Wednesday 25 January 2017

Merits Of Utilizing Math Flashcards

By Jerry Walker


Over the years, the popularity of flashcards as a teaching aid has spanned across many subjects. Flashcards have proven to be very useful in making the learning of various subjects easier for children. These cards can be used to learn any subject including mathematics, which is viewed as being a hard subject. Math flashcards have also made their entry into the market. They have made the learning of math much easier. Many advantages come with the use of flashcards in teaching and learning math.

Flashcards are designed to have specific information that the pupil should know. There are small in size thus the space can only capture relevant information. Long texts and other information cannot fit into this little space. This means that the student will only focus on information written on a card. Using this approach, complex mathematical concepts can be broken down and learned as small bits. This eliminates the sense of being bombarded by long sentences and a lot of information at once.

Flashcards are small and can fit in any bag or purse. They can be pulled out for learning at any time be it on a bus, during a queue at a bank ATM or even at the school cafeteria. They can also be returned to the bag or purse without a lot of hustle. The learner can learn at any time or any place they feel like learning. The learner does not have to worry about carrying heavy textbooks to learn since they can use the cards that are much lighter than textbooks.

Apart from being used to know new ideas, the cards are used as a means to evaluate themselves on the concepts learned. The cards have dual sides of which one has the question, and the other has an answer. The side that has the answer is used to assess if the answer given is correct. This enables the learner to know which concepts they have learned and which concepts have to be learned again.

Flashcard can be shuffled so that the student tests their knowledge on random concepts without using the card order to cram all the answers. This ensures that the student learns new concepts that they might not have mastered. It also shows the areas that one is weak in that need to be worked on.

The cards have only two sides that have an answer on a question on one side and an answer on the other side. There are no additional images or writings. This means that a learner focuses on only the answer or the question on a flashcard. This eliminates all kind of distractions and enables a student to grasp more content. It also increases the concentration level of the student as they learn. This makes understanding difficult concepts easier.

Studying is thought of as being a boring activity. This boredom has been eliminated by the use of the cards. When using these cards to study there is an anticipation of what the next card will test. This increases the interest in learning and makes it a fun activity. Rote learning makes studying hard and a process that the learner has to endure to learn a new concept. Flashcards, on the other hand, introduce an element of fun and intrigue into learning making it an enjoyable experience.

Flashcards have revolutionized learning. They remove the drudge and dull monotony out of learning and make it fascinating. Flashcards have made learning an enjoyable activity for every kind of learner.




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