abstract:Speed learning is a collection of methods of learning which attempt to attain higher rates of learning without unacceptable reduction of comprehension or retention. It is closely related to speed reading, but encompasses other methods of learning, such as observation, listening, conversation, questioning, and reflection.
"Keeping everybody up to speed with what we were doing, what we were learning, what the key issues were.
VOA: standard.2010.04.29
To help speedlearning, Mitra has recruited hundreds of "grannies, " volunteers from the United Kingdom, many of them retired teachers, who function more in the role of "grandparents" than teachers, skypeing into learning environments around the world, encouraging students to do their best and praising their achievements.
Would it not make sense to equip children whose job in society is to learn with a device that adds joy as well as quality, quantity and speed to learning?
There were no significant differences in performance between the groups at the start of the study yet TRNS was found to improve the speed of learning for both calculation and rote learning tasks.