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.
Sometimes the simplest learning techniques are the most powerful: Learn in multiple ways (use different learning modalities or styles) Teach what you learn to another person Utilize previous learning Use
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Are you ready to become a memory champion? Would you like to win the Memory Olympics? OK, maybe that’s a little overreaching, but what about improving your memory skills by
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Forgetting is normal. Actually, in most situations forgetting is the rule; remembering is the exception. Will you remember this post tomorrow? I hope you will, but most likely a fear
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Being in front of an audience could be frightening for some people. But we all need to do it at some time. At school or at work we’ll always be
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Richard St John, analyst, author and self-proclaimed average guy, conducted hundreds of interviews with very successful people trying to determine what made them so successful. After ten years of research,
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The number of adults returning to college or starting a degree for the first time is in steady growth. Concerns about our ability to learn complex concepts after a certain age are common. Research shows that our memory declines with age. But that doesn’t mean you can’t succeed in college as an adult learner.
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