Learning by Chunking

Fountain, Stephen B.; Doyle, Karen E.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_1042

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“…While writing is thinking helps students to construct knowledge based on the information they have obtained by writing information that has been processed in the mind into written form using their own language so that students can learn according to their understanding. This is in line with what was stated the chunking technique helps reduce students' cognitive load by chunked information into simpler and more meaningful ways to make students able to manage cognitive systems [12]. Thinking makes students able to write unorganized understanding into a more coordinated whole, so the use of thinking by writing it into a simpler language can help students in the learning process [13].…”

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The Use of Chunking Technique Combined with the Writing Is Thinking Technique to Control Students' Cognitive Load When Learning About the Human Reproductive System

Dwiningtyas Putri,

Rahmat,

Sanjaya

2024

KSS

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Cognitive load is related to working memory capacity, which affects the cognitive processing system. This study aimed to control the cognitive load of students by using chunking techniques combined with the writing is thinking technique when learning about the human reproductive system. The research was conducted at a senior high school in Tasikmalaya City during the 2020/2021 academic year. 56 research subjects were divided into two groups - the experimental group and the control group. The research method used was quasi-experimental with a post-test-only control group design. Measurement of students’ cognitive load included intrinsic cognitive load (ICL), extraneous cognitive load (ECL), and germane cognitive load (GCL), which was measured using an instrument in the form of a subjective rating scale questionnaire with a scale of 1 – 8. The results showed that learning about the human reproductive system using the chunking technique combined with the writing and thinking technique obtained the average value of a student’s ability to receive and process information was 38.4 (low ICL). The average value of mental effort was 32.8 (low ECL), and the average value of the cognitive load related to student learning outcomes was 73.7 (high GCL). Based on the results of statistical tests with the Mann Whitney two-mean difference test, there were significant differences in the ICL, ECL, and GCL components between the experimental group and the control group, so the use of chunking techniques combined with writing is a thinking technique that can control the cognitive load. The chunking technique combined with writing is a thinking technique that is able to optimize working memory capacity by managing pieces of information and helping students construct knowledge by rewriting the information obtained using their own language. Keywords: chunking techniques, writing is thinking technique, human reproductive system

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The Use of Chunking Technique Combined with the Writing Is Thinking Technique to Control Students' Cognitive Load When Learning About the Human Reproductive System

Dwiningtyas Putri,

Rahmat,

Sanjaya

2024

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“…The infusion of critical thinking skills indicators and microlearning principles in the English reading materials for vocational school students: A content analysis microlearning is based on psychological studies that suggest arranging knowledge into smaller, meaningful groupings for improved retention, also known as "chunking," which improves learning (Fountain & Doyle, 2012). Kirschner (2002) further reported that organizing learning concisely and compactly will help learners in memory encodings since generally learners have short-term memory limits.…”

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THE INFUSION OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS INDICATORS AND MICROLEARNING PRINCIPLES IN THE ENGLISH READING Materials for Vocational School Students: A Content Analysis

Sumarni,

Salsabila

2023

ERJEE

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This study aims to reveal the critical thinking skills indicators and microlearning features integrated in the English reading materials for vocational school students in Indonesia. A content analysis was employed to examine reading materials available in the English Coursebook Work in Progress for SMA/SMK/MA Grade X published by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia 2022. The critical thinking skills analysis was meant to capture to what extend do the reading materials coverage signify to the lifelong learning, while the microlearning features investigation was meant to portray how the reading materials are presented to support self-directed learning. 8 critical thinking skills indicators proposed by Anderson and Krathwohl. (2001) were hired as the parameters in determining the integration of the critical thinking skills. Microlearning framework proposed by Allela (2021) were used to determine the reading lesson sequences, with which instructional methods associating each sequence. The results revealed that the reading materials for grade X are presented in 8 printed texts covered descriptive, recount, procedures, expository and narrative. These texts have potentially carried critical thinking skills indicators. The contexts are all pictures and instructions that have potentially presented 3 critical thinking skill indicators. The activities cover 15 comprehension activities and 4 beyond the comprehension activities; 7 Critical thinking indicators are potentially embedded in this part. The reading materials presentation, one set are clearly sequenced in the framework of microlearning covers pre-text, text, and post-text. While the other 7 sets sequenced text and post-text. The analysis indicated most of the critical thinking indicators integrated in the reading materials are under analysis and evaluation.

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“…It is important to include breaks in the class to retain student focus 19 and to break the content down into chunks (no more than about 12 minutes per topic) to help students with processing material. 20 By using a variety of different teaching strategies such as lectures, breakout discussions, case studies, worksheets, polling questions, and many more approaches, 17 the class session remains interesting for students and the instructor alike.…”

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Imagining a Better Classroom: Infographics to Build Learning Communities

Ibrahim

Frankel

Mansell

2021

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Innovative new teaching techniques continue to grow, but a solid grounding in the basic elements of good teaching pedagogy and clear communication is also needed. The foundation of a classroom should be a learning community in which students and instructors alike share a safe space to learn new content, engage in activities to practice with course materials and build skills, and to evaluate progress towards course learning goals. There are some instructors who were not formally trained to teach in higher education and may use the materials that were handed down to them, but not truly know how to develop their own course from the beginning. In this article, we reimagine building a better classroom through the use of infographics. The benefit of infographics is that a picture allows the instructor to interpret the image and adjust for their teaching style and the context of the course. Key elements of good teaching include course alignment, class planning, clear communication with students and collaboration between the instructor and students. Moreover, Covid-19 has heightened awareness of the need for instructors to consider the individual student and ensure that they are set up for success in the context of the class and being a student more generally. We showcase a set of six infographics to demonstrate the use of this medium to develop a successful and enjoyable course and discuss the ways in which the infographics can guide development of an evidence-based teaching approach.

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Learning by Chunking

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

The Use of Chunking Technique Combined with the Writing Is Thinking Technique to Control Students' Cognitive Load When Learning About the Human Reproductive System

The Use of Chunking Technique Combined with the Writing Is Thinking Technique to Control Students' Cognitive Load When Learning About the Human Reproductive System

THE INFUSION OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS INDICATORS AND MICROLEARNING PRINCIPLES IN THE ENGLISH READING Materials for Vocational School Students: A Content Analysis

Imagining a Better Classroom: Infographics to Build Learning Communities

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