Effective learning

1. Differentiation

1.1. Improves confidence and motivation

1.2. Can raise expectations for all learners

1.3. Benefits all learners

1.4. Stimulates creativity by helping learners to understand ideas better

2. Cross-curricular links

2.1. Adds breadth and balance to the curriculum

2.2. Provides a broader range of skills

2.3. Can help to put learning into a more meaningful context

3. Responding to learners’ needs

3.1. Improves motivation and self-esteem

3.2. Gives direction to teaching

3.3. Provides opportunities for learners to improve their work

3.4. Helps learners to understand how to learn more effectively

4. Using e-learning and new technology

4.1. Offers exciting tools for active learning

4.2. Can be used to research, communicate, collaborate and create

4.3. Allows opportunities for learning outside the classroom

5. Active learning

5.1. Allows learners to experiment, construct meaning and develop understanding

5.2. Changes attitudes

5.3. Results in deeper learning

5.4. Making mistakes makes us check and refine our understanding

6. Collaborative learning

6.1. Improves interpersonal and communication skills

6.2. Improves acquisition of information and higher-level thinking skills

6.3. Promotes positive interdependence – ‘we succeed together’

7. Learning conversations

7.1. Gives learners more ownership

7.2. Encourages transfer of knowledge and skills between learners

7.3. Challenges and motivates learner

8. Modelling

8.1. Stimulates reflection on the processes

8.2. Exposes learners to subject content and expert thinking simultaneously

8.3. Breaks a task into steps, allowing learners to become increasingly independent