Re: Step by Step Method
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:11 pm
I wonder whether the underlying reason why children at 100 are willing to improve is because they have positive feedback from their learning (i.e. winning games or not losing as many games) and the indicator of their success is the increase in their grade. This is a tangible outcome from the effort they put in which is not easy to put into place for learning.
Maybe a method of introducing a feedback loop is to have exercises to prove they understand an idea (e.g. how to draw a K vs K + P endgame) with them receiving a "score" for the correct answer then to put this up onto a chart on the wall. This would introduce competition into the learning process by them having something tangible to show for the effort. Peer pressure to suceed should I guess help this process as it is now competitive.
I remember that at school and university I measured myself against my peers and worked harder to be better than they were. I wonder whether this could be applied in some way to chess.
Maybe a method of introducing a feedback loop is to have exercises to prove they understand an idea (e.g. how to draw a K vs K + P endgame) with them receiving a "score" for the correct answer then to put this up onto a chart on the wall. This would introduce competition into the learning process by them having something tangible to show for the effort. Peer pressure to suceed should I guess help this process as it is now competitive.
I remember that at school and university I measured myself against my peers and worked harder to be better than they were. I wonder whether this could be applied in some way to chess.