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Study Skills: Application of Learning

Study Skills

Applied Learning

Are you Applying what You Have Learned in Class?
Make Sure You....

  • Engage with your teachers - ask questions, query statements

  • Engage with your classmates - discuss what you are learning with fellow classmates, get an understanding of what others have to say

  • Get involved in the practical aspects of your lessons - speeches in English, experiments in Science, Prac lessons in PDHPE

  • Review your feedback from teachers - are you successfully demonstrating your knowledge in exams and assessments 

Application of Learning

How to Apply What You Have Learned

1. Focus on the relevance of what you’re learning - think about how what you are learning is expanding your knowledge base and rounding your education

2. Take time to reflect and self-explain - take a moment to think about how you would explain what you have learned in your own words

3. Use a variety of learning formats - using pictures, narration and text can help prevent your cognitive resources from becoming overloaded and improve learning transfer

4. Identify any gaps in your knowledge - without a complete understanding of the concept or information you’re learning, transferring it to new contexts will be more difficult. With this in mind, it’s important to identify any gaps in your knowledge and then work on strengthening your weaker areas - ask your teacher for help

5. Practise generalising - generalising is the ability to transfer the knowledge or skills you gain in one setting to a new one. So when studying a new topic or concept, think about your past lessons or experiences and look for patterns and relationships. You can then determine whether these generalisations can be supported by other evidence you know of

6. Make your learning social - discuss what you are learning with. This gives you the opportunity to explain what you’re learning in your own words and apply your knowledge to new situations

7. Find daily opportunities to apply what you’ve learned - Applying what you’ve learned at school to real-world problems takes a lot of practice, so it’s important to look for opportunities to apply what you’re learning in your everyday life. For example, if you have been studying a new language, make a conscious effort to remember the foreign names of different objects around the house when you get up in the morning.