Learn better through outdoor playing

Some studies show that outdoor exercises are better for the development of young children. Scotland nurseries will try this more Scandinavian approach to education by taking their pre-school classes out more often.
Most nurseries now have outdoor spaces attached but for those which haven’t the guide sent by the Scottish Government will give some tips on [...]

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The learning curve

What we call learning curve is a graphical representation of someone’ learning rate in a defined subject. The curve usually has the shape of a ’s’.
The retention of information starts low, increases sharply after the initial attempts and will slow down when the persons gets less and less new information.
The learning curve is often used [...]

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Are gadgets bad for learning

Apparently a recent study shows that gadget addiction is bad for pupils spelling and concentration. Research was conducted on 267 pupils aged from 11 to 18, all Internet and mobile phone user. 63% were feeling addicted to Internet and 53% to their mobile phone.
Dr Nada Kakabadse from the research team said new technoligies like mobile [...]

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Practice your knowledge

Learning is never a one way process. You can’t learn something and assume to have it forever. Knowledge, like skills need to be practiced to keep them alive.
There are many way to practice your knowledge. It can be playing educational games and quizzes or trying to resolve random questions you ask yourself on a subject. [...]

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