Deep learning is learning in which students look for meaning, connect new knowledge to what they already know, and become able to use it in situations they have not met before. Ref: Winje & Løndal (2020); Pellegrino & Hilton (2012) One term, two meanings The term is not used the same way everywhere. Winje and Løndal (2020) analysed how 71 research publications on primary and secondary education (1994 to early 2018) define deep learning. They found two main conceptions: Deep learning as meaningful learning. The largest group (63 of the 71 publications). Core elements: searching for meaning in the material, …
Transfer
Color coding
Books and digital aids are common in the learning process. When books are owned by the school, you’ll not be able to use color coding as a learning strategy. However, that is against the purpose of learning: you do not go to school to make sure the teaching material looks unused, but to take in the subject matter! So feel free to ask for copies of the texts so that you can use them in a way that helps you. When going through a text, it may be helpful to highlight certain words or parts of the text using colors. …