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Connecting New & Old Ideas

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Learning to Learn›Learning to Learn|Ages 7—8|ID: mt_32B7xjUPwF

Look for connections between new ideas and things you already know — how does this fit with what I've learned before?

Mastery Evidence

  • elaborative encoding
  • schema theory (Bartlett, Rumelhart)

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] learns something new, do they ever say things like 'oh, that's like...' and connect it to something they already knew?”

Prerequisites1

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  • Thinking Before Starting hard

    Making connections between new and old ideas requires the habit of activating prior knowledge first

    • Persisting When It's Hard hard

      Activating prior knowledge requires the foundational habit of persistent engagement with new material

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