Being a successful learner requires knowledge about how people learn. Effective learning depends upon engagement and being active. Study techniques work better when combined with passion for deep learning and understanding. Articles under this category cover topics on meta-cognition, active learning, and study techniques.
Have you ever wonder if taking notes on your laptop is better than taking notes on paper? A group of researchers conducted an experiment to help you answer this question. Whether or not you will like their answer is a different story.
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A lot of times students believe that the lack of time is the biggest factor for the lack of success. But what about those that actually put the time and effort but struggle with learning as well? On this video, Dr. Steven Stephen Chew explains what other factors are important for a successful learning experience.
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If you need to choose a word to describe yourself, what word would that be? What acts from your life will define your identity? Do you believe every person is given a fair chance to create their own successful identity? In this compelling presentation, civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson invites us to reflect on our identities through the lens of one of our most challenging and saddening realities: the mass incarceration of young people in the United States.
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The superficial manner in which we read material online is making it difficult for us to understand works that require more than a momentary commitment to comprehend them. Practices such as key-word searches, scanning for salient words, skimming for comprehension, scrolling, and link-clicking are not conducive to acquiring a deep understanding of the material being interacted with, says Maryanne Wolf, a cognitive neuroscientist at Tufts University.
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Reading can be a daunting task for a lot of students. Sometimes because of boredom, others because of poor reading skills and in some cases due to a learning disability. ESL students can also face challenges when reading college level textbooks. These five reading comprehension tips could benefit any body struggling with reading and interested in improving reading comprehension skills.
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Memorizing facts is not enough to get a good grade in college. You need to develop higher level thinking skills to succeed in most of your courses. If you’ve heard these statements before, blame Bloom’s taxonomy. There’s a big chance you’ve heard about this concept before, or maybe not. But what does it mean for you as a learner? How does it affect your learning experience?
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A group of psychologist conducted a meta-analysis (a study of multiple studies) to determine what are the most effective study techniques. The group analyzed more than 700 research studies and identified the ten most common strategies used by students in multiple contexts.
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Some of the difficulties students face taking tests are related to poor study habits. However, that’s not always the case. Even when you study sufficiently, you can still get a bad grade
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We have discussed before the myths behind multitasking. One of the most important aspects of focusing on a single task is avoiding distractions. Via Mashable we share this article discussing
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