Coaching practices for I Figured More is Better So I Cram in Every Word and Every Image at Once and Narrate the Picture Line by Line and Instead of Reinforcing it Leaves Me More Overwhelmed and Remembering Less Than Before
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- I figured more is better, so I cram in every word and every image at once and narrate the picture line by line
- When I’m teaching something visual I cram the slide with a busy diagram and a wall of text on top of it, and I can see people’s eyes glaze over trying to read and look at once
- I cram a huge pile of brand-new material into one long session and walk away with almost none of it
- I try to read the slides while the lecturer is talking and somehow take in neither
- I read it all in words and almost nothing sticks
Practices that may help
- Cut redundant words when the visual already says it
Do not narrate a self-explanatory diagram word for word — it overloads, not reinforces.
Dual Coding: Learn With Words and Pictures Together - Use spoken audio for explanations paired with visual diagrams
Split visual and auditory working memory resources to process more information than either channel alone can handle.
Cognitive Load Theory: Learning Within Working Memory Limits - Limit the number of novel items per session
Introduce no more than 5–7 genuinely new concepts in a single learning session.
Chunking: How to Learn More by Grouping Better - Keep verbal and visual channels separate
Avoid presenting spoken narration and dense text at the same time.
Working Memory: How Your Brain Holds Thoughts in Play - Pair each idea with a meaningful visual
Attach a diagram, sketch, or image that carries the idea — not one that just decorates it.
Dual Coding: Learn With Words and Pictures Together - Distribute practice instead of massing it
Spread the same total study time across several sessions instead of one long block.
Spaced Repetition That Actually Sticks - Spacing over massing
Study across multiple sessions separated by time, not in one concentrated block.
The Fluency Illusion: Why Easy Reading Fools You Into Thinking You’ve Learned - Spaced practice
Spread study over time instead of cramming it into one session.
Make It Stick: The Science of Learning - Chunk related elements before presenting sequences
Group tightly related pieces of information into single named units before teaching the steps that connect them.
Cognitive Load Theory: Learning Within Working Memory Limits - Put words and pictures together, not apart
Place labels on the diagram, not in a caption your eyes have to hunt for.
Dual Coding: Learn With Words and Pictures Together
Related concerns
- When Cognitive Load Theory Modality Effect Use
Split visual and auditory working memory resources to process more information than either channel alone can handle.
Use spoken audio for explanations paired with visual diagrams
- Audio Visual Learning
Split visual and auditory working memory resources to process more information than either channel alone can handle.
- Dual Channel Learning
Read about it, draw it, say it aloud, and use it in an example — all in one session.
Use multiple modalities to encode information, not just one
- Dual Coding Learn With Words And Pictures Together At Work
Dual coding, a theory developed by Allan Paivio, holds that the mind processes verbal and visual information through two partly separate channels, so combining words with relevant images gives a memory two routes instead of one. Controlled studies support that well-designed word-plus-picture material is learned better than words alone — provided the visuals carry meaning rather than decorate.
- Dual Coding Learn With Words And Pictures Together During Conflict
Dual coding, a theory developed by Allan Paivio, holds that the mind processes verbal and visual information through two partly separate channels, so combining words with relevant images gives a memory two routes instead of one. Controlled studies support that well-designed word-plus-picture material is learned better than words alone — provided the visuals carry meaning rather than decorate.
- Dual Coding Learn With Words And Pictures Together With My Partner
Dual coding, a theory developed by Allan Paivio, holds that the mind processes verbal and visual information through two partly separate channels, so combining words with relevant images gives a memory two routes instead of one. Controlled studies support that well-designed word-plus-picture material is learned better than words alone — provided the visuals carry meaning rather than decorate.
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