Resilience — Perseverance
When you use this learning muscle, you …
- are not put off by being stuck
- tolerate feelings of apprehension, frustration or confusion without getting upset
- recognise that learning can be a struggle
- keep on going despite difficulties and find ways to overcome them
The purpose of Building Learning Power is to facilitate the growth of high value psychological characteristics in order to strengthen students’ learning characters. These skills, attitudes and values, when used with increasing competence and confidence across many learning opportunities, become learning habits; the characteristics of successful lifelong learners.
‘A person’s Learning Power determines, even dictates, their propensity for change, and directs those behaviours that influence and underpin performance throughout life.
The power to learn is the essential ingredient in implementing strategies for change i.e. to learn.‘
The activities, think pieces and questions in this online unit aim to help teachers make a start on:
- introducing students to one of the key learning behaviours;
- using the language of learning effectively with students;
- designing the use of learning behaviours into the way they teach;
- developing the confidence and skill in helping students to grow their learning power.
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