Coursera’s Learning How To Learn (Week 2 Part 2) – Flashcards
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A bigger more well organized chunk library
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Results in more easier problem solving and figuring out solutions.
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While not the only component chunking is
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An important part of learning.
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Transfer
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A concept that occurs when chunking new concepts you will often find that they relate in surprising ways to other chunks.
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Creating bigger more firmly engrained chunks is done through
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Experience.
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A library of concept and solutions
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A collection of neural patterns.
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When trying to figure something out a library of chunks makes it easier
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to find the right solution by listening to whispers from the diffused mode which can help link two or more chunks together in a new way to solve a problem.
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A library of chunks without practice
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Will remain faint and give you difficulty when looking for the big picture.
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Two ways to solve a problem
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1. Sequential step-by-step reasoning 2. Holistic intuition.
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Sequential Step-By-Step Reasoning
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A form of focused mode thinking used for problem solving.
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Holistic Intuition
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A form of diffused mode thinking that requires several seemingly different focused mode thoughts.
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Why is holistic intuition good for the most difficult problems and concepts?
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Because these ideas make a leap away from what you're already familiar with.
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The random connections made by the diffused mode should be
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Carefully checked using the focused mode.
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Intuitive insights
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Are not always correct.
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The Law of Serendipity
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Lady luck favors the one who tries.
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Overlearning
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Unnecessary repetition of information after mastery in the same study session.
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A result of overlearning that can have value in certain cases
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Automaticity
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Returning to the material in a subsequent study session
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Is a tactic much more helpful than overlearning.
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Repeating something you already know quite well can create
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An illusion of competence and a sense of complete mastery.
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Deliberate Practice
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An effective study style that involves focusing on what you find most difficult first,
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Einstellung
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A concept where a new, better idea or solution is blocked by a currently held idea or solution.
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Einstellung in german
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Means installation and can be thought of as installing a road block because of the way you were initially looking at something
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Interleaving
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A method of study where you incorporate assorted problem solving strategy into your learning and alternate back and forth between them at random.
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One effective method of study involves
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the interleaving of different problem styles after initial synthesizing of main ideas or concepts has taken place.
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You want your brain to know
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Not only how but when to use certain problem solving techniques.
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Developing knowledge in various fields is positive because
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You can bring new ideas from one field into the other.
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A chunk
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1. is information grouped by meaning and use. 2 is a network of neurons that synthesizes key ideas. 3.Can be large and holds a lot of information while at the same time only taking up one slot in working memory a fitting like a ribbon. 4. Is built with focused attention, understanding, and practice.
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Recall
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1. Is one of the best ways to help the chunking process along. 2. Is simply trying to remember key points without looking. 3.Metaphorically speaking it creates mental "hooks" that you can "hang" your information on. 4. Should be attempted in various physical locations for a more deeply engrained, accessible concepts regardless of location. (helpful during testing.)
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Transfer refers to
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An idea that a chunk you've mastered in one area can often help you learn chunks in a different area that shares surprising commonalities. For example language -----> computer programming.
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Interleaving
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An method of practice that involves different techniques, concepts, and approaches being practiced in one session at random.
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Illusions of Competence
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1. Should be recoginzed 2. Can be minimized with self-testing 3.Can be created by over use of highlighting and underlining. 4. Are minimized by the making of mistake in self-testing. 5. Can be avoided by deliberate practice and avoidance of only practicing the "easy" stuff.
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Einstellung refers to
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1. The concept of your initial though preventing a better one from being generated or keeps you from being flexible enough to accept new, better, or more appropriate ideas.
