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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
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Studying a hands-on endeavour
What do fingers and hands have to do with how well studied material can be recalled? According to research, the physical act of holding a pen and writing something out by hand stimulates critical activity in specific areas of the brain. In a recent study, one group learned the alphabet by writing the letters out by hand. The other group read solely off computers. The group who wrote out the letters by hand had better recall
and scored better on tests. According to Dr. Nick Whitehead, the CEO and founder of Oxford Learning, these studies prove what educators have long known about studying and remembering, “There are many different ways to approach the process of studying, but one of the best-known has always been to create study notes using pen and paper,” he said. It may seem an
old-fashioned practice given the abundance of personal technology that students have at their fingertips, but the act of physically writing creates a motor memory in the brain that improves recall. Not only do study notes help students organize the material, the act of holding the pen and writing notes makes the study process active, rather than passive. How to create study notes: • Grab a pen and paper. • Read over all in-class or textbook notes. • Write down subject headings, subheadings, and bolded or key words. • Focus on writing down the ideas or concepts that are the most challenging, or that are the most difficult to remember. Info. courtesy www. newscanada.com.
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