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Guide to Being a Productive Learner

EE Edit@rs · April 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Despite the fact that our academic career is all about learning, schools often do a miserable job of actually teaching students how to learn. The ease and efficiency of studying plays a major role in grades and in the amount of work a student can perform. The main difference … [Read more...] about Guide to Being a Productive Learner

Filed Under: Education and Learning Tagged With: diffused mode, distributed practice, focused mode, focused versus diffused mode, learning

Does Handwriting Have Advantages Over Using a Keyboard?

EE Edit@rs · April 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment

A recent study published in the Journal of Writing Research compared writing by hand against using a keyboard.  They found that people who wrote by hand had better memory recall than those who used a standard keyboard or a virtual keyboard (like one on tablet).  They are better … [Read more...] about Does Handwriting Have Advantages Over Using a Keyboard?

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Studies and News Tagged With: handwriting, learning

Remember These 6 Sentences To Learn Any Foreign Language Fast

EE Edit@rs · March 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment

The traditional method for learning a foreign language is inefficient.  Language hacker Tim Ferriss gives a better way.  You can learn any language by remember these following 6 sentences (in the language you are trying to learn) that Tim Ferriss outlined: … [Read more...] about Remember These 6 Sentences To Learn Any Foreign Language Fast

Filed Under: Education and Learning Tagged With: foreign language, learning, learning a language

Focused Mode Versus Diffused Mode of Thinking: Why You Need Both

EE Edit@rs · February 25, 2015 · 2 Comments

Focused mode versus diffused mode of thinking is an important concept in Barbara Oakley's book, A Mind for Numbers.  Dr. Oakley posited that the interplay between these two modes of thinking is one of the most important concepts to learning anything.  In this blog post, I will be … [Read more...] about Focused Mode Versus Diffused Mode of Thinking: Why You Need Both

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Personal Development Tagged With: diffused attention, Einstellung effect, focused attention, focused versus diffused mode, iq

Does Cramming for Tests Work?

EE Edit@rs · February 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment

NO. Although you may be proud of yourself for passing a test by staying up all night and cramming right before the test; you might kick yourself knowing that you could've done much better and studied less if you spaced your study out by just a few days.  The science is in. … [Read more...] about Does Cramming for Tests Work?

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Personal Development Tagged With: cramming, spaced repetition, study skills, studying

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