Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

Brown, Peter C.; Roediger III, Henry L.; McDaniel, Mark A.

ISBN 10: 0674729013 / ISBN 13: 9780674729018

Editore: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2014

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• Titolo: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
• Editore: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0674729013
• ISBN 13: 9780674729018
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: very_good

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<p>To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. <i>Make It Stick </i>turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.<br><br>Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned.<br><br>Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, <i>Make It Stick </i>will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.</p>

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This is a quite remarkable book. It describes important research findings with startling implications for how we can improve our own learning, teaching, and coaching. Even more, it shows us how more positive attitudes toward our own abilities and the willingness to tackle the hard stuff enables us to achieve our goals. The compelling stories bring the ideas out of the lab and into the real world. --Robert Bjork, University of California, Los Angeles

"If you want to read a lively and engaging book on the science of learning, this is a must. [...] the narrative is seamless and polished. [...] This is a rich and resonant book and a pleasurable read that will leave you pondering the process through which you, and your students, acquire new knowledge and skills." --Hazel Christie, Times Higher Education, 3 April 2014