Emotions strengthen memory

• research found out that experiencing emotions such as fear, anger, joy and the
likes also strengthen memory. This is to say that the emotion becomes a part of
the memory which makes it easy for you to recall such things with higher
accuracy than people who also saw the same instance without having an
emotional attachment to it.
With all of these in mind, here are the latest findings of
brain research and their implications to learning:

3. Our brains are programmed to focus on new and unusual things

• This is to say that learning must be engaging for you in a sense that
it makes you curious and crave for more knowledge. Moreover, It
helps to motivate you intrinsically because it drives you to satiate
your desire for knowledge.
 METACOGNITION
o Metacognition means that you are “thinking about your own thinking”, which seems to be
quite confusing but rather simple when you really think about it. Metacognition refers to the
ability of a person to be aware of his own thoughts and be able to control it. It is the higher
order of thinking wherein it controls the cognitive process involved in learning.

o Metacognition, in essence, plays an important role in acquiring and accumulating knowledge that it is
important for students to learn about metacognitive control. Applying and implementing metacognitive
strategies can be taught and can help in facilitating learning.
 Here are some metacognitive study skills and strategies
you can use:

 Listening to your own thoughts by speaking clearly.

 Self-monitoring – Observing and evaluating one’s behavior or
performance on specific task.
 Reflection – Think deeply about what is being learned.
 Awareness of Rubrics – Identify basis for evaluation which aids in
planning and decision making.
 Self-tests
 Here are some metacognitive study skills and strategies
you can use:

 Observing overt teacher demonstration and modeling.

 Comprehension – Knowing the meaning of the text being read or concept
being learned.
 Rehearsing – Repeatedly doing a skill or acquiring information and adapting
strategies to ensure better performance or retention.
• Knowing one’s limit – Awareness of one’s mental and physical capacities
for specific tasks.
SETTING GOALS FOR
SUCCESS
A goal is a desired outcome anticipated by a person or organization. It may be a long-
term vision or a short-term outcome which can be achieved through careful planning,
execution, and evaluation.
Goal setting establishes a standard or objective to serve as a target of one’s action. It is
involved in all of the self-regulation process. Whereas, forefront is to goal setting, as
performance control is to goal directed action; as self-reflection is the evaluation of goal
progress.
 Why is it important?
Goals helps us concentrate our energy, arrange strategies, and
consciously live a life with purpose. It also provides a sense of
accomplishment when we complete a goal. Moreover, working towards
a goal can serve as a great source of motivation and focus
Goal Setting Theory
Refers to the effects of setting goals on subsequent performance. According to
Edwin Locke, people who pursue specific, clear, and difficult goals performs better
compared to individuals who set general, vague, and easy goals. He identified the 5
principles to goal setting: Clarity, Challenge, Commitment, Feedback, and Task
complexity.
Effective Goal Setting
Principles:
1. Clarity – A clear, measurable goal is more achievable than one that is poorly defined. In other
words, be specific! The most effective goals have a specific timeline for completion.

2. Challenge – The goal must have a decent degree of difficulty in order to motivate you to strive to
that goal. Easily accomplishable goals often lead to poor performance because there is no real
difficulty in doing it.
Effective Goal Setting
Principles:
3. Commitment – Putting deliberate effort into meeting the goal and its timeline. Having an
accountability partner can drastically increase your chance of accomplishing that goal because there
is someone who is holding you accountable.

4. Feedback – Set up a method to receive information on your progress toward a goal. Always
monitor your progress and see if the goal can be accomplished before the timeline, if not then you
can adjust it accordingly than to give up entirely because the goal is too much for the current you.
Effective Goal Setting
Principles:
5. Task Complexity – If a goal is especially complex, allow yourself to fully
understand and overcome the learning curve in completing the task. If the goal is
really tough, give yourself ample preparation so that you’ll succeed.
 5 Golden Rules for Goal
Setting:
1. Set Goals That Motivate You
a. When making a goal for yourself, it is important that it motivates you.
It means that goal is of importance to you and will give you drive to
accomplish it. It is also important to see the goal in your head because it
will give value to that.
 5 Golden Rules for Goal
Setting:
2. Set SMART Goals
You may have heard the term “SMART” Goals, but what does it even mean?
First, your goal must be specific: It means that you have a clear picture what your finish
line looks like.
The second one is Measurable: you must have different parameters to measure your
progress.
The third is Attainable: it makes sure that your goals are attainable and can be
accomplished. If the goal is not impossible for your current status, it will fail.
 5 Golden Rules for Goal
Setting:
The fourth one is Relevance: this just means that the goal you’ve set holds a
relevant to you so that you don’t quite half-way through.
Lastly, time bound which refers to how long it takes for your goal to be
accomplished.
 5 Golden Rules for Goal
Setting:
3. Set Goals in Writing
a. The physical act of writing makes your dream real and tangible.
You have no excuse to say that it doesn’t exist when you’ve
already written about it in a piece of paper. It shows the
commitment you have towards achieving your goal.
 5 Golden Rules for Goal
Setting:
4. Make an Action Plan
a. This means that you should plan intentionally on how you can
work towards that goal. Indicate activities or actions that will bring
you closer towards that goal. This helps you not to get sidetracked
by things and it helps you lessen the friction of anxiety.
 5 Golden Rules for Goal
Setting:
5. Stick With it!
a. Sticking with your goal through and through is the toughest part of
goal setting. Forcing yourself to desire for change and continue to
work towards that goal is hard, but the fruits of your labor will
slowly show itself until you finish the goal at hand.
Thank you
for listening!