Draw the lesson’s causal connections
Whenyou finish an explanation of a process
Draw three or four named parts and arrows showing what causes what. Say what each arrow means. Check every link against the lesson, correcting direction or missing conditions; leave uncertain links marked as questions.
Start tiny
Draw and check one cause-and-effect arrow.
Pashler et al. (2007), Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, IES Practice Guide, recommendations 3–4. Read the source ↗ Evidence-based guidance for integrating verbal/graphic and concrete/abstract representations; mainly educational settings.
Growth: Supporting habits that improve the conditions for useful repetitions: preparation, consistency or necessary recovery.



