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How to Approach Learning: What teachers and students should know about succeeding in school
Academic success is rooted in a number of factors, of which 'intelligence' is only one. Attitude and beliefs, and knowledgeable strategy use, are critical. This is the core message of this collection of articles and research reports on study skills from the author's websites, arranged and edited for greater cohesiveness. Its aim is to describe and provide evidence for concepts and strategies that may change your approach to teaching or studying.
The book contains articles
personal factors that affect academic motivation, persistence, anxiety, intelligence, self-regulation choosing strategies that are effective for the situation what 'transfer' is and why it's important how experts develop expertise the idea of 'desirable difficulties' the limits of memorization and rote learning some useful strategies reading note-taking reaching understanding. This book is for students who are serious about being successful in study, and teachers who want to know how best to help their students learn.
As always with the Mempowered books, the short book is fully referenced.
The book contains articles
personal factors that affect academic motivation, persistence, anxiety, intelligence, self-regulation choosing strategies that are effective for the situation what 'transfer' is and why it's important how experts develop expertise the idea of 'desirable difficulties' the limits of memorization and rote learning some useful strategies reading note-taking reaching understanding. This book is for students who are serious about being successful in study, and teachers who want to know how best to help their students learn.
As always with the Mempowered books, the short book is fully referenced.
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178 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2015
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August 12, 2018
The Motherlode
An extremely helpful book, it clubs data from various studies and research material. I especially liked the author's straightforward manner of approaching the topic, which leaves no room for doubt. As a student about to embark on some very tough coursework, I appreciate how she is supremely confident in the methods described with no disclaimers that could lead to doubt about the applicability of the described study methods. This book is NOT a manual. Rather, it tells us how to approach learning - the mindset, tools and background information required. It also makes clear that the actual doing will vary from student to student, based on the matter at hand. Thank you, Dr. McPherson. Your matter of fact approach has led me to realize I can do this if I approach it the right way.
An extremely helpful book, it clubs data from various studies and research material. I especially liked the author's straightforward manner of approaching the topic, which leaves no room for doubt. As a student about to embark on some very tough coursework, I appreciate how she is supremely confident in the methods described with no disclaimers that could lead to doubt about the applicability of the described study methods. This book is NOT a manual. Rather, it tells us how to approach learning - the mindset, tools and background information required. It also makes clear that the actual doing will vary from student to student, based on the matter at hand. Thank you, Dr. McPherson. Your matter of fact approach has led me to realize I can do this if I approach it the right way.
January 13, 2019
For Teachers, Parents and Students
A well researched and easy to read book on study approaches and learning methods. Covering SOAR and other methodologies for note taking and knowledge synthesis, this book contains both the theoretical and practical. A great read.
A well researched and easy to read book on study approaches and learning methods. Covering SOAR and other methodologies for note taking and knowledge synthesis, this book contains both the theoretical and practical. A great read.
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