Learning that lasts 6,7,8 Flashcards
Elaboration
working to develop a deeper understanding than just re-reading
Bigger Picture
how concepts are related to one another
Dr. Betty Lou Smith experiment
Either read twice or once but pause to answer questions. group that answered questions did better.
Elaborative interagation
asking yourself questions about a topic as you read. Promotes recall and higher level reasoning.
Concept mapping
Like a memory map. Uses a diagram to relate concepts to one another.
Creating analogies
A way to relate one concept to an easier concept. helps with undersstanding and recall.
Concrete examples
Students and teachers both like them and they work.
Dr. Katherine Rawson concrete example study
reviewed 10 concepts repeatedly or 10 concepts with concrete examples. students who studied the concrete examples outperformed.
Concrete examples as motivation
provide direct evidence of how what were learning is relevent.
Creating your own concrete examples
run them by your instructor.
Dual Coding
For instance Visuals and text.
Have multiple examples for each concept
helps to appreciate the different ways a concept can be applied.
Study by Ricard Mayer and Joan Gallini on Dual coding
While some students read a passage about breakes, pumps and generators, others read and also looked at diagrams. Students who did both recalled more information and were better at reasoning from the information.
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Follow up study by Dr. Mayer and Dr. Valerie Sims
Respiratory system reading with animations. Worked here too.