TOPIC C -- ILLUSIONS OF COMPETENCE IN LEARNING
- Similar to the Garfield comic strip as per illustrated above, "Self-Deception", in this case which is known as the "Illusions of Competence" in learning, definitely paves the subtle and subconscious route to "Shallow Competency"; some of such common approaches include the "Re-Reading" and excessive "Highlighting" of text materials(Week 2, Lecture 4) (Oakley 2014).
- Washington University Psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, who had spent years studying and learning memory, had elaborated on the “Illusion of Competence” in Learning (Week 2, Lecture 4) (Oakley, 2014); the misconception students have in the mastery of a subject via re-reading of materials. McDaniel quoted “On your first reading of something, you extract a lot of understanding. But on second reading, you read with a sense of 'I know this', thus misleading you with the illusion of knowing the material very well, when in fact there are gaps" (Lehman, M., Smith, M.A., Karpicke, J.D., 2014).
- He had also acknowledged the importance of adopting active learning strategies for a more productive learning, such as: (1) the use of flashcards, diagrams, and quizzes, (2) the use of “Spaced Repetition” (Week 1, Lecture 6) (Lehman, M., Smith, M.A., Karpicke, J.D., 2014); Students who are purposeful about scheduling study time, and who avoid studying at the last minute, tend to do better in their classes. Spacing study time across several days or weeks, too, promotes higher-quality learning than cramming does. Create a study schedule, and stick to it (Northwestern University 2014, 'Studying for Learning')