Repetition
I find that it's imparative that the student practices the same technique over and over again to fully understand the concept behind the task that they are given. I shared this in forum 2 already. I share the theory of 10, 100, 1000. If you make something 10 times you begin to understand the basics, make it 100 times and now you can see how all the components comes together, make it 1000 times you have mastered the technique and fully understand the entire concept. Then the process starts over again with a new project.
The process of combining both cognitive and psychomotor skills in daily learning
activities will help in retaining the
information.
Peggy,
By being aware that such moments do occur I know you are going to be ready for them and when presented make the most of them. The information shared from these teaching moments are going to be retained by your students for a long time.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
One of my mentors advocated to always be aware of possible teaching moments. After an exam or quiz, we always try to review the answers. It seems to work, because the students want to know their grade. I can quickly try to explain again those topics which the students have not mastered. I can also spend more time during break with those students still not understanding; these students often want some individual time where the whole class isn't aware of their lack of understanding. In the future, I want to try and incorporate some of the strategies presented in this course; I plan on using some of them in their homework assignments.
Vinny,
Thank you for these good comments about the value of repetition as a teaching tool. Getting the content stored in their working memory is an important part of the educational process.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
repetition at first may seem boring and a waste of time for some students. since they feel they have mastered the task with only a few attempts. we need to make them understand that it fine tunes our skills and makes us more efficient. There will be a time when we will rely on our experiences in repitition; to help resolve things that dont go as planned.
Margarita,
Repetition is a powerful learning tool that we need to help our students with. Repeat until the concept or procedure is internalized and stored in long term memory.
Gary
Dr. Gary Meers
Repeat, repeat and repeat. This is truly something that can help everyone. If you can't do it right the first time you always have a chance to do it again until you eventually master it.
Maryalice,
Repetition is a powerful learning tool. The more repetition and application you can offer students the greater their retention of content is going to be. Good strategy you have working for you.
Gary
Dr. Gary Meers
In the Medical Assisting Program repetition in Clinicals is a plus for our students. Some of our Labs are repeated as much as 10 times or more. We get good results with this practice.
Repetition as a learning tool is also extremely valuable in the culinary school where I am a chef instructor. Whether our students are in a classroom learning about different types of poultry, or in a kitchen cutting up whole chickens into pieces, doing things over and over again is the key to retention and proficiency. Chances are, when they leave school and go to work in a restaurant, not only will they need to be able to identify different types of poultry and communicate this knowledge with others around them, but they will have to use their physical skills of poultry fabrication on a daily basis as well. Practice maybe doesn't always make perfect, but it certainly makes one competent and more efficient.
Kim,
If the students can see progress being made as they repeat the procedures they will start to see the relevance of how repetition impacts their skill development.
Gary
In culinary, repitition is key. The students need to first learn a skill, then repeat it until it becomes a habit or second nature.
For what Chef Ochi and I teach this is actively demonstrated. Retention of knowledge or a technique demands repeated exposure and practice. The same is true about a "refresher" of the material for a technique or skill that has not been utelized in a long time.
I believe repetition helps students with retention of course material. I tie the material together by class lecture, class discussion, homework, quizes, and then the exam. The students will have experienced the course material multiple times before the exam.
Bruce ,
Well said and so true. Good strategy for instructors to follow.
Gary
This is imperative in the culinary field as well. Practice, practice, practice! We all make mistakes; however, it is by making mistakes that we in turn learn. In turn, by learning we minimize mistakes and these mistakes are minimized through and by repetition.
Tim,
Repetition is a powerful learning tool. The job of the instructor is to help the students through the repetition process while keeping them excited and engaged about what they are learning. Sounds like you have a good system to make that happen.
Gary
When working in the software environment as I do I find that repetition is imperative. The student must repeat a certain process 20-50 times before they TRULY sink it into there brain.
Hi Carly,
This is a vital learning strategy. You all in cosmetology have refined this process so it helps students to acquire and retain vast amounts of knowledge plus skill a reasonable period of time.
Gary
