How we learn :
Carey, Benedict,
How we learn : the surprising truth about when, where and why it happens / Benedict Carey. - Random House trade paperback edition. - xvi, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
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.
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.
Former Course Reserve reading.
BF318 / .C37 2015
153.1/5
How we learn : the surprising truth about when, where and why it happens / Benedict Carey. - Random House trade paperback edition. - xvi, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
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.
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.
Former Course Reserve reading.
BF318 / .C37 2015
153.1/5