Peter C. Brown (1)
Author of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
For other authors named Peter C. Brown, see the disambiguation page.
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Image credit: Jacket photo by Ryan Brown
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- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Make It Stick – The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown
Whoa! I would have rated this book 10/5. This is a book that I will read, reflect upon, reread, and write an extensive notes about. Highly recommend this book to anyone who is obsessed with mastery.
A very profound book. Even though it's not as recent anymore, it goes into many concepts beneficial to learning that correlate with what I know of Cognitive Psychology. It does this without going into too much empirical proof, making it an excellent read for students and people who are just getting started to improve their learning efficiency.
Some of the concepts it goes into:
- Importance of self-testing
- Importance of reflection
- Spacing of practice
- Interleaving & Varied practice
- Elaboration as a manner of quality encoding… (more)
Some of the concepts it goes into:
- Importance of self-testing
- Importance of reflection
- Spacing of practice
- Interleaving & Varied practice
- Elaboration as a manner of quality encoding… (more)
Good book on higher education and learning.
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