Section 3 Chapter 4 Pg. 87-104

Why Is It So Hard For Students To Understand Abstract Ideas?

This Chapter explained various teaching styles to remember what is taught. There are several very important facts to know when teaching students. Such as, students will remember what they are thinking about while you are explaining the lesson, relate new ideas to stuff we already know, give examples, compare examples, understand information, transfer old knowledge to new problems, and practice is the most important thing for retaining information. The author also discusses Rote Knowledge, Shallow Knowledge, and Deep Knowledge. This chapter explains that many abstract ideas are hard to understand and concrete information becomes familiar.

Chapter 5 Pg. 104-126

Is Drilling Worth It?

Chapter 5 stressed the importance of practicing. Drilling and practice is to gain competence and to improve. The more capacity you have will make you a better thinker. Automatic process is important because it does not overload your working memory. Working memory is limited in space and you cannot remember everything in working memory. Memorization is short term and would be hard to retrieve. This is why cramming for a test might get you through that test but you won't remember the answer tomorrow. The best way to learn a subject is to spread practice time out so you do not get bored. The correct amount of practice will make you remember information automatic.