Building on prior knowledge enhances learning from "summary" of Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham
Our brains are not built to remember isolated facts. Instead, the brain is designed to remember things by connecting them to what it already knows. This is why building on prior knowledge is essential for learning. When we connect new information to what we already know, it becomes easier for our brains to process and remember it.
Think of your brain as a web of interconnected knowledge. Each new piece of information is like a new thread that is woven into this web. The more connections a piece of information has to other pieces of information in your brain, the stronger it will be remembered. This is why it is important to build on prior knowledge when learning something new.
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