Analysis Of Ryan Gannon: Fundamentals To Learning And Studying Techniques

Bachelor program Business & Management

Management Center Innsbruck

Fundamentals to learning and studying techniques during my study program by Ryan Gannon

Date: October 22nd 2014

Submitted to: Prof. Dr. Gabriela Leiß

Table of content

I. Introduction 3

II. Thesis 1: “Questions are the seeds of learning” 5

III. Thesis 2: “Positive brain leeds to positive learning results” 6

IV. Thesis 3: “Studying in a group” 7

V. Thesis 4: “Learning by teaching” 8

VI. Conclusion 10

VII. Summary 11

VIII. Sources 12 Introduction

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin.

learning means receiving information and processing

Studying together with people makes it more enjoyable than sitting in a library until nighttime all by your self. Sometimes one misses notes in a lecture that are important. When studying in a group one can easily compare notes and make sure you are missing no important information from the lecture. Every individual has his one strengths and talents. A study group is perfect for combining these strengths and learning from the others. This is very helpful because people might understand one part of the stuff being learnt better and the others a different part and together it is easy for both everybody to understand everything. Also I have experienced that this helps against stress. Studying in a Group is very good for supporting each other because everybody in the group is usually in a similar position and can calm each other down if necessary. My favourite advantage of study groups is that it is not as easy to procrastinate and therefore in many cases much more efficient. When learning in self made study groups I have always had only positive experiences. There are many elements that have to be correct to make an effective and efficient study group. I have always made sure I only study in a group where all people where motivated, which motivated and inspired me to work hard and get a good grade. It is very negative to work with someone who only want the good grade but isn't willing to

Martin used the methods in a french class for the first time noticing that the students were much more interested and enthusiastic about the topic. Martin tested his learning by teaching model and came to the conclusion it was a good tool for any age groups or school levels. Teaching others the learned information is a very popular way of reinforcing the information into your own memory. By teaching others your often remember information hidden in your brain.When explaining information to other you use a different part of your brain which helps to remember information better. This could also be an effect of our motivation going up. A lot of people are more motivated when they are able to teach others something. Learning by teaching is a strategy that doesn't only teach the information being taught, but it also has the addition that it develops the communication skills, creativity, complex thinking, presentation skills and also patience. When teaching to others it feels inspiring to be able to be in that position, which has the effect that ones own interest grows. Also being in this position boost your self confidence. When teaching others you have to structure and organize your knowledge so you can explain it to someone else. By structuring you deepen your knowledge. There are many different methods