To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.Memory plays a central r...

建立讓你一生受用的記憶習慣你將學得更好、記得更久，並立即採取行動許多人相信，智能是與生俱來的，基因已經決定我們無法克服學習的挑戰。事實上，每次學習新的事物，你都在改造大腦──決定智能的因素可以由自己控制。積極學習，擁抱成功本書以認知心理學家長達十年「學習及記憶管理」的實驗研究，透過說故事的方式，讓讀者了解並體驗高效率的學習原則，不管你希望做什麼，或成為什麼樣的人，如果你想要有競爭力，掌握學習的能力將會讓你加入戰局並維持不敗。實驗結果指出，學習被誤解了。我們以為只要「重複閱讀」和「集中練習」就能拿到高分並達成目標，但死記硬背只會存在短期記憶，無法真正記牢。透過研究得知，最成功的學習是那些自己掌控學習的人，費力學習且經歷挫折將改變大腦，產生新連結，建立心智模式並提升能力。以下是任何人都應該習慣且定期實踐的基本學習方法──✔從記憶中提取新的學習內容（retrieval）：　...

To most of us, learning something 'the hard way' implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion...

Das Standardwerk zum Thema Lernen.Ohne es zu wissen, vertrauen die meisten von uns auf Lernstrategien, die alles andere als effektiv oder sogar kontraproduktiv sind.Peter Brown, Henry Roediger und Mark McDaniel bieten ein völlig neues Verständnis davon, wie Lernen und Erinnerung funktionieren. Anhand neuester Erkenntnisse der kognitiven Psychologie zeigen sie konkrete Techniken, um Dinge wirklich zu verinnerlichen.»Das merk ich mir«...

Libro imprescindible para todos aquellos interesados en la fascinante experiencia que supone aprender cosas nuevas y, en especial, para estudiantes, maestros, entrenadores y atletas.Apréndetelo revoluciona las ideas existentes sobre cómo aprender de manera efectiva para no olvidarlo después. Se ha comprobado que muchos de los hábitos y rutinas de estudio comunes (subrayar, resaltar, leer y releer, matarse la noche antes de un examen y la repetición continu...

While there are many books on retrospective memory, or remembering past events, Prospective Memory: An Overview and Synthesis of an Emerging Field is the first authored text to provide a straightforward and integrated foundation to the scientific study of memory for actions to be performed in the future. Authors Mark A. McDaniel and Gilles O. Einstein present an accessible overview and synthesis of the theoretical and empirical work in this emerging field.K...

Do all adults experience memory difficulties as they age? What is the difference between normal memory change and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? Is it possible to stem-or even reverse-memory decline? This timely book is a comprehensive guide for the growing number of adults who are eager to learn how aging affects memory and what can or cannot be done about it.Gilles Einstein and Mark McDaniel, widely respected for their research and lectures on memory, explain how memory wo...

Following up on her acclaimed Teach Students How to Learn, that describes teaching strategies to facilitate dramatic improvements in student learning and success, Saundra McGuire here presents these "secrets" direct to students.Beginning with explaining how expectations about learning, and the study efforts required, differ between college and secondary school, the author introduces her listeners, through the concept of metacognition, to the importance and powerful consequ...

Featuring contributions from world-leading experts, this book presents a timely overview of current theoretical, methodological, and applied issues in the field of prospective memory. The authors explore how prospective memories are formed, how they are maintained over time, and how they are retrieved. This volume integrates our understanding of prospective memory and how it functions with related cognitive processes and themes, such as context memory, metamemory, working memory, and cogni...

The ultimate guide for Minnesota Vikings fanatics! 100 Things Vikings Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is a comprehensive resource for die-hard supporters and new fans alike. Dive into the rich history of the Vikings, from the days of Fran Tarkenton to the modern era of Kirk Cousins.This guide is packed with essential knowledge, trivia, and must-do activities that every true Vikings fan should experience. Rank your way through the list, marking off ea...

About the BookSeth’s life was never all that normal, what with his grandpa’s relentless physical training and persistent talk about what it means to be a hero. But his grandpa was in the war. Don’t all war veterans talk like that? But after Seth’s grandpa dies, Seth’s life reaches whole new levels of crazy. Turns out, when his grandpa spoke about heroes, he wasn’t speaking metaphorically. When Seth receives his inheritance from his grandpa’s will, he and his friend Kevin were expect...

This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by following the lives of Peter Stublands and the orphaned Joan. It is a sad indictment, and Wells includes "An Apology of a Schoolmaster" to explain the constraints of the system.