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Action learning led to the
identification of several forms of learning.
Most learning of any significance involves undertaking a complex set of learning
activities covering several forms of learning
One form of learning is likely to
Example
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(P) learning about ...penguins may lead to...
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(P) learning about...birds, or Antarctica or... which
may may lead to...
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(Q + P) wondering why .. penguins feathers don't
freeze....which may may lead to...
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(P + A) learning what to do ...in very cold
conditions...which may may lead to...
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(Q + P) learning why... some materials keep the cold out and
others don't
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(A + Q) action that results in learning what works...
(and why), eg, an experiment with wet and dry objects in a freezer...
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(P) which may may lead to...knowledge of (learning
about...) air as an insulator
and oil as a water repellent
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and so on...
Clearly the result of all this learning activity is knowledge (P) that may be
applied in a situation. Some of this knowledge has been constructed by the
learner through questioning insight (Q) and drawn from activity and experience
(A) as well as related other knowledge (P)
Reflective task: Consider a recent learning learning task undertaken
in one of your classes and map the pathway of learning activities taken by the
students in terms of the forms of learning involved.
What are their strengths and weaknesses in the different forms of learning?
Implications?
Consider also how the insightful questions were generated
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