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Many
studies have shown the learning-by-teaching effect. Students who spend time
teaching what they've learned show better understanding and ability to remember
knowledge than students who simply spend the same time re-studying. But why
does teaching help?
Researchers
did a study to test their idea that teaching improves the teacher's learning
because it forces the teacher to find back what they've learned. They asked 124
students to spend ten minutes studying a text with numbers on a topic which is
completely new to them. They told the students they could take notes while
studying, but would teach the material afterwards without notes. After studying
the text, the students were divided into four groups. In one group the students
spent five minutes giving a lesson on the study material without notes. The
other groups either spent the same time completing arithmetic (算术) problems, teaching with a script (讲稿) or
writing down all they could remember from the text—a form of recalling
practice. A week later, all the students took a surprise test of their
knowledge and understanding of the text.
The
important finding is that the teaching-without-notes group and the
recalling-practice group performed better than the group that completed
arithmetic problems and the group that taught with a script.
The
researchers said the result shows that the benefits of the learning-by-teaching
method are caused by recalling practice; that is, the learning-by-teaching
method works only when the teaching includes recalling the taught materials.
The
new findings have a practical suggestion for how the learning-by-teaching
method is used in education. In order to make sure that students learn and
remember an educational material, they should internalize (内化) the material before presenting it to others, rather than depend on
notes during the presentation process.
(1)
Why does the author give a question in Paragraph 1?
A . To look for readers' answer.
B . To introduce the topic.
C . To keep a sense of mystery.
D . To show off his knowledge.
(2)
What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A . Why the study started.
B . How the study was done.
C . How many people joined in the study.
D . What conclusion the researchers made.
(3)
What should be stressed in school education according to the author?
A . Previewing-by-teaching.
B . Note-taking.
C . Learning-by-teaching.
D . Mind-mapping.
(4)
Where is the text probably from?
A . A history textbook.
B . A newspaper.
C . A guideline.
D . A detective novel.
答案: B
B
C
B