This is one of my assignment.
What's your style of learning? Explain! (Min 100 words)
It would be through the convention teaching method where student
are spoon-fed.
Although RP adopted the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method, I
still find it very hard for me to change track. Due to lack of
exposure to Problem-Based Learning in Secondary School, I find it
very hard for me to adapt now. Since I am in RP now, we are taught
to be more open to other solution as there is no fixed answers
here.
In Secondary School, the usual way that I learn is by memorizing,
reproducing, understanding and applying what is in the notes.
We need to memorize huge amount of information of syllabus BUT not
without borders. There is a fixed syllabus for every subject. Those
syllabuses are in the SEAB websites.
Understanding,
Applying and Memorizing
The normal day in my Secondary School (for Science and Mathematics)
starts with my teacher explaining to us what we should know by the
end of a particular chapter. Next, my teacher will teach us the
steps, followed by how to apply the formula. We will then do some
example questions with the class and we make sure everyone know how
to do that question. Students are also encouraged to ask questions
to clarify their doubts.
After school, I will have private remedial with friends who are
weaker in the subject. I will use the knowledge that I have gain
earlier to help them to learn. Setting mock papers and teaching my
friends are what I usually do after school. The sense of
satisfaction when someone really understands what you taught is
great. Teaching not only benefits them but also benefits me too.
One of my most respected teachers told me that when I teach, I
would reinforce what I had learned.
Reproducing
When we are sitting for a test or an exam, we will be reproducing
what we had leant. What we had leant is through building up of
Understanding, Applying and Memorizing of the content.
Learning is not something that can be defined using style.
Ultimately, learning is the act or process of acquiring (deep or
surface) knowledge.
