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CHAPTER 3
MANAGING AND
CARING FOR THE SELF

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Finals Lesson 1

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Lesson Objectives:
1.Define learning;
2.Explain how learning occurs;
3.Enumerate different metacognition and studying techniques;
4.Identify techniques and skills that you find most appropriate for
yourself;
5.Develop learning skills and strategies for better academic
performance.
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Introduction
Knowing the “self” is not enough. Since “who you are” is partly
made up of your choices, you must also have the ability to choose
especially to be better “you”. In the school setting, your knowledge
of yourself should at least enable you to become a better student.
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A good number of our growing years, is dedicated to studying in
school.
1-2 years in pre-school/ early childhood education;
6 years in elementary school;
4 years in junior high school;
2 years in senior high school; and
4 years in college/ depending on the chosen course.
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Here comes graduation,
Only our studies end, but not our learning
Therefore, learning is a lifelong process.
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LEARNING DEFINED
1. Learning causes change
2. It is the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes through
experiences.
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How does learning occurs?
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It starts in our?
MIND/BRAIN
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What happens to the brain while learning?
How we make new information
easy to learn.
How neurons react to new
information
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How the brain stores new
information
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How we learn new information
effectively
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How we make new information
easy to learn.
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Learning something new causes the performance of newly
associated synapses to change.
Example: PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE
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Among with information comes an element, like an image, emotion
or a sound to which relates the new information to.
Example: V.I.S.A.L.E.C.M.
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The brain allocate space where this new information will be stored.
Example: if you find Coding or Programing fun or enjoyable.
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The more the synapses on the new information fire, the more we
truly learn it.
Example: according to your programming instructor, your regular
attendance in your programming class pays off because you get
better and better with that subject.
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METACOGNITION
Proponent: John Flavell
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METACOGNITION
Commonly defined as “thinking about thinking”. It is
the awareness of the scope and limitations of your
current knowledge and skills.
It is also to assess how far you already know about a
certain thing or skill.
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Two Aspects of METACOGNITION
1. Self - Appraisal
2. Self - Management
- Your personal reflection on your knowledge and
capabilities
- What you have in planning and adapting to successfully
learn or accomplish a task.
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Elements of METACOGNITION
1. Metacognitive Knowledge-
2. Metacognition Regulation-how you adjust your thinking
process to help you learn better.
a. Personal Variable – evaluation of strength and weaknesses
in learning.
b. Task Variable – what you know about the nature of the task
c. Strategy Variable – skills you already have in dealing with
certain tasks.
what you know about what you
think.
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Skills to improve METACOGNITIVE Skills
1. Know your limits – evaluate what you know and what you don’t
know.
2. Modify your approach – recognize what strategies is
inappropriate with the task, modify or change it.
4. Rehearsing – repeatedly doing what you have learned and
making interpretations or summary of the learning
experience.
3. Skimming – browse over the material and keep an eye with the
keywords, phrases and sentences.
5. Self –Test – focus not only of what you have learned but also on
how you learned it.
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Four Types of METACOGNITIVE Learners
1. Tacit– unaware of their metacognitive processes although they
know the extent of their knowledge.
2. Aware – know some of their metacognitive strategies but do not
plan to use these techniques.
4. Reflective – reflect on their thinking while using the strategies
and adapt metacognitive skills depending on their situation.
3. Strategic – strategize and plan their course of action toward a
learning experience.
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The Four MACRO SKILLS
1. Listening
The process of using the sense of hearing, in order for the person
to know what is happening around him.
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3 types of Listeners
1. Passive – listens without responding.
2. Active – listeners that absorbing information.
3. Competitive – listens and gives an opinion to the newly acquired
information .

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The Four MACRO SKILLS
2. Speaking
The process of conveying a message to a receiver verbally, or a
process where the listener applies to him/herself the information
he/she have heard.
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The Four MACRO SKILLS
3. Reading
It is the process of analyzing symbols for you to understand the
message conveyed by the sender.
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The Four MACRO SKILLS
4. Writing
a process in which a person can share his thoughts and feelings
through symbols.
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The Four MACRO SKILLS
1. Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Writing
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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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Recognizes stuff in the real world.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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Loves speaking, writing and reading.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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Highly mathematical intelligence and
loves organizations.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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Interprets sounds and rhythms and
tones and pitches.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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Good at handling and maneuvering
their own body.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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The ones who fully understand their selves
knowing what their strength and weaknesses
are.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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How well you visualize something in your minds. They
are the ones who have strong imaginations.

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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The ones who are good in socializing and motivating
someone. They have a strong relationship towards
other people in the society.

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The Two Types of Motivation
1. Intrinsic – comes from within. (intrapersonal motivation)
2. Extrinsic – arises from outside of the individual.
(interpersonal motivation)
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Example: you want to write eligibly in your notebook so that you
can clearly understand your lesson.
Example: you want to write eligibly in your notebook because your
instructor gives merit to clean notes.

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The Two Types of Motivation
1. Intrinsic – comes from within.
2. Extrinsic – arises from outside of the individual.
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Example: you want to achieve high grades because you want a Latin
honor when you graduate.
Example: you want to achieve high grades because your parents
will give you a car if you can have Latin honor.

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The Two Types of Motivation
1. Playing sports because you find it enjoyable and fun.
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INTRINSIC EXTRINSIC

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The Two Types of Motivation
2. Playing sports because you want to win an award.
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INTRINSIC EXTRINSIC

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The Two Types of Motivation
3. Cleaning your room to avoid being reprimanded by your parents
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The Two Types of Motivation
4. Cleaning your room because you like it to look neat.
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The Two Types of Motivation
5. Attending your classes because you’re excited to it.
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INTRINSIC EXTRINSIC

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The Two Types of Motivation
6. Attending classes just for class standing purposes.
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INTRINSIC EXTRINSIC

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HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
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Group Quiz Bee!
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1. Where does our learning starts?
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2. It is the acquisition of knowledge, skills and
attitudes through experiences.
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3. He is the proponent of METACOGNITION
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4. It is a mental process where we “think about thinking”
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5. A metacognition aspect that talks about what you
have in planning and adapting to successfully learn or
accomplish a task.
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6. An element of Metacognition that touches what you
know about what you think.
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7. A metacognitive skill of browsing over the material
and keep an eye with the keywords, phrases and
sentences.
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8. It is a type of metacognitive learner that is unaware
of their metacognitive processes although they know
the extent of their knowledge.
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9-10: what are the two types of Motivation
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11-18: state the 8 multiple intelligence
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19-20: give at least 2 of the macro skills
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