Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects

To my summer studies and fall 2015 students, please sign up for this course in June or July. It's free. Aim to complete the course by mid August. You'll need approximately 4 hours. I recommend that you enjoy each of the 4 sections, giving yourself a day or two in-between sections. If you are meeting with me this summer, then we'll discuss a section each week.

Brains Sweep Themselves Clean Of Toxins During Sleep : Shots - Health News : NPR

Get sleep!

The Minds Behind The MOOCs

Here's a graphic profile of MOOC - Massive Open Online Courses. Publish Post

Learning How to Learn

Dr. Barbara Oakley's intro to her online course to learn about learning . . .  Notes are provided, too. I recommend my students take the 4 hour course.

Better Ways to Learn - NYTimes.com

Move a bit, take breaks, teach it, space the study over time, sleep on it! Do this and you'll find taking quizzes and tests comes easier.

Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

"Ebbinghaus would attempt to recall the items on the list. It turned out that his ability to recall the items improved as the number of repetitions went up, rapidly at first and then more slowly, until finally the list was mastered. This was the world's first learning curve.

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Mnemonics (letters) and Acrostics (sentences)

Great Lakes HOMES
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior

Color spectrum ROYGBIV
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet

Human body systems NICER DRUMS
Nervous                     Digestive
Integumentary            Respiratory
Circulatory                 Urinary
Reproductive              Muscular
                                  Skeletal

Music - treble clef lines
EGBDF  Every good boy deserves fudge.  Ernie gives Bert dog food.  Every good boy does fine.

Study and Time Management for College Students

Weekly Flow Chart For Studying

Thank you, Dartmouth College

How to Study Physics

Math Study Skills

PREVIEW:  "Read what the instructor will be lecturing on before you go to class.

Read slowly. Reading mathematics is not like reading a novel or even history. Speed reading techniques are not appropriate. Every word and symbol is important to the meaning. Do not skip the symbolic part of the text. This is often the most important part. If you do not understand a symbol, look in the glossary or in the earlier part of the text. Symbols are often explained when they are first introduced. If you still can not find out what a symbol means, ASK!
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Toughest Exam Question: What Is the Best Way to Study? - WSJ

Sage advice for high school and college undergraduates who are wondering how to improve