Week 10: Bruner's Theory
Learning is a series of complex actions, which has different meanings for people of different age. During that process, we receive new information, analyze and relate it with our experiences.
I think learning could be reinforced and effectuated by using or operating. A year ago, I was reciting words crazily for GRE. I don’t have time to understand and use each of words so I use a method gained from internet. It alleges that using this method, you could memorize more than 6000 words in 17 days. I did not have enough time so I had to use this method. Fortunately, it worked well, though I had to spend 8 or 9 hours a day on reciting words. I was really a tough time for me, I kept reciting words day by day, sometimes I was reciting words in my dreams. I thought I would never forget these words in the rest of my life. But I was wrong. I can’t remember words which are not often used in my life. I mean I learned many new words since I arrived at Logan, some of them are what I recited, but some rare and weird words, such as “gargoyle” and “paleontology”, I still can’t recognize them outside GRE test paper.
Admittedly, the method I used in memorizing words is an effective way for dealing with GRE, but it should not be advocated in learning, neither could effectuate learning. Because learning is not memorizing knowledge, we need practice what we learned, by which we could reinforce our knowledge and effectuate learning.
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Submitted by Ting Song on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 8:50pm
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Memorization is still learning you know.
For a time our education system stepped away from memorization and dug into conceptual learning. Now it seems that our society is swinging back towards memorization. Ting, your experience proves that both conceptual learning and memorization works very well together. You didn't understand something so you dug in to find a solution, and the solution was memorization. (even though it disrupted your sleep for a time I think you still benefitted) That's great! I commend you on your ambition to learn english. From reading your posts at the beginning of this class and now, I can see that you are a very quick study! :)
I am wondering, what program did you use to learn 6,000 words! Wow!
Wow
I think it is great you were able to memorize words like that! That would be really hard, especially where English is not your first language (maybe I am wrong, not sure). I admire you for your study.
I think learning is simple rules that add up in complexity. When you learn to play a musical instrument, you learn the basics, then gradually build upon what you are learning. After you have mastered the basics you slowly start to embellish, and are able to master more complex pieces.