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How we learn : the surprising truth about when, where and why it happens / Benedict Carey.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: Random House trade paperback editionDescription: xvi, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0812984293
  • 9780812984293
  • 0812993888
  • 9780812993882
  • 1447286340
  • 9781447286349
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 153.1/5 23
LOC classification:
  • BF318 .C37 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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BF175.5A72P43 1998 The hero within : BF204.6.N535 2018 The power of character strengths : BF204.6.R38 2009 How full is your bucket? / BF318.C37 2015 How we learn : BF335.F56 2019 Tiny habits : BF341 .D8185 2017 C2 Smarter Faster Better : BF408.L464 2015 C.1 Yes, and :

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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