How we learn : the surprising truth about when, where and why it happens / Benedict Carey.
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TextEdition: Random House trade paperback editionDescription: xvi, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmISBN: - 0812984293
- 9780812984293
- 0812993888
- 9780812993882
- 1447286340
- 9781447286349
- Learning, Psychology of
- Learning -- Physiological aspects
- Study skills
- EDUCATION -- Study Skills
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Memory Improvement
- Learning -- Physiological aspects
- Learning, Psychology of
- Study skills
- Learning -- Physiological aspects
- Learning -- Psychology of
- Study skills
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- BF318 .C37 2015
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.
Introduction: Broaden the margins -- The story maker : the biology of memory -- The power of forgetting : a new theory of learning -- Breaking good habits : the effect of context on learning -- Spacing out : the advantage of breaking up study time -- The hidden value of ignorance : the many dimensions of testing -- The upside of distraction : the role of incubation in problem solving -- Quitting before you're ahead : the accumulating gifts of percolation -- Being mixed up : interleaving as an aid to comprehension -- Learning without thinking : harnessing perceptual discrimination -- You snooze, you win : the consolidating role of sleep -- Conclusion: The foraging brain -- Appendix: Eleven essential questions.
Award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information.--From publisher.
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