Abstract:

The teaching method used is not the most important concern because it is based upon a cognitive mode. Several tests have studied the differences between and effects of "spatial  cognition" and "sequential cognition". The overlapping of the two is known as spatial-sequential  congruity. The opposite of this spatial-sequential incongruity. The effectiveness of any teaching method is dependent on which cognitive mode they are based on and the preferred cognitive mode of the students being taught. It is interesting to note that those tested were not aware that both modes exist, or that they had a preferred mode until  they were told.

Author: Allen Weistein