Chunking

Grouping pieces of information together in meaningful ways. A technique used in learning and memorisation.

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Key Insights & Principles

Learning

1. Humans tend to have a limited short term or working memory, and can remember around 7 items.
2. The information we can remember can be expanded by grouping (chunking) similar pieces of information in meaningful ways.
3. We have the ability to create meaning with language, symbolism, abstract concepts, and stories.
4. The more we learn, the more meaning we can give to new pieces of information.

1. Group information in meaningful ways.
2. Practice continuous learning and repeat practice.
3. Create meaning through symbolic means including stories, language, abstraction.

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