The 7 Poor and 6 Good learning behavior

The ‘seven poor learning tendencies’ are:
a. Impulsive attention – some parts of the information are thought about, other
parts are ignored
b. Superficial attention – skimming over or scanning the information without
making an effort to process and understand it
c. Inappropriate application – applying remembered procedures blindly, in the
hope that they will give the correct answer
d. Inadequate monitoring – often seen as the learner getting ‘stuck’ in a problem,
and being unable to get ‘unstuck’ without help
e. Premature closure – not checking to ensure that work done has complied with
the task set, leading to an incorrect or inadequate answer
f. Ineffective restructuring – comprehending an alternative idea after recognising
one’s misconception but later reverting back to the original misconception
g. Lack of reflective thinking – information learned is in little boxes relatively
unrelated to each other

The ‘six good learning behaviours’ are:
a. Seek assistance – tell the teacher what they do not understand
b. Check progress – refers to earlier work before asking for help
c. Plans work – anticipates and predicts possible outcomes
d. Reflects on work – makes links between activities and ideas
e. Links ideas and experiences – offers relevant and personal examples
f. Develops a view – justifies opinions

From Dr Fatin Aliah Phang- PhD Thesis