Interactive Learning Helps Children Learn Better

Education is constantly changing. Educationists are constantly exploring methods to make learning fun, engaging and interesting for children. One of the foremost methods of learning, that has been shown to be effective both inside the classroom and beyond, is interactive learning.

Interactive learning is a hands-on, real-world approach to education. It is a process of comprehension and understanding of application and knowledge that requires the student to not just consume but engage with the lesson. Interactive learning incorporates course material with technology to give the child an unparalleled learning experience. Here's how it helps children learn better.

1. Improves critical thinking & problem-solving skills.

In addition to engaging students who are raised in a very active environment, interactive learning sharpens critical thinking skills, which are fundamental to the development of analytic reasoning.^[1] Mathematics is particularly disliked by many students. This problem can be solved with the help of interactive games that help improve problem-solving skills.

2. Virtual role-playing helps them develop skills to face real-life problems

Immersing students in role play and interactive games develop their interpersonal, leadership, team playing and collaborative skills and open their eyes to real-world issues. Certain online strategic games like 'StarCraft,' can also improve the ability to solve imaginary and real-life problems, possibly because they teach users to both formulate and execute strategic plans.

According to Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interactive learning teaches children how to collaborate and work successfully in groups, an indispensable skill as workplaces become more team-based in structure.^[2]

3. It increases their concentration and dedication to the task at hand.

Interactive learning is, by far, the most engaging form of learning there is. Since the children are immersed in the lesson, it increases their concentration and dedication to the task at hand. Certain flash games that are present online help improve children's concentration as well as help them focus better.^[3] 

4. It enables students to look at creative and innovative solutions.

Interactive learning is not the regular "two twos are four" sort of learning style. It dares to go beyond the textbooks and steers away from the traditional rote learning methods. It provides students with the relevant tools as well as the freedom to create innovative solutions. By inducing children to sift through problems and learning material, it teaches them how to think clearly and effectively.^[4]

When children learn via interactive learning, they understand concepts better and are able to effectively apply them in their daily lives. The true mark of interactive learning is that the student goes from consuming to creating content which is a vital differentiator in the technological age.

A PC is a great tool to introduce students to interactive learning and vital elementary concepts in turn. Parents are beginning to realise the role of the PC in a child's learning and development and are welcoming it into their homes. When used as a tool for education, the PC helps children enjoy learning, making them smarter, sharper and creative individuals. 

Shubham is a middle-schooler from Nashik with crystal clear academic concepts because of his computer. The PC makes learning fun again and Shubham is a testament to that.

There are many interactive learning websites for children to learn their concepts better. A quick search online can help you get access to them.