8.1
Define "learning strategy", "overt strategy", and "covert strategy".
8.2
Compare and contrast "learning strategy", "overt strategy", and "covert strategy", then evaluate how you will utilize these strategies in your classroom in your content area.
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ReplyDelete8.1) Learning strategies are one or more cognitive process used intentionally for a particular learning task. Overt strategies are learning strategies that are readily apparent in a learner's behavior (e.g., taking notes). Covert strategies are learning strategies that involve only mental activity and thus aren't reflected in a learner's observable behavior (e.g., forming a visual image of a new concept).
ReplyDelete8.2) Overt and Covert strategies are two different types of learning strategies. In that regard they are similar to one another. Overt strategies deal with behaviors that can actually be seen, as mentioned above note taking or creating summaries. Covert strategies deal more with the mental activity involved in learning and relies on regular comprehension monitoring by the learner as well as self-questioning. Overt strategies are generally only effective if the learner already has effective covert strategies underlying them. In my content area I can use overt strategies by having students take notes, summarize the causes of an event like World War I or create a timeline for a unit we just covered. To utilize covert strategies in class I will be sure to emphasize the more important information from the lesson, as well as frequently ask students questions to ensure comprehension.
These were both good questions. The first one was a simple identify and define for lower-level thinking, but then tied directly into the second one. The second question was definitely a higher-level thinking question because it required the response to deal with personal strategies and opinions on utilizing covert and overt learning strategies.
8.1
ReplyDeleteA learning strategy is a cognitive process that is used intentionally for a particular learning task. An overt strategy is a learning strategy that is readily apparent in a learner's behavior. A covert strategy is a learning strategy that involves only mental activity and is not reflected in a learner's observable behavior.
8.2
Overt and covert strategies are both two different kinds of learning strategies. In my classroom I will teach my students how to use these kinds of strategies to help them learn new material. An example of an overt strategy that I will utilize is summarizing. Summarizing allows students to gather the main idea and make connections in a text. A covert strategy that I will teach is self-questioning, in which students ask themselves questions to check their understanding.
Chelsea,
I like that your questions connected to each other and progressed from a definition to a classroom application.