Wednesday, January 04, 2006

The Learning Pyramid













I came across a helpful learning pyramid that caused me to think about the way I seek to teach our children.

Consider the following facts about learning from David Sousa in his book, "How the Brain Learns".

Average Retention Rate of knowledge after 24 hours:
Lecture 5%
Reading 10%
Audio-Visual 20%
Demonstration 30%
Discussion Group 50%
Practice By Doing 75%
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 90%

May this learning pyramid guide us in the activities we prepare so that we are positioning our children to retain the truth we are privileged to teach them.

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