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Mind mapping

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'It helped me to remember more.'

'If you put stuff in the wrong place you can easily rub it out.'

'You get to see all the stuff you did.'

'It was fun and not like real work.'

These are primary schoolchildren at Newchurch Community Primary School in Warrington, Britain, relating their experiences with mind maps.

They were taking part in a 2000-2001 research study programme which revealed that their preferred learning styles were visual and kinesthetic, meaning that they learn better when they can see and do.

The study also found that using mind maps and then discussing these in class fulfilled both these criteria. As a result, pupils improved in their concentration, perseverance, participation and independence.

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