Tip #590: Why Multiple Quizzes Help Learning Retention
“Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.” Francis Bacon “Retrieval practice” or the “testing effect” involves testing yourself on an idea or concept to
“Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.” Francis Bacon “Retrieval practice” or the “testing effect” involves testing yourself on an idea or concept to
“Doodling is the brooding of the hand.” Saul Steinberg We have all probably doodled at one time or another in a classroom. I can remember that
“The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying but also forgetting and then remembering again.” John Gray Learning retention and transfer are the
“Concentrating on the essentials. We will then be accomplishing the greatest possible results with the effort expended.” Ted W. Engstrom According to David Rock, the
“Your emotions affect every cell in your body. Mind and body, mental and physical, are intertwined.” Thomas Tutko For years, I have taught about the
“Man is the only creature whose emotions are entangled with his memory.” Marjorie Holmes No, we’re not talking about geographical states. That would be an
” There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge . . . observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation
“Lucid intervals and happy pauses.” Francis Bacon It may seem counterintuitive, but participants will learn more during a training program if there is less training
I was very surprised to learn that there are actually three types of memory. According to Multimodal Learning Through Media: What the Research Says, these
Last week, we learned that multimodal approaches help students to retain what they learn. However, the use of multimodal approaches needs to be managed and
Last week, we discussed the fact that Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience has been misinterpreted to suggest a direct correlation between learner interactivity and learning
In his article: The Cognitive Load of PowerPoint: Q&A with Richard E. Mayer,” “Cliff Atkinson poses two questions which I have combined for our discussion
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