Make It Stick, Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger, III, and Mark A. McDaniel
Make It Stick, Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger, III, and Mark A. McDaniel
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Make It Stick
The Science of Successful Learning

Author: Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger, III, and Mark A. McDaniel

Narrator: Qarie Marshall

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/22/2014

Categories: Nonfiction, Education

Synopsis

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. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. 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, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeremy on August 22, 2014

If only I had known... So I'll let you in on the secret. EVERYTHING you need to know is contained in Chapter 8. The final chapter of the book, naturally. So skip to page 200 and save yourself a LOT of time wandering aimlessy through the groves of academe. Not that there isn't viable information in t......more

Goodreads review by Amir on January 27, 2019

Learning faster, and remembering more, is a lofty goal endeared by any ambitious individual. Unfortunately, our default way of learning is terribly ineffective. Refer to Full summary of make it stick: science of successfull learning Also how I use the techniques of this book to read faster and reme......more

Goodreads review by Patrik on September 01, 2014

A very convincing and readable book about how to better learn and, as an extension, how to better teach. Two psychologists and (thankfully) one writer present the latest research on learning and, in so doing, refutes some of our most popular learning techniques (such as 'practice, practice, practice......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on February 22, 2020

What's the first thing you (and everyone else) does when you're trying to learn a subject or text? Odds are good you read, highlight sections and then re-read the text. We all do that because it feels like we're learning. If this is you, than according to researchers who split test different learnin......more

Goodreads review by John on July 29, 2014

I am an audiobooks junkie and often soon after I finish a book, I go to the computer to write a review, but my mind feels completely void—it seems like I completely forget all I just heard, even the fascinating tidbits. All I feel left with is an impression concerning whether I liked the book or not......more

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