Mr. Bonner - 9th Grade Physical Science

This is my Learning Log for my Physical Science Class. Here I will collect my thoughts and journal my ideas as I approach new topics. This will be my personal record of my learning and will help me to review my process. 

Here is Information you need to condense on Learning Logs

A Learning Log is a written response to literature but may be used to respond to other texts. The left column entries may be verbatim text, research notes, lecture notes, vocabulary, or questions. The right column entries are student responses to, interpretations of, or analyses of the left column entries.  

Learning logs include experiences, reflections, conclusions and questions.

A learning log is a place where students record their responses to learning challenges set by their teachers. Each log is a unique record of a student’s thinking and learning.  It helps them become actively involved in learning and more reflective of their successes and challenges.  It offers a creative way to organize and present learning.
 
Reflective activities such as the learning log improve learning in a number of ways. On the surface, they help students identify what they have learned and the areas in which they need to improve. Developing this skill takes time and practice, but ultimately helps students become more active, aware learners.
 
A learning log also requires students to begin to organize their learning. Rather than simply going through the motions of classroom activities, they must identify and pursue what it is they're trying to learn. This awareness allows them to see a purpose in the activities that you require of them in the classroom and at home, leading to an overall understanding of what your class is all about.

The purpose of the learning log is to allow students to consolidate learning from each class in which a written response reflects their personal understanding of the content learned. 
 
Anita Woolfolk, in her text Educational Psychology, states that "The more students elaborate new ideas, the more they make them their own, the deeper their understanding and the better their memory for the knowledge. We help students to elaborate when we ask them to translate information into their own words, create examples, explain to a peer, ..."