The focus of this unit is on the development of Independent Learners who . .
have the skills, inclination and confidence to pursue their own lines of enquiry and to solve their own problems with minimal external support.
Independent learners engage a blend of learning behaviours:
They …
- Identify questions to answer and problems to resolve;
- Plan and carry out research, appreciating the consequences of decisions;
- Seek, analyse and evaluate information, judging its relevance and value;
- Support conclusions using reasoned arguments;
- Pull a range of ideas together into a coherent whole
- Are self-regulating.
The activities, think pieces and questions in this online unit aim to help you to make a start on:
- introducing students to the key behaviours of independent learners;
- using the language of independent learning effectively with students;
- designing the use of independent learning behaviours into the way you teach;
- developing the confidence and skill in helping students to grow their independence.
The following sections will help you to tailor your classroom practice to support the development of these dispositions.
- Section 1 explores the learning behaviours of independent learners
- Section 2 discusses the classroom culture that supports the development of independent learners
- Section 3 offers ideas to practise in your own classroom
- Section 4 contains some suggestions about how you might talk to encourage independence
- Section 5 makes suggestions to move practice on
- Section 6 explores progression in independence.
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