Here are 5 study skills that will turbo charge your learning. Whether you need study skills to succeed in school or help learn on the job, these are the best to use. So much to learn. Will it ever end? Nope. You will be learning for the rest of your life. School is simply a kick starter. No … [Read more...] about 5 Study Skills to Accelerate Your Learning
What Intelligence Means to You
What does intelligence mean to you? Do you believe you were born with a “smartness score” that’s set for life? Or is intelligence something you can build and grow? Say, by improving your study skills? Now, ask yourself another question – why do you believe that? Where did your ideas … [Read more...] about What Intelligence Means to You
Learning Strategies: How to Take Charge of Your Learning
Do you feel in command of your own learning? Do you learn well with good teachers and bad? Or even if there isn’t one at all? With the wealth of information available today, you have more opportunity than ever to know nearly anything that is known. You can go out and learn virtually … [Read more...] about Learning Strategies: How to Take Charge of Your Learning
A Study Strategy for all Occasions: Test your Memory
You have a test coming up. You need to know the material. Soon. But first, you need to know how to study for it. One way to study is to read back over your notes and textbook. Is that really the best study strategy? An alternative approach would be to test your memory. That could mean … [Read more...] about A Study Strategy for all Occasions: Test your Memory
Do You Learn from Your Mistakes, or Just Try to Avoid Them?
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” Alexander Pope was right, especially when it comes to learning. Making mistakes while learning is inevitable. Forgive yourself and learn from your mistakes. Research by Nina Keith and others suggests that the way you think about mistakes can either … [Read more...] about Do You Learn from Your Mistakes, or Just Try to Avoid Them?
Desirable Difficulties: If at First You Don’t Succeed…You May Have Learned More than You Thought
We’ve all been there, faced with a question or task related to a topic we’ve previously learned, thinking “I know that I know this…why can’t I think of the answer!?” So why is it difficult to remember something we’ve previously learned? Research by Elizabeth Bjork and Robert Bjork, at the … [Read more...] about Desirable Difficulties: If at First You Don’t Succeed…You May Have Learned More than You Thought