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# MARGE & the Feynman Technique

CPD: MARGE Model for Learning (by Nimish Lad), topic 1.3.6

## MARGE and the Feynman Technique

The Feynman technique is a mental model used to convey information using concise thoughts and simple language.

### A four-stage process

![A four-stage process](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/071f7efe-53ca-45b4-9385-3d536d857705/4-four-number-.jpg)

- The technique is a four-stage process:
 - Identify a subject.
 - Teach it to a child.
 - Identify and fill your knowledge gaps.
 - Organise, simplify and tell your story.

### Communication

![Communication](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/3692076e-c9db-4362-8f15-c1b67c0fdd28/research-table-write-arm-paper-desk.jpg)

- When identifying a subject you should write down, concisely, everything you know about it. 
- Take these notes and work with them so you can teach the topic to a child, elaborating on ideas using simple language and diagrams. 
- The language used should be accessible to all, and the communication should be precise.

### Organisation

![Organisation](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-04/b27e136d-85e9-4ebf-9f61-48cf326c6bff/highlighter-.jpg)

- Highlighting knowledge gaps in your explanations ensures that you stitch your schema together and fill these gaps with missing knowledge. 
- Once this is complete, you can then explain a topic in detail, in simple language, precisely and with a narrative. 
- This needs clear organisation of your thoughts and explanations.

## Feynman's Application

### Feynman's application

![Feynman's application](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/chemistry/1.1.2%20-%20Model%20of%20the%20atom/atom-1674878_640-min%20-%20Edited.jpg)

- Feynman argued that if all scientific knowledge were destroyed, the following sentence would allow future society to rebuild the current body of knowledge that exists in science:
 - All things are made of atoms – little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when they are a little distance apart, but repelling upon being squeezed into one another.

### Clarity

![Clarity](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-08/b6c8e1db-309e-4beb-b28d-72dcfcef45f7/magnifying-glass-.jpg)

- This sentence exemplifies the Feynman technique. By being precise, having a clear narrative, and using language free of jargon, it makes it clear what to attend to, and motivates the reader to want to know more about the topic. 
- The Feynman technique acts not only as a useful study tool for the creator of the sentence, but also as a tool to guide future learning for the recipient.

### Links between MARGE and Feynman

![Links between MARGE and Feynman](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-10/62f31093-6b96-445a-b262-a4139808d346/once-upon-a-time-story-writing-.jpg)

- Motivation can be piqued by delivering an explanation as a story.
- The process of identifying the subject focuses the attention of the person crafting the explanation, as well as the learner.
- Through teaching it using simple language, relational links are generated between areas of knowledge, especially through tasks such as elaboration.

### Links between MARGE and Feynman (cont.)

![Links between MARGE and Feynman (cont.)](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/3.1.1%20Changing%20Wave%20Motion/mind-the-gap-1876790_640-min.jpg)

- Organising and simplifying images by using the three Cs of compare, contrast and categorise.
- Identifying and filling gaps in knowledge is the beginning of the process of evaluation.

## Test yourself on MARGE & the Feynman Technique

- When identifying a subject with the Feynman technique, what should you do?
- How many stages are in the Feynman technique?
- The Stages of the Feynman Technique
- Which part of MARGE does identification of the subject relate to?

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## CPD: MARGE Model for Learning (by Nimish Lad) contents

### 1 MARGE Model
- 1.1 The Brain
  - [1.1.1 Introduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-1-introduction.md)
  - [1.1.2 Parts of the Brain & MARGE Conclusions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-2-parts-of-the-brain-and-marge-conclusions.md)
  - [1.1.3 Motivation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-3-motivation.md)
  - [1.1.4 Focus](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-4-focus.md)
  - [1.1.5 Relating Information](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-5-relating-information.md)
- 1.2 The MARGE Model
  - [1.2.1 MARGE](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-2-1-marge.md)
  - [1.2.2 Applying MARGE](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-2-2-applying-marge.md)
- 1.3 A Whole-Brain Model of Learning
  - [1.3.1 Introduction to the Whole-Brain Concept](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-1-introduction-to-the-whole-brain-concept.md)
  - [1.3.2 Questions for MARGE](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-2-questions-for-marge.md)
  - [1.3.3 MARGE & Knowledge Organisers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-3-marge-and-knowledge-organisers.md)
  - [1.3.4 MARGE & SQ3R](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-4-marge-and-sq3r.md)
  - [1.3.5 MARGE & Cornell Note-Taking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-5-marge-and-cornell-note-taking.md)
  - [1.3.6 MARGE & the Feynman Technique](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-6-marge-and-the-feynman-technique.md)
  - [1.3.7 Conclusions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-marge-model-for-learning-seneca-certified/1-3-7-conclusions.md)