Novice and Expert Learners
Differences Between Novice and Expert Learners
ASPECT OF LEARNING NOVICE LEARNERS
Knowledge in different • Have limited knowledge in the
Subject areas different subject areas.
Problem solving •Satisfied at just scratching the
surface; hurriedly gives a
solution to the problem.
Learning/thinking •Employ rigid strategies that
Strategies may not be appropriate to the
task at hand.
Selectivity in Processing •Attempt to process all
information they receive.
Production of output •Do not examine the quality of
their work, nor stop to make
revisions.
Stop and pause a while. Are you a novice learner? Or an expert one? Strive to apply the concepts of
metacognition in your world of learning, and for sure you will be on your way to be an expert learner,
probably an expert teacher, too!.
EXPERT LEARNERS
•Have deeper knowledge in
different subject areas because
they look for interrelationships
in the things they learn.
•First try to understand the
problem, look for boundaries,
and create a mental picture of
the problem.
•Design new strategies that
would be appropriate to the task
at hand.
•Select important information to
process; able to breakdown
information to manageable
chunks.
•Check their errors and redirect
their efforts to maintain quality
output.