Professor RW was also challenged by the prospect of
incorporating 4MAT into a course heavy with content. Implementing
a sequence of 4MAT activities took more time
than lecturing, often making it difficult to include all of the
4MAT teaching activities she had planned. For example, in
one class, she followed up a lecture with an activity in which
the students were presented with a variety of images and
asked to select one that metaphorically symbolized the cognitive
development of children at various ages. In doing so,
she was able to witness how her students expressed their understanding
of various early childhood theories and stages in
their own words, not merely repeating what they had read or
learned during class lectures. Professor RW came to recognize
the importance of incorporating a variety of pedagogical
approaches to teaching developmental psychology.