Key Concepts and Questions - Chapter 1
Confidence in learning - I will admit, I actually read through this entire chapter four separate times trying to come up with KCQs for step one. I couldn’t understand why I was having so much trouble with this and found myself comparing my progress with other students. Why does it seem so easy for them and not for me? Upon my fifth read through of the chapter, this section jumped out at me. My struggle stems from my lack of confidence in learning. ‘ You will have the opportunity to learn how to focus on learning for understanding. This is your own understanding, what you think (and why), rather than simply reproducing ‘clear-cut facts’ from someone else. ’ Simply reproducing clear-cut facts is what I was subconsciously trying to do. I have been too worried about getting this step ‘wrong’ when really there is no wrong answer, I just need to record my own thoughts. I need to understand my thoughts and opinions do matter. There is a great difference between knowing a...