5Rs

What makes a good learner? 

What knowledge, skills and attitudes/attributes should a ‘learning to learn’ approach develop? The Campaign for Learning developed the 5 Rs model for lifelong learning, based on the work of Guy Claxton and Alistair Smith.

1) Readiness- know why you want to learn something and believe you can do it

• Know how the mind works and how humans learn

• Motivation

• Goal setting

• Positive attitude towards learning

2) Resourcefulness

• Find out how you learn best

• Seek out and use information, including through ICT

• Communicate effectively in different ways

• Use different approaches to learning 

• Learn from and with others - experiment with learning

• Flexibility

3) Resilience

• Maintaining a positive attitude

• Knowing what to do when stuck

• Emotional intelligence

• Knowing how to ask critical questions

4) Remembering

• Use different memory approaches

• Make connections

• Apply learning, including in different contexts

5) Reflectiveness

•  Ask questions, observe, see patterns, experiment and evaluate learning

•  Set targets for future learning