The PaddlerUK magazine December 2015 issue 5 | Page 19

orts at Glenmore Lodge

Principles
Studies (Race (2014) ) have been
undertaken with students from all age
groups over extended periods of times
and crossed many cultures. This
research stands a testament to the
need for these key principles to be
evident for effective learning.
These principles are as follows:
Wanting to learn

The need to have high intrinsic motivation for
the area to be learnt. If the ‘want’ is powerful
enough, success is likely to follow.

Needing to learn

Learners often have specific areas that are
required. The learner however, needs to take
ownership of this. Without the ownership then
‘need’ won’t be established and learning will
struggle.

Learning through feedback

Without ‘feedback’ how can we move on?
Learners need to ensure that ‘feedback’ is
available and available quickly to aid the
learning. This is of course closely aligned to the
‘doing’ area and especially the trail and error
phase.

Verbalising orally

The ability once a learner has made sense of
their learning to converse with others deepens
the understanding. It smooth’s off the edges,
helps the learner adjust and explain their
learning. This is so much more powerful than
just writing.

Assessing: making informed
judgments

This is where our learning intensifies and
deepens and is the ultimate tes Bf