Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00M1Z2THY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 470 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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There's How You Think You Learn, and There's How You Learn! Okay, well maybe I am overstating that a little. But the main "thesis" of Peter Brown's book - aside from being a summary of what cognitive science data shows about how we learn - is basically that many of the things we often assume about learning are wrong. Here are some of them: we learn best by reading and rereading a passage until we really understand it. WRONG! We learn best when we isolate a skill and practice it over and over again. WRONG! We all have l. "How the Mind Learns - a how to guide, with stories" according to A. Mazonian. Is there anything new in this book? I believe there is sage advice in it for many of us.That our brains adapt is good but also bad for studying. We become bored.For many of us, we were never taught how our minds work and how we should leverage its natural processes to learn. Sometimes, practice or studying feels painfully slow and we often switch to another method that feels good. Unfortunately, we often fail at assessing how much we're learning and have actua. "Afraid of hundreds of pages of Fluff? Read the article!!!!" according to Eddard S.. So I read about 10-20 reviews of this book because it sounded very interesting.I came to this conclusion. It probably has some good info but it's surrounded by hundreds of pages of fluff. If you read a lot of books about learning new skills or other nonfiction, you know this to be a FAR too common theme among newer books. It's like they can't sell it if it doesn't reach Afraid of hundreds of pages of Fluff? Read the article!!!! So I read about 10-20 reviews of this book because it sounded very interesting.I came to this conclusion. It probably has some good info but it's surrounded by hundreds of pages of fluff. If you read a lot of books about learning new skills or other nonfiction, you know this to be a FAR too common theme among newer books. It's like they can't sell it if it doesn't reach 300 pages. No one will pay for a well written concise 20-Afraid of hundreds of pages of Fluff? Read the article!!!! Eddard S. So I read about 10-20 reviews of this book because it sounded very interesting.I came to this conclusion. It probably has some good info but it's surrounded by hundreds of pages of fluff. If you read a lot of books about learning new skills or other nonfiction, you know this to be a FAR too common theme among newer books. It's like they can't sell it if it doesn't reach 300 pages. No one will pay for a well written concise 20-40 page book.Well, after reading t. 0 page book.Well, after reading t. 00 pages. No one will pay for a well written concise 20-Afraid of hundreds of pages of Fluff? Read the article!!!! Eddard S. So I read about 10-20 reviews of this book because it sounded very interesting.I came to this conclusion. It probably has some good info but it's surrounded by hundreds of pages of fluff. If you read a lot of books about learning new skills or other nonfiction, you know this to be a FAR too common theme among newer books. It's like they can't sell it if it doesn't reach 300 pages. No one will pay for a well written concise 20-40 page book.Well, after reading t. 0 page book.Well, after reading t
Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.. To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. More complex and learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. Good teaching, we believe, should be cre