How does one know when they know something?
How does one learn something new that they do not yet know?
A common mistake made by students who study and work hard is to conflate review with learning. DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE or review is not learning, per se, it is actually not forgetting which is entirely different.
One can learn beyond the known if one ask "beyond questions" known as meta level questions.
One can also make a LEAN learning process by STUDYING STRATEGICALLY or purposely new material and distributing practice to keep the learning forever.
Consider the following metalevel questions about subject X.
What does the presented information DISTILL as the big idea of X?
What does the presented information OMIT that is important about X?
What new understanding can I form from the following resources:
1. The Statement/PIE (proof, information and examples presented);
2. The ignored Statement/PIE that is already known
3. The unknown PIE/Statement that is a priority to know?
TRUTH and Integrity are pillars of learning.
In American jurisprudence the stated aim of inquiry by testimony is "the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth." This is the strategic aim of "Truth, Justice and the American Way." It is also the basis and aim of learning!
What can one learn from the false 1.0?
What can one learn from a meta level inquiry of "the False, the whole False and nothing but the False" 2.0?
The strong and unadulterated Truth is worth it's weight in gold at all levels because it is dependable, reproducible and scalable. Not so the weak and adulterated truth. Everything we know is made up of two parts, known to some degree/unknown to some degree. In effect unadulterated, unabridged AND adulterated, abridged.
How does one know?
What can one know?
What does one need to know that one does not yet know?
With limited time, talent and capability; learning, not forgetting and forgetting must be STRATEGIC.
META LEVEL QUESTIONS
What's the BIG IDEA?
What's MISSING?
What's the SYNTHESIS.
A YOUTUBE video from Samford University about metacognition.
A YOUTUBE video from Samford University about metacognition.
