Learning and Retention Topics for Science Fair Projects

Education science fair projects explore learning tricks for students...

Retention

The retention of information that is learned in class is something that teachers try to achieve in their students. However, the retention of information is not always easy for students to do.

Objectives/Goals

The objective is to determine which presentation is better for learning and retention: textual or graphical?

Methods/Materials

Take one group and give them five minutes to memorize twenty-five random words. Then come back a week later and test the same group but with a different twenty-five words, by telling them a vivid story which incorporates the five senses and has them create an image in their minds. Repeat this step with five other groups.

Results

The results were that Graphical learning showed a ninty-four percent improvement. Clearly outperforming textual learning.

Conclusions/Discussion

In conclusion, graphical learning did exceptionally well,outpreforming texual learning. So, if you ever need to learn and retain information quickly and accuratly, use the graphical learning method. 3rd party contributor