Review Did you have a preference for one?
Was it a, b, c, d, e or f?
Does this surprise you or not?
Learn Now here are some of the things which have been said about
each type (Biggs JB (1987), Student Approaches to Learning and Study, Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research)
a
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People with a preference for type ‘a’
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intend to meet the requirements which teachers put in front of them, but to do it just
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well enough to get by. These learners strike a balance between working too hard and
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failing. They think of their learning in terms of what they can get from it.
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B
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People with a preference for type ‘b’
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study because they are interested, and because they want to get better at something,
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maybe some subjects. They learn because they are interested in it for its own sake.
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C
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People with a preference for type ‘c’
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study because they want to come top and/or be seen as the best. These learners work
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to get the highest grades, whether or not what they are learning is interesting.
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D
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People with a preference for type ‘d’
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study in a way which helps them reproduce what they have learned. They limit
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themselves to parts which are absolutely necessary, and memorise these so that they
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can repeat them.
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e
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People with a preference for type ‘e’
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study in a way which concentrates on the meaning of what they are learning. They
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read around the subject, and want to connect what they are learning with things they
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have learned before.
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f
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People with a preference for type ‘f’
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study in a way which gives attention to how they organise their time, their working
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space, and so on. They make sure they get things done, and behave like a ‘model
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pupil’.
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People with a preference for b or e focus on the meaning or understandings and do better when they find learning is more complex.
People with a preference for c or f focus on how to achieve,and get on pretty well at the sort of learning valued by schools.
Apply
Think about some learning that you want to do soon.Would one of the preferences above be best for that learning? Can you practise using that strategy and see how it goes? Talk over the detail of what you will try with a friend.
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