30 July 2007 11:30
Improve Learning and Memory with Gestures
by smartkitNew research published in the July issue of Cognition indicates that using gestures while studying can dramatically improve learning and memory.
The study, done by Susan Wagner Cook at the University of Rochester, showed that kids asked to physically gesture at math problems were almost three times more likely than non-gesturers to remember what they learned.
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