Outsmart Your Brain
Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy
Published on 24. January 2023
336 pages
978-1-9821-6721-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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.
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01/2023
Simon & Schuster
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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 Outsmart Your Brain and Raising Kids Who Read. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, you can follow him on Twitter @DTWillingham.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: How to Understand a Lecture
- Chapter 2: How to Take Lecture Notes
- Chapter 3: How to Learn from Labs, Activities, and Demonstrations
- Chapter 4: How to Reorganize Your Notes
- Chapter 5: How to Read Difficult Books
- Chapter 6: How to Study for Exams
- Chapter 7: How to Judge Whether You're Ready for an Exam
- Chapter 8: How to Take Tests
- Chapter 9: How to Learn from Past Exams
- Chapter 10: How to Plan Your Work
- Chapter 11: How to Defeat Procrastination
- Chapter 12: How to Stay Focused
- Chapter 13: How to Gain Self-Confidence as a Learner
- Chapter 14: How to Cope with Anxiety
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
