http://bluekitecoach.com/top/http:/bluekitecoach.com/top/let-me-do-and-i-understand Leading Teacher CPD and Coaching Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bluekitecoach.com/top/http:/bluekitecoach.com/top/let-me-do-and-i-understand/comment-page-1#comment-35 Editor Sat, 23 May 2009 22:15:06 +0000 http://bluekitecoach.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-35 This is interesting because it ties in directly with how your brain and memory works. If you get someone to close their eyes and then say the word 'apple'. They will either; taste, smell, hear, feel or in most cases see an apple. The association of the word and the what we know of an apple is likely to be an image, picture or visualization. So for people to learn and remember what they have learnt, then we need an image to help recall. Showing someone how to do something is the best way of learning. Ask someone directions when you are out in the car and they usually wave their arms around, gesticulating the directions. They are showing you how to get there! Visualising a task is really really important. This is interesting because it ties in directly with how your brain and memory works. If you get someone to close their eyes and then say the word ‘apple’. They will either; taste, smell, hear, feel or in most cases see an apple. The association of the word and the what we know of an apple is likely to be an image, picture or visualization.
So for people to learn and remember what they have learnt, then we need an image to help recall. Showing someone how to do something is the best way of learning.
Ask someone directions when you are out in the car and they usually wave their arms around, gesticulating the directions. They are showing you how to get there!
Visualising a task is really really important.

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