Chapter 11 Journal Entry

Reflection on chapter
This chapter basically summed up all the information in the entire Driscoll textbook. Only the
active learner is a successful learner. Learning from examples and learning by doing allow
learners to attain deep levels of understanding. The surroundings of the learning environment
play an important part in the role of learning.
Since I am not a classroom educator, I will not be using everything I learned from this book on a
day to day basis. However, I can use the information as I help my child learn as he advances
through school. I believe I will also have a better understanding from the teachers perspectives
on how learning material is presented to students. Since we live in a world that is ever
changing, I can appreciate the teachers more because of all the hard work they do to keep
abreast of new events and new history.
Web site link
http://grimstad.hia.no/puls/studystrategy/str06/05str06.htm
This web site compares performance goals to learning goals. A student who concentrates on
performance goals has a priority of getting praise, getting good grades, and wants to outperform
fellow students. Students choosing performance goals will cram material, reproduce reading
material, and look for the correct answer which they hope will please teachers. A student that
concentrates on learning goals will have a priority to increase ones competence. A learning goal
oriented student will seek out challenges if the challenges will increase competence. Failure will
make the student work harder.
The site offered helpful study strategies and study techniques. I thought the site was rather
interesting. It will help a person determine his/her goals for learning.
Professional article reference
Borgia, L., Owles, C., & Ziegler, R. (2012). Terrific teaching tips. Illinois Reading Council Journal,
40(3), 48-54.
This article provides teaching tips for educators. Metacognition and active comprehension
strategies can be used to improve student comprehension. Pre-K teachers can teach their
students to make mental images in their minds while listening to a story which will be beneficial
to helping them with their reading. Primary teachers can teach the students to learn to infer by
using concrete objects. This strategy will aid reading comprehension and help students with
examinations and life in general. Middle school teachers can use such activities as literature
circles as a way to engage and encourage students to explore the world of literature. Secondary
education teachers can use metacognition, graphic organizers, and sticky notes to stimulate
students to learn. Graphic organizers can be used to highlight events in stories. At the end of
class, students can write on a sticky note the metacognition strategy they used during the days
class and how it helped them understand the material. The instructor can chart the sticky notes
and obtain a quick assessment of the strategies used by the students.
I felt the article provided a lot of useful information for educators. It was an easy to read article
and kept my attention. I feel it would be useful for educators in K-12 classroom settings.