Science Behind Apex

Have you ever noticed how some students just seem smarter than others?  They always get it, they ace every exam…they must just be smarter, right? It may surprise you, but this “smartness” can be obtained by any student.

In the last few decades, extensive research has been conducted to understand how the human brain works, and how we learn. Cognitive scientists specialising in this research determined that higher achievers possess more knowledge* than others. But what does this mean? To see this, let’s try an exercise. Give yourself 5 seconds, and try to memorise all of these letters:

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ABB CIT VUS AFB ICI AZ

 

It’s not easy!

 

However, try it again – same letters, same order, 5 seconds to memorise them, but they look like this now:

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A BBC ITV USA FBI CIA Z

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Hopefully, you found the second set of letters much easier to memorise than the first set of letters! That’s because chances are, you’ve heard of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), ITV (Independent Television Channel), the USA (United States of America), and so on. Your knowledge makes this impossible task suddenly very easy.

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This is because knowledge is sticky.  When you try to learn something new, if you already know something about it, you’re more likely to succeed.  If you don’t already know something about it, and someone chucks loads of new knowledge at you, not much will stick.  Many students know all too well what this feels like: the class moves on to the next thing you don’t understand, while you’re still wondering why you didn’t get the last thing.

Our Apex Tuition videos contain a wide range of relatable examples that ensure that what you learn ‘sticks’ in your head. And, once you know a lot, you learn even faster. By learning more, scientific studies have shown you (and anyone else) can become the class genius**.

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