Meaningful Learning: Principles, Strategies and Examples

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Meaningful

Learning

Principles, Strategies and Examples


Meaningful Learning*
Meaningful Learning engages students
– emotionally
– socially
– cognitively
Meaningful Learning promotes success
– boosts student empowerment
– increases emotional and cognitive growth
– promotes a sense of belonging to society (peers, community, country)
– results in a sense of responsibility and accountability
– develops curiosity and propels the students towards the joy of discovery
– leads to self-actualization

*according to the Ministry of Education


Meaningful Learning
The Underlying Components*

1. Relevance
– To the personal life, abilities and learning style of the
students
2. Involvement
– Active participation of the learner with teacher and peers
3. Value
– To the learner and to his environment

*according to the Ministry of Education


MEANINGFUL
LEARNING
EXPERIENCES

STRATEGIES FOR CREATING ML


EXPERIENCES
1. CHOICE: PROMOTES RELEVANCE
Where Techniques for Choice
1. In the formative process of A. Give students a choice of tasks on the
same level with the same material:
learning in the classroom 1. Write a short paragraph using new
vocabulary?
2. In the summative end- 2. Answer comprehension questions with the
new vocabulary?
product: 3. Write sentences with the new vocabulary?
B. Prepare differential tasks (catering to
Alternative Assessment different levels, different learning
(30/70) styles and applying different material);
A. Give group work as an option
B. Will the groups be flexible ?Homogenous?
Heterogeneous?

1. ent C. The teacher can decide with the class


how they would like to sum up the
unit they have just learned:
A. Written paper? Oral presentation? Digital
Presentations? Exam? Project? Individual
Work? Group Work?
RELEVANCE - EXAMPLES
• Assess where the students stand vis-à-vis the topic:
– K-W-L CHART: (Know, Want to know & Learned)
• Have students assess how the new material is connected to their own
lives
• Self assessment :
– Ask student s to tell you what they have understood and what they
still need help with
• Incorporate HOTS questions* throughout the topic
• Relate the content to authentic situations ; use real world problem
dilemmas
• Debate(agree/ disagree & explain)
• Prove your point

* PPT Burning HOTS


2. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Where Techniques
• In the classroom:
– Teacher presents textbook topics
by using authentic situations End products:
from real world problem
dilemmas Meaningful Learning
– Teacher incorporates HOTS requires
questions throughout her lessons
– Students decide what resources tangible end products.
would be necessary for their Joint Group Projects
projects
• At home/ in the computer room apply both social and
or classroom: students work on cognitive skills and as such
collaborative or cooperative
projects. are a preferred mode.
Examples of
Collaborative Group Projects
using Digital Technologies
1. Creating Interactive Google Maps portraying:
• Family Roots – ID Cards
• Food around the World
• Games around the World
• Special animals around the world

2. Creating & Playing each other’s learning games or Trivia games using
digital platforms (Blubbr, Kahoot, Zondle, Flipquiz, Telem Hit Games…)
3. Questions and answers on a Collaborative Doc. regarding a particular
subject
4. Writing collaborative online stories using Digital Platforms (Storybird,
Storyjumper, Little Bird Tales)
5. Uploading ideas and opinions on virtual bulletin boards (Linoit, Padlet)
6. Creating a Collaborative Mind Map portraying the end product of a
research project (Mindomo, Padlet)
7. Debating using Createdebate site
8. Creating a collaborative Google site containing different aspects of
information on a certain topic
9. Preparing a treasure hunt using QR codes
3. VALUE
CONNECT TOPICS TO STUDENTS’ LIVES, FAMILIES, SCHOOL,
COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY

What Techniques
• The value is the “hidden” • Very defined lesson goals and
elements contained within the objectives are crucial for student
learning process of students who success
participated in meaningful • Very specific rubrics relating to both
learning : the individual and the group are
– Self confidence, self actualization, fundamental for the success of a
success and a sense of comprehensive
achievement
collaborative/cooperative project.
– Acquired social skills of working
with peers • Metacognitive discussions during the
– A sense of belonging (classroom, learning and at its conclusion are
school, community, country) essential. By discussing the learning
– A feeling of self-actualization and process the students underwent,
success they become aware of the different
– Cognitive and emotional growth aspects connected to their learning
– EMPOWERMENT! experience.
Bibliography
• Faculty Focus, Three strategies for Creating Meaningful Experiences, http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-
teaching-strategies/three-strategies-creating-meaningful-learning-experiences/
• ‫מדיניות לקידום למידה משמעותית במערכת החינוך – תקציר‬http://blogs.haaretz.co.il/orkashti/files/2013/08/7.8.132.pdf
• Meaningful, Engaged Learning, http://www.learner.org/workshops/socialstudies/pdf/session6/6.MeaningfulLearning.pdf

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