Effective Learning - Test 3

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · C1 Advanced Trainer 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

At one time, many experts believed that students would become more effective learners (0) ___ they were made aware of learning styles that suited them. (1) ___ the 1980s onwards, theorists identified a number of learning styles, some of (2) ___ were visual, verbal, auditory and kinaesthetic learning. A kinaesthetic learner, for example, would benefit from using their body and sense of touch when learning. Over time, however, these concepts have fallen out of favour. ‘They’re (3) ___ longer up to date,’ says educational psychologist Dr Lorna Mulhall. ‘Taking a flexible approach (4) ___ than sticking to one particular learning style makes better sense. In my experience, (5) ___ an active learner is usually the key to success.’ Research shows that (6) ___ of the best ways to learn something is to imagine teaching it. ‘Think about (7) ___ you will explain it to someone in a classroom,’ says Dr Mulhall. ‘To teach something, you need to understand it.’ Dr Mulhall also recommends some basic principles. These include ‘finding the right environment, efficient note-taking and taking breaks. (8) ___ comes a point where you can’t absorb any more information and you need to do something different.’

Effective learning

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