“Re-watching a video lecture does not encourage individuals to build a richer representation of the content,” the researchers concluded, “thus leading to a more passive mode of viewing that puts little demands on attentional control, ultimately leading to more mind wandering.” https://t.co/wFIO2lIgoE
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A new research paper suggests that immediately re-watching a video lecture doesn’t lead to any greater learning.
The study equates re-watching a video to re-reading text material, which is a popular learning method but, proven as less effective learning strategy.
According to the study:
“re-watching a video lecture does not encourage individuals to build a richer representation of the content, thus leading to a more passive mode of viewing that puts little demands on attentional control, ultimately leading to more mind wandering.”