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02443aam a2200313 i 4500 001 AEAFE11ADF4011EDB3D0558832ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230420010033 007 r 008 220131s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2021045801 020 $a 1982167211 020 $a 9781982167219 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Willingham, Daniel T, $e author. $t Outsmart your brain. 245 1 $a Outsmart your brain : $b why learning is hard and how you can make it easy / $c Daniel T. Willingham. 250 $a First Gallery Books hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Gallery Books, $c [2022] 300 $a 1 online resource. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Written by a cognitive psychologist who has spent decades studying low we learn, OUTSMART YOUR BRAIN is the definitive guide to help students master the skills of understanding material and retaining information. In clear, accessible prose, Dan Willingham lays out the techniques necessary for students at any stage to succeed and thrive when learning, studying, and taking exams. When studying, the tendency is to focus on the mental tasks that we control most easily, and which create a sense of familiarity, like rereading and highlighting, But, as explained in OUTSMART YOUR BRAIN, familiarity is not the same thing as retention or comprehension. Real learning comes from practices we may not be as likely to implement, like self-testing. Each chapter in the book is devoted to one process that contributes to learning, but which such as avoiding procrastination or understanding what you're trying to learn. The book offer an analysis of what makes it difficult and then offers specific strategies which work. Each chapter ends with a "For Teachers and Trainers" section. OUTSMART YOUR BRAIN is grounded in scientific findings but devoted to practical advice which make a difference to student test scores and grades. Giving readers peek under the hood at their own brains will help them understand which learning strategies work and why"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20230131. 650 $a Learning, Psychology of. 650 $a Study skills $x Study and teaching. 650 $a Cognitive learning. 650 $a Motivation in education. 941 $a 1 952 $l WUPB305 $d 20230420010735.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AEAFE11ADF4011EDB3D0558832ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search