Origami and learning strategies

Abstract

The activity described in this article aims to stimulate a metacognitive reflection on the learning experience through the practice of origami. It consists of a creative action that allows students to experience some of the difficulties common in university studies, identifying useful strategies for dealing with them right away.
The experience, to be carried out during the first weeks of lessons, highlights the importance of developing a conscious attitude towards studying and addresses two crucial issues for learning effectiveness: the role of curiosity as a motivational drive to learn new things and the importance of trust in the teacher and his teaching proposals. Here we present the results of an application within the context of a university mathematics course, although the activity can also be effectively transferred to other courses focusing more on the methodological level than on the strictly disciplinary one.