Ebook: How we learn: the surprising truth about when, where and why it happens
Author: Carey Benedict
- Tags: EDUCATION--Study Skills, Learning--Physiological aspects, Learning Psychology of, Learning--Psychology of, PSYCHOLOGY--Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, SELF-HELP--Personal Growth--Memory Improvement, Study skills, Former Course Reserve reading, Learning -- Physiological aspects, EDUCATION -- Study Skills, PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Memory Improvement, Learning -- Psychology of
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- City: New York
- Edition: Random House trade paperback edition
- Language: English
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Award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information.--From publisher.;Introduction: Broaden the margins -- The story maker : the biology of memory -- The power of forgetting : a new theory of learning -- Breaking good habits : the effect of context on learning -- Spacing out : the advantage of breaking up study time -- The hidden value of ignorance : the many dimensions of testing -- The upside of distraction : the role of incubation in problem solving -- Quitting before you're ahead : the accumulating gifts of percolation -- Being mixed up : interleaving as an aid to comprehension -- Learning without thinking : harnessing perceptual discrimination -- You snooze, you win : the consolidating role of sleep -- Conclusion: The foraging brain -- Appendix: Eleven essential questions.
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