Accelerating the playback speed to one and a half times or double has little effect on the comprehension of online lectures, as has been shown in research. Scientists have explored how the playback speed of…
A well-known experience: If you do not feel a sufficient reason (no sufficient motivation) to learn, learning is perceived as difficult. With motivation, you can absorb and retain learning material more effortlessly. – To build…
Imagine that you have signed up for a lecture, a class, or a professional seminar. There you want to absorb new information and also learn about the experiences of the lecturer or the other seminar…
In recent years, more and more female students have been required to give presentations, and in some types of schools these presentations are even part of the school-leaving examination. This is an attempt to take…
Sebastian’s favorite subject was physics and he had become interested in it immediately when invitations for a lecture at the adult education center had been distributed at school by the physics teacher. A famous scientist…
“It’s getting late,” his mother said as she poked her head into Sebastian’s room, “you have to get up early tomorrow!” “I still want to finish this chapter,” he begged, “it’s so exciting right now!”…
Walter was just tired that day. Already in the third lesson he almost fell asleep, if his bench neighbor Barbara hadn’t pushed him. On the way home from school he felt a little better and…
Dieter had already not slept well last night, because he had to remember that he was supposed to give his big speech exercise on the coming school day. He had been preparing diligently for days,…
Alfons had just eaten lunch – his favorite dish was chicken schnitzel with potato salad – and therefore even passed on the dessert his mother offered him. He was really full and retreated to his…
When the teacher returned the French school work, Christopher had to wait a long time for his turn. The teacher always started with the best and Christopher knew that unfortunately he was not one of…
Sebastian came home from school and threw his school bag into the corner. After a long illness that forced him to stay home for almost two weeks and miss classes, he had received a long…
The day had started “well” for Georg! When he got on the bus to go to school, he remembered that he had forgotten his student pass, which was still in his tennis bag for his…
“What is the name of the capital of Bulgaria?” the teacher asked Tobias, who had prepared far too little for this geography exam. Perplexed, Tobias looked around the class and tried to read his classmates’…
When the school vacations come to an end, some will think a little anxiously about the coming school year, some will be glad that it will soon be starting again, and others will try not…
When Sebastian got up from his computer, he was quite perplexed. He had spent half the afternoon looking for a page on the Internet that he had found by chance a few weeks ago, and…
“So you’ve finally decided on B – Julius Caesar – and you’re sure that money doesn’t stink according to him. Well, the right answer …” GĂĽnther Jauch paused, sounding meaningful, and looked into the eyes…
“Phew!” RenĂ© murmured to his bench neighbor Barbara when the geography teacher sent him back to the rows of benches after the exam. “At least it’s positive,” he thought, although at best it earned him…
“Please list the founding states of the Council of Europe,” the geography teacher said to Martin. He didn’t think twice and started: “Belgium, Denmark, France, … Great Britain, … Ireland, … Italy, …” Here his…
Mario was anxiously awaiting the big break, while the teacher was still explaining the homework in the last minutes of the math lesson. The reason for his excitement was that he still wanted to spend…
“The upside-down Maximilian*). … Maximilian, Mrs. Nickus and … a flying flowerpot. It was a day … like any other. … Maximilian was … in a hurry … not in a hurry … to get…
Our brain is a master of efficiency. It is designed to quickly recognize dangers and food in the bush and savannah. Trivial things quickly fall out in comparison. Unfortunately, this also applies to Shakespear’s sonnets.…
While looking for a new learning tip for the “Learning School”, Werner – that’s the one on the top left – came across a pedagogical journal in which people wrote vehemently against the use of…
The chemistry teacher scratched behind his right ear as usual and let his eyes wander over the heads of the 4a students, frowning. All of them made themselves as small as possible at the age…
“Tomorrow you have your appointment at the dentist!” exclaimed the mother as she glanced into Alexander’s room before leaving. “I know!” he replied, wincing at the thought. He was just sitting with the practice problems…
