9 BRAIN COMPATIBLE ELEMENS

MEANINGFUL CONTENT

How would one describe meaningful content? That's a tricky question for an educator because, in fact, it is not the educator's question to answer. Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is meaningfulness determined by the learner. And yet, it is worth answering because meaningful content is the most powerful brain-compatible element. It digs deeply into the learner's pool of intrinsic motivation and provides focus for the ever active brain, thus harnessing the brain's attention and channeling its power. Fortunately, thanks to brain research, we can do a better job than ever before of surmising what the learner beholds and how he/she processes learning.


Lack of meaning in learning something can be just a void repetition of patterns or words that have no link whatsoever to our previous knowledge, thus the information learnt cannot be stored in our long term memory.

Here is an example of how meaningless repetition leads to nothingness!!!!!! F.R.I.E.N.D.S.