Outsmart your brain
Willingham, Daniel T.2023
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In this revolutionary guide to learning, Professor Dan Willingham uses fascinating brain science to help you study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress and make learning a skill you can master and enjoy. Outsmart Your Brain offers specific strategies for reading, listening and taking tests, covering the practical aspects like optimum note taking, how to read difficult books and good exam technique, coupled with the psychological challenges of dealing with anxiety, fighting procrastination and developing good focus. Smart, enlightening and immensely practical, this is an ideal book for university students, as well as for older children and adult learners studying for the bar, medical exams or other professional qualifications. Also useful for teachers of all ages and stages, Outsmart Your Brain is a handbook for successful learning, teaching you how to battle your brain's own mechanisms to study more efficiently, vastly improve your grades and make learning a genuinely fun experience.
Main title:
Outsmart your brain / Daniel Willingham.
Author:
Willingham, Daniel T., author
Imprint:
London : Souvenir Press, 2023.©2023.
Collation:
321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index.
Contents:
Introduction1. How to understand a lecture2. How to take lecture notes3. How to learn from labs, activities, and demonstrations4. How to reorganize your notes5. How to read difficult books6. How to study for exams7. How to judge whether you're ready for an exam8. How to take tests9. How to learn from past exams10. How to plan your work11. How to defeat procrastination12. How to stay focused13. How to gain self-confidence as a learner14. How to cope with anxietyConclusion
ISBN:
9781788167758 (paperback)
Dewey class:
370.1523153.15
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
146410