Mnemonic strategy instruction has been shown to be highly effective for students with learning disabilities who may have difficulties with Working Memory, likely by giving learners an opportunity to encode information in multiple ways.
Mnemonic strategy instruction has been shown to be highly effective for students with learning disabilities who may have difficulties with Working Memory, likely by giving learners an opportunity to encode information in multiple ways.
MacArthur, C. A., & Lembo, L. (2009). Strategy instruction in writing for adult literacy learners. Reading and Writing, 22(9), 1021-1039.
Each adult learner will have a unique work and life approach leading to variation in the amount and depth of preferred check-ins.
To best support Safety, open questioning, and a Learner Mindset, it is important to ensure that evaluation is not a part of the observation process.
Importantly, creating opportunities for learners to share feedback directly with the product provides space for design teams to catch their own blind spots and commit to continuously improving to create an edtech solution where learners of color are centered in design and meaningful tools are available to support complex and difficult conversations.
Abduljabbar, A. L. (2019). The predictive utility of critical thinking skills on language proficiency in adult English as a second language learners [Doctoral dissertation, Grand Canyon University].
When adult learners navigate varying perspectives, particularly while reading, they deepen their understanding of events and the concepts involved.
The Background Knowledge, including Vocabulary, stored in Long-term Memory provides learners with a strong foundation for retaining information, particularly when reading.
Educators can foster a growth mindset, an aspect of Learner Mindset, by providing feedback that recognizes the effort and normalizes mistakes and encourages learners to ask for help when needed.
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