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“the multimedia principle, namely that we learn better from words and pictures than from words alone. Another is to make use of narratives or storytelling as a teaching tool to help students make connections between [the episodic] and [the semantic processes] underlying them are. This is similar to dual coding where relationships are made between what is in our visuospatial sketchpad and phonological loop.”

“then asked her out of interest if she remembered what the point of the lesson was, to which Veronica replied: "Swiss rolls!" And there was problem. They remembered the lesson, but not what it was about.”

“Simply put, if students are having to remember more than four new things at once, they're likely to become overloaded and engage in oft-task behaviours or worse still, lose confidence and motivation.”