Todd decided he wanted to be not only an expert, competent leader, but also a strategic, agile learner.
The term, "strategic learner" in the Newble and Entwistle (1986) sense, does not apply in this instance [ 3].
According to Newble and Entwistle (1986), strategic learners might also not have an understanding of the material they are studying [ 3].
Evidence from several decades of research on strategies for language learning indicates that successful learners are aware of the learning process and consciously control how they learn (e.g., Cohen 2014; Griffiths 2013; Griffiths and Oxford 2014), suggesting that successful learners are strategic learners.
S3_1 Clinical teachers reported that strategic learners put considerable pressure on themselves to achieve.
In response to these influences, students may become surface, deep or strategic learners [ 3, 7, 8] (Table 1).
This may indicate that medical students indeed are strategic learners trying to be time efficient in their preparation for the exams [ 12] rather than seeking deeper understanding.
Whether students become surface, deep or strategic learners while at university will depend on individual student qualities and conceptions of learning, which will be influenced by the type of motivation (intrinsic vs. extrinsic), the ambiance of the academic environment in which students find themselves and the curriculum they experience [ 3, 5, 10].
I don't believe intelligence has to be a high IQ necessarily, but it does mean being a quick learner and a strategic thinker.
One of the primary characteristics of a strategic thinker is being a life-long learner rather than one satisfied with status quo.
