[Design and Technology] Research on problem solving

[Tran, Lorraine I]

People who talk out loud to think through their maths problems are able
to solve them faster and have more chance of getting the right answer,
the research has found. 

In a finding that flies in the face of the old-fashioned theory of
studying in silence, classrooms should be full of the noise of students
tackling their problems out loud. 

"Likewise, drawing or making a pictorial representation relating to the
also contributed to its solution." 

Read the article at:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6866135/Thinking-out-lou
d-helps-solve-problems.html

 

 

 

 

 

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