Use concrete examples to understand abstract ideas. Collect examples from your teacher and class materials to link each one to the idea you are studying and explain them to friends for added learning benefits. Check any online examples with your teacher and creating your own relevant examples will be most helpful for learning.
Use concrete examples to understand abstract ideas. Collect examples from your teacher and class materials to link each one to the idea you are studying and explain them to friends for added learning benefits. Check any online examples with your teacher and creating your own relevant examples will be most helpful for learning.
Use concrete examples to understand abstract ideas. Collect examples from your teacher and class materials to link each one to the idea you are studying and explain them to friends for added learning benefits. Check any online examples with your teacher and creating your own relevant examples will be most helpful for learning.
Use concrete examples to understand abstract ideas. Collect examples from your teacher and class materials to link each one to the idea you are studying and explain them to friends for added learning benefits. Check any online examples with your teacher and creating your own relevant examples will be most helpful for learning.
Concrete Examples U S E S P E C I F I C E X A M P L E S T O U N D E R S TA N D A B S T R A C T I D E A S
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HOW TO DO IT
Collect examples your teacher has
used, and look in your class materials for as many examples MY as you can find. FOLDER
Make the link between the idea
you are studying and each example, so that you understand how the example applies to the idea.
Share examples with friends, and
explain them to each other for added benefits.
HOLD ON!
You may find examples on the internet that are not used appropriately. Make sure your examples are correct - check with your teacher.
Ultimately, creating your own relevant examples will be the most helpful for learning.
RESEARCH Read more about Rawson, K. A., Thomas, R. C., & Jacoby, L. L. (2014). The power of examples: Illustrative concrete examples examples enhance conceptual learning of declarative concepts. Educational Psychology Review, as a study strategy 27, 483-504.
Content by Yana Weinstein (University of Massachusetts Lowell) & Megan Smith (Rhode Island College) | Illustrations by Oliver Caviglioli (teachinghow2s.com/cogsci) Funding provided by the APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science
