I have to say I strongly agree with the learner's theory. For those of you who are not to familiar with this theory, it describes how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during learning. Children remember:
10% of what they HEAR
20% of what they READ
30% of what they SEE
50% of what they WRITE
70% of what they DO or EXPERIENCE
90% of what they TEACH others
Looking at those percentages, it is clear that children will learn most effectively by "doing" or "experiencing" something, or what they "teach" others. By engaging students, allowing them to actively participate in hands on activities it will help them retain information. By integrating drama in many of the subject areas, we can have students doing, and experiencing fun activities that involve learning as well.
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