But Does It
Really Work?
In one well-researched
study 3 groups of American soldiers studied German with traditional
techniques for 360 hours. Another group studied the same subject
using accelerative learning techniques for 108 hours.
- Only 29%
of the standard groups reached the required level of understanding
spoken German
- But 73%
of the accelerated learning group achieved the same ability to
understand spoken German
- Statistically,
that is 661% better learning rate; more than twice the results
in one-third the time.
Another study
showed the average number of new vocabulary words learned per hour
in a traditional foreign language class; 8. In an accelerative learning
class; 23.
At Expanded
Learning we have taught close to 10,000 students over the past 20
years. Though we haven't kept statistical analyses, we have kept
track of evaluation forms. On a scale of 1-10 on overall satisfaction
with the class and the teacher, the average was 9.7.
A best-selling
book describing accelerative learning is Superlearning2000.
It calls Expanded Learning a veritable 21st century learning center.
Another accelerated
learning book which has enjoyed enormous worldwide success is The
Learning Revolution. It sold 7.5 million copies in 25
weeks. A world record!
"Your brain
is like a sleeping giant." Tony
Buzan, Use Your Head
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