Alternative student learning strategies: Taking Notes vs “Listener’s Diary” (comparative analysis)

Nina I. Lobanova, Cand. Sc. (Philosophy), Docent, Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University n.a. V.P. Astafiev, e-mail: nanakrasnoyarsk@yandex.ru

Larisa V. Logunova, Cand. Sc. (Philosophy), Docent, Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University n.a. V.P. Astafiev, e-mail: log1444@yandex.ru

The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of two learning strategies (taking notes and “Listener’s Diary”). The article consists of two parts. The first part examines the problems and limitations inherent in such a traditional method of teaching as taking notes, and raises the question of its expediency when teaching a course of lectures on social sciences and humanities. The second part examines the possibilities of alternative ways of organizing students’ work during lectures using the example of the author's methodology “Listener’s Diary”, developed by a philosophy teacher at the Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafiev and successfully implemented in non-core (non-philosophical) areas of study. The assessment of the difficulties associated with the application of this technique and its strengths is given taking into account the position of all participants in the educational situation (both teachers and students).

Keywords: learning strategies, taking notes, “Listener’s Diary”, effectiveness, lecture material, educational situation, work of thinking

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