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Book Learning vs Learning In Context

Out for a coffee this afternoon and my wife and I were discussing the ability fo recall or remember detailed information. Friend of hers (baby boomer) has a new job that requires recalling the caloric values of foods - she's struggling recalling the info.

I suggested that she would be just fine on she started to use the information in context. I mean, it got to be boring as h$)( to sit and memorize a list of facts and data. Whereas, using the caloric counts on a real life context would be a big boost and motivator.

What do you think? Is it easier to learn when you have something in real life to apply it to or is it simply a matter of motivation?

Greg Balanko-Dickson
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1 comments
Jan 08, 2010
Michael Martine said...
I think it's easier to create a database and look it up. :-)

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