Students who explain concepts score better
Four- and five-year-olds who explain new concepts to themselves or their mothers score much higher on tests than those who do not, according to a new Vanderbilt University study.
Rittle-Johnson,B, Saylor, M., & Swygart, K. (2008). Learning from explaining: Does it matter if mom is listening? Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (in press).
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/News/KidsLearnWhenMomsListen.pdf
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