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Strategies Tagged: "Comprehension"

Learning
Apr 5, 2023

The Feynman Technique

Submitted by: Richard Feynman

The Feynman Technique is a powerful mental model for learning and understanding complex concepts. It involves explaining a topic in simple terms, as if you were teaching it to someone who knows nothing about it (like a child), to identify gaps in your own understanding.
Learning
Oct 25, 2023

Teach It to Learn It (Protégé Effect)

Submitted by: Education Researchers

The Protégé Effect suggests that one of the best ways to learn something is to prepare to teach it to someone else, or to actually teach it. The act of explaining forces deeper processing and organization of information.
Learning
Oct 26, 2023

Elaborative Interrogation (Asking "Why?")

Submitted by: Cognitive Psychology

Elaborative interrogation is a learning strategy where you ask "Why?" questions about facts or concepts you are trying to learn. It involves generating explanations for why something is true or works the way it does.
Learning
Oct 28, 2023

Learning with Analogies

Submitted by: Cognitive Scientists

Learning with analogies involves explaining or understanding a new or complex concept by comparing it to a familiar concept that shares similar characteristics or relationships. It bridges the gap between the known and the unknown.