A secret to faster learning

Sebastian Thrun, co-founder of Udacity educational organisation, ran one day a simple and surprising experiment __________ a class of students. The students were split into two groups to do an online course provided by Udacity.

One group saw the lesson’s presentation slides in colour, and another got the same material in black and white. The __________ of the testing challenged conventional assumptions about teaching, for the results were much better for the black-and-white version.

No one from Udacity understood why, but the data was __________. It also implied a possibility to improve lessons for students and adjust them to their individual needs.

Artificial intelligence managing online courses can register every click and keyboard __________ a student makes, which can reveal patterns of learning behaviour that are difficult for teachers to see in a traditional classroom.

This has been the subject of many discussions, as institutions debate whether this will save or __________ the traditional university education. Its greatest impact may come from what they can teach the teachers.

It offers them a unique and __________ opportunity to learn about student behaviour during lessons in immense detail.

He states that he doesn't see how you could stand the quick change psychologically. Yet history seems to suggest that we make a __________ choice that this is how we wish to spend our time.

A research that monitored over 21,000 participants over a ten-week __________ and found that students can be classified according to the learning style that works best for them.

It divided them into two groups - those who prefer learning verbally and those who prefer to be taught __________.

Data is also revealing how to best motivate students online. If this trend continues, students could soon be receiving unique lessons __________ exactly to their needs, motivations and learning style.