When Alexandra sat for her computer science exam, she was asked to list the twelve most important components of a modern computer. She had studied diligently at home, but she hated such lists, because even…
Benjamin’s gaze fell on his weekly schedule. “My God!” he groaned, “in four days I have the paper on the Visigoths and I don’t even have a concept yet!” When he complained about his time…
“It’s terrible,” Claudia lamented, “my memory is like a sieve. Whatever I pour into it, it just trickles through.” She can’t understand how her sister Brigitte brings home just as good – if not better…
Today, Alexander can’t wait to finally get his English schoolwork back. Until now, he had a queasy feeling in his stomach, because his performance was just sufficient and he was often lucky to get a…
“Dear Alexander,” the geography teacher said, “unfortunately your test was negative. But I’ll give you another chance next week and take you again orally. The subject matter of the exam is the entire last semester!”…
When learning, practicing and repeating, a lot of time is wasted by working through parts of the material that you actually already know. This waste of time is especially common when learning vocabulary or similar…
Introduction Do you know this too? You have to write an English essay by tomorrow, in a few days there is a math test, next week there is a physics and geography exam, your mother…
We humans have a brain that is capable of learning throughout our lives. Depending on the experiences we have had individually, our neuronal networks can be constantly rebuilt, expanded, supplemented and reshaped right into old…
Konrad came home from school with his head hanging. His mother knew immediately what had happened, because that day the math test was to be returned. He had already failed several tests this school year…
When the father opened the apartment door to his children, who were coming home late from afternoon classes, his daughter Christine greeted him with a “hello,” while Christopher strolled by wordlessly, hurriedly took off his…
It was the sixth and last lesson and Angela was staring out through the window onto the schoolyard. Already late in December, the first snowflakes danced against the dull gray sky. The heat rising from…
Hans-JĂĽrgen had the feeling that the letters were beginning to blur before his eyes. For half an hour now, he had been sitting in front of the story that the German teacher had assigned to…
Three questions to take a critical look at the start of the year, answering quite spontaneously: What mistakes do you keep making? What did you want to do or not do this year that is…
The following are some approaches that can be used to lower the stress level when studying at home and to organize the working time in such a way that it not only robs you of…
What exactly is the communicative learner type anyway? As the name suggests, the communicative learner prefers to learn through communication. The communicative learner type likes to talk to others about the learning material and thus…
Exam nerves, procrastination and pressure to perform are issues that cause many students considerable suffering and take away their enjoyment of studying. Worse still, fears and blocks often prevent students from realizing their potential and…
I fell in love with math at an early age, but I know that not every child shares my passion. Many young students see school as punishment instead of a gift, and their education suffers…
Figure out how you study best: Everyone studys differently. Many read a text silently and understand it. Others Need to read a text loud to understand/learn / …. it. But some people also study when…
“Circa 500 – more exactly from 551 to 479 before Christ – a philosopher named Confucius lived in Qufu, a city in China. His name is actually Kong Qiu. He worked as a civil servant…
“Please read pages 127 to 150 about the development of the Roman Empire. We will discuss this chapter in the next class,” said the history teacher at the end of class while slamming his book…
“What is the capital of Romania?” asked the geography teacher a little impatiently as Claudia needed such long time to remember the capital of Belgium. “Of Romania?” she repeated questioningly. “Yes,” urged the teacher, “Romania!”…
“You don’t have a single spelling mistake in your last school assignment, but the quality of phrasing is poor”, stated the teacher to Michael as he returned his English homework. “Therefore, you only pass! You…
Ben finally pulled himself away from the newest video game, “The Racing Willy”, to start his math homework. He discovered a pack of Gummy Bears on his desk. “Damn! Only one piece left!” he grumbled…
The word meadow method is derived from the mind map method and is suitable for activating preliminary knowledge, introducing, developing and securing the results of a unit. With the word meadow, important terms, new insights…