A Parent's Guide to The Science of Learning

About The Authors

Introduction

Studies:

1 - The One About Memory

2 - The One About Aspirations and Expectations

3 - The One About the Planning Fallacy

4 - The One About Spacing Your Learning

5 - The One About Growth Mindset

6 - The One About Predicting Future Behaviour

7 - The One About Teenagers and Social Rejection

8 - The One About... IQ and Success

9 - The One About Parents and Grades

10 - The One About Student Resilience

11 - The One About Marshmallows and Self-Control

12 - The One About Mindset and Purpose

13 - The One About Spacing and Interleaving

14 - The One About Parents and Failure

15 - The One About Revising to Music

16 - The One About The Dunning Kruger Effect

17 - The One About Parental Praise

18 - The One About Effort Being Contagious

19 - The One About Talent Bias

20 - The One About Retrieval Practice

21 - The One About Thought Suppression

22 - The One About Self Analysis Over Time

23 - The One About Asking "Why?"

24 - The One About Sleep

25 - The One About Mobile Phones

26 - The One About Marshmallows, Reliability and Self-Control

27 - The One About Note-Taking

28 - The One About Impostor Syndrome

29 - The One About Reading Out Loud

30 - The One About Eating Breakfast

31 - The One About Academic Buoyancy

32 - The One About The Spotlight Effect

33 - The One About Developing Resilience

34 - The One About Phones and Sleep

35 - The One About Pictures and Words

36 - The One About Teaching Others

37 - The One About Experts Overclaiming

38 - The One About the IKEA Effect

39 - The One About Parental Beliefs

40 - The One About Motivation

41 - The One About Student Daydreaming

42 - The One About Going For a Walk

43 - The One About Stress Mindsets

44 - The One About How to Give Better Feedback

45 - The One About Self-Talk

46 - The One About Parents and Reading

47 - The One About Deadlines, Procrastination and Choice

48 - The One About Smart Reputations

49 - The One About Emotions and Achievement

50 - The One About Interacting with Nature

51 - The One About Stress and Uncertainty

52 - The One About Metacognition

53 - The One About Picturing the Process

54 - The One About Parental Warmth

55 - The One About How Much We Forget

56 - The One About Mindset, Attitude and Self-Esteem

57 - The One About Learning Styles

58 - The One About Eating Dinner Together

59 - The One About Electronic Note-Taking

60 - The One About The Bandwagon Effect

61 - The One About Retrieval Practice & Stress

62 - The One About False Confidence

63 - The One About Reading and Background Noise

64 - The One About Transitioning to Secondary School

65 - The One About Drawing for Learning

66 - The One About Parental Involvement

67 - The One About Bad Decision Making

68 - The One About Age and Self-Concept

69 - The One About Self-Regulated Learning

70 - The One About Cognitive Load

71 - The One About Screen Time

72 - The One About Parents and Sleep

73 - The One About Summer Learning Loss

74 - The One About Knowing the End is Near

75 - The One About Interleaving and Discrimination Learning

76 - The One About the Peak End Effect

77 - The One About The Importance of Failing

Tips:

1 - Tips for Improving Memory

2 - Tips for Improving Mindset, Motivation and Resilience

3 - Tips for Improving Self-Regulation and Metacognition

4 - Tips for Students

5 - Tips for Parents

6 - Tips for Overcoming Thinking Biases

References