How Children Learn

Why is attention so important in learning?

• It helps learners behave better

• It determines what enters working memory

• It shows learners are listening

• It builds confidence

What happens if learners don’t focus on new information?

• It’s stored automatically

• It is lost at the sensory stage

• It skips straight to long-term memory

• It gets stored subconsciously

Why do learners often forget multi-step instructions?

• They didn’t like the task

• The classroom was too noisy

• Working memory became overloaded

• They weren’t given enough time to write it down

How does working memory affect learning?

• It controls long-term memory

• It’s the space where learners actively process new information

• It stores knowledge permanently

• It blocks out distractions

What helps move information into long-term memory?

• Saying it once clearly

• Rehearsing, connecting, and using it meaningfully

• Making lessons longer

• Avoiding repetition

What does “memory is the residue of thought” mean?

• Students remember what you repeat

• Memory is random and unreliable

• Students remember what they think deeply about

• Memory improves when learners are quiet

Why is classroom management important for memory?

• It helps keep the classroom clean

• It reduces distractions so learners can focus

• It makes it easier to discipline learners

• It allows for more group activities

What does it mean if a student remembers something weeks later?

• They liked the teacher

• It was successfully moved into long-term memory

• They copied it from a friend

• It was too easy to forget

What best supports working memory during a lesson?

• Asking learners to multitask

• Presenting one step at a time with time to process

• Moving quickly through all the content

• Giving instructions once, without examples

Why might a well-planned lesson still fail to produce learning?

• The learners didn’t have pencils

• Learners weren’t focused on the right things

• The class was too short

• The teacher didn’t ask enough questions