World History
This presentation adds to the posts I have done on the book, How We Learn. It repeats the thought that we learn best when we have breaks. Indeed the technique Barbara Oakley mentions is 25 minutes of focused attention (no texting, looking at unrelated Internet pages) and then taking a break of a few minutes. This, she says will increase learning retention. As for tests, she suggest studying many times with flash cards, multiple techniques, etc. As she points out, would you sing a song once and think you learned it - of course not. As for underlining parts of a book, she says the most innovative to learn from a book is to read, then look away and see what you can remember. Also, assume just reading will help you learn. Mastery comes from repetition and interacting with what ever you are learning.
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This presentation adds to the posts I have done on the book, How We Learn. It repeats the thought that we learn best when we have breaks. Indeed the technique Barbara Oakley mentions is 25 minutes of focused attention (no texting, looking at unrelated Internet pages) and then taking a break of a few minutes. This, she says will increase learning retention. As for tests, she suggest studying many times with flash cards, multiple techniques, etc. As she points out, would you sing a song once and think you learned it - of course not. As for underlining parts of a book, she says the most innovative to learn from a book is to read, then look away and see what you can remember. Also, assume just reading will help you learn. Mastery comes from repetition and interacting with what ever you are learning.
- How To Study For A Test
When I was growing up I was expected to "always do my best." I translated this to studying for my midterm exams several weeks in advance over the winter break, always doing it two or three times prior to a normal exam and even arguing post test...
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I believe watching my own children grow has helped to make me a better teacher. For example my son is a very good gamer, but he is also very good at failing. By that I mean he is willing to fail as many times as it takes to master a game...
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Brought to you by: Online Colleges I have long had a rule that my students must "touch" our learning at least five times before their final exam. To add to this I strive, as much as possible, to have my students learn through interacting with the...