Drawing

Drawing Helps Memory

Drawing Helps Memory

Studies have repeatedly shown that drawing a concept improves memory of it by promoting visual, kinaesthetic and semantic processing of information all at the same time. Drawing has been proven to boost memory, sometimes by nearly double normal retention.

Drawing for Meaning

Drawing for Meaning

The ability to start to engage with text and ideas by drawing, such as with the Drawing Canvas feature in CARS & STARS Online, form an important milestone on the way to developing higher-order thinking skills, and being able to engage with text and ideas in a more complex, abstract way.