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From an early age, we are told that restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. Learning is all self-discipline, so we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual. But what if almost everything we were told about learnin...
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Random House,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2015. ©2014 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
From an early age, we are told that restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. Learning is all self-discipline, so we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual. But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort? Here, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781447286349 : 0812993888 9780812993882 1447286340 9780553808032 0553808036 |
| Index Number: | BF318 |
| CLC: | B842.3 |
| Call Number: | B842.3/C273 |
| Contents: |
Introduction: Broaden the margins -- Basic theory : The story maker: the biology of memory -- The power of forgetting: a new theory of learning -- Retention : Breaking good habits: the effect of context on learning -- Spacing out: the advantage of breaking up study time -- The hidden value of ignorance: the many dimensions of testing -- Problem solving : The upside of distraction: the role of incubation in problem solving -- Quitting before you're ahead: the accumulating gifts of percolation -- Being mixed up: interleaving as an aid to comprehension -- Tapping the subconscious : Lea |