Teaching Methods and Retention
This explores how different teaching methods affect retention rates.
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Teaching Methods and RetentionThis explores how different teaching methods affect retention rates. |
Teaching methods are frightenly different in terms of retention and if you cannot remember what you learned the time you spent learning is wasted.
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The source of the learning pyramid is Motorola University: Creating Mindware for the 21st Century, Corporate University Xchange May/June 1996, Vol 2 No 3 and NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, 300 N. Lee Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314. |
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The first four (lecture, reading, audio visual and demonstration) are passive learning methods. In contrast, the bottom three (discussion group, practice by doing and teach others are participatory (active) learning methods. Arguably, the difference in retention between passive and participatory (active) methods is due to the extent of reflection and deep cognitive processing.
All simulations allow participants to learn through practice by doing but our team learning model extends this to include discussion and allowing team members to teach others. So working in a small team increases retention by 20%.
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