Demonstrations are similar to written storytelling and examples in that they allow students to personally relate to the presented information.
Memorization of a list of facts is a detached and impersonal experience, whereas the same information, conveyed through demonstration, becomes personally relatable. Demonstrations help to raise student interest and reinforce memory retention because they provide connections between facts and real-world applications of those facts.
Lectures, on the other hand, are often geared more towards factual presentation than connective learning.
