Learning Trick- CHUNKING

Learning - Fire together wire together

Learning is an activity which involves to create the new connection or activate the existing connection for the thoughts. As we discussed in the earlier pomorodo technique we can switch between the focused and diffused mode to get better understanding the concept .

The following video shows Micro - photography of how our learning activity creates the neural connection and  effects of neural network in the brain.

        Video Courtesy:Dr. Joe Despenza

Its important to develop the efficient building blocks for future learning connection.
So lets chunk...

Chunking - Chopping into the info pack! 

Have you ever experienced  with picure puzzle?

By connecting the related bits of the building blocks to create the big picture.

Chunking is a technic used to create the neural hooks or points.If we can create the effective and  meaningful chunks,It boost the brain functioning such as speed retrieval and solid understanding for the strong neural structures.

We can apply the Pomorodo method to create the strong neural network patterns which exposes between focused and diffuse thinking mode ( Work & Relax Loops ) in bits by bits.

Strong neural structure based on bricks.

                                Image Courtesy:  https://www.coursera.org/course/learning

Chunking Steps

You can create the best and useful chunks with consists of the 3 major steps as follows

   Focused Attention ------------------> Understand --------------------------> Practice

1. Focused attention

Switch on to the focus mode to a problem that fetches the related neural hooks into the working memory slots, which is located  right behind the forehead, the pre-frontal cortex of  the brain. 

 Courtesy: www.coursera.org/course/learning

• Chunking style depends on the discipline (Language, math)
• New thought create the new neural pattern and connects with the existing related chunks
• While in the negative thoughts or moods or background interruptions , chunking or route might be unclear.
• Working memory slots are limited ( According to recent research study- about 4 slots)
• You can create the complex ideas, activities , results into  a single chunk.

  2. Understand

Understand the chunking involves to figure out the main ideas or concepts pretty naturally. Switching between the focused and diffused modes of thinking support to explore and understand the main idea perfectly.

Its like a super glue that helps hold the underlying the memory traces together. it can form the broad encompassing traces that link to other traces.

• Chunks which are created without understanding know as "Useless chunks" 
• In most disciplines "Truly understand means truly you can do it your self" . 
• Even truly understood does not mean that you can actually do it, only do it your self create helps to mastery.
• misunderstanding the understanding can form "Illusion of competence"(Discuss later)  

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   3. Practice

By practicing not only create the strong neural connections but also broadening and makes accessible through many different routes.Gaining the and  understanding the concept more broaden than the initial state known as "Context". That gives the solid statement when to use or not to use the chunks.

Approach consists the following 2 methods

1. Top down Learning (Big picture)

        Allows to see the big picture of the concept and where it can fit.

     2.   Bottom up Learning (Chunking)  

     

          Repetitive practice helps to build and strength chunks.

• Context  Where the place top down and bottom up learning meets.
• Both methods are important to mastery over the material
• Chunking may involve how to use the problem solving techniques
• Context helps to when to use the techniques.
• Learn the key concepts first.
• practice makes permanent.