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In this revolutionary, comprehensive, and accessible guide on how the brain learns, discover how to study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress, and most of all, enjoy learning.
Synopsis:
When we study, we tend to focus on the tasks we can most easily control—such as highlighting and rereading—but these practices only give the illusion of mastery. As Dan Willingham, professor of psychology and bestselling author, explains, familiarity is not the same as comprehension.
Perfect for teachers and students of all ages, Outsmart Your Brain provides real-world practices and the latest research on how to train your brain for better learning. Each chapter provides clear and specific strategies while also explaining why traditional study processes do not work. Grounded in scientifically backed practical advice, this is the ultimate guide to improving grades and better understanding the power of our own brains.
Review:
'I am familiar with Willingham's work, from his previous book Why Don't Children Like School? This book is aimed at the older child- high school/college into adulthood. The info given covers everything from lectures to reading text to studying for a test to even test taking. It also veers into adulthood which is the best way to remember something which would be good for workplace learning. Overall it’s a good text for both students and teachers to learn how their brains work and see what actually does work better. Something that I had always been told but there had never been really any science behind it that I have found, was to skip over questions on a test after reading them if you didn’t immediately know the answer and come back to them later. The reasoning is that your brain can be processing the question in the background while it deals with answers immediately and when you go back to read that question again your brain has found the information in his file system. Makes perfect sense. All the suggestions and chips in this book are the same. There is some diversity for those atypical students in the book. However there are signs that may not actually work well for say a dyslexic student, they may need more use of technology than trying to write out notes, for example. But overall it’s a strong book and one that I would recommend for all teachers homeschool teachers, And high school college students. Adult trainers for adults in the workplace can also learn from it as well. It would be a great book to give for Christmas for those that you know when those fields.
About the Author:
Dan Willingham received his PhD from Harvard University in cognitive psychology and is now a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including “ Raising Kids Who Read”.A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, you can follow him on Twitter @DTWillingham.
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