Learning How to Learn

The meta-skill that compounds across every other domain

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Self-explanation

Talk to yourself about why each step is true. The act of explaining is where the learning happens.

Definition

A learning strategy in which the learner generates explanations of new material aloud or in writing, linking it to prior knowledge.

Step 1

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.