The ideal claim that students should find one specific study place to focus on their homework is no longer sound advice, according to psychologist Robert Bjork at the University of California, Los Angeles. Instead, if schools want to improve student retention, they should be telling parents to encourage their children to alternate room locations during study time at home. Bjork and other researchers point to a number of studies to support the claim, including Bjork's 1978 experiment in which college students who studied 40 vocabulary words in two different rooms did better on a test than students who studied the words twice in the same room.
Related research also shows that studying separate but related concepts or skills in one sitting rather than focusing one specific skill or a single subject area also improves retention. Researchers at Williams College found that college students and older adults near retirement age were better able to distinguish the painting styles of 12 unfamiliar artists after viewing mixed collections compared to viewing a dozen works from one painter before moving on to the next artist. The researchers say that people who studied the artwork from a variety of artists at the same time picked up deeper patterns and then compared them to paintings by different artists, often subconsciously. The same theory can be applied to using multiple skills in completing a homework assignment as a way to improve retention. For example, a single homework assignment for students studying a foreign language should include vocabulary, speaking, and reading rather than just reading.
Getting parents involved in their children's education is the goal of the Parent Involvement Action Packets for K-12 Schools, a new resource kit published by the International Center.
Bjork and other researchers point to a number of studies to support the claim, including Bjork's 1978 experiment in which college students who studied a list of 40 vocabulary words in two different rooms did better on a test than students who studied the words twice in the same room.
I agree two separate rooms to study is better than in one room because I have experience it myself. You will luck concentration and focus. Thank you for additional knowledge. Want to read more article from you.
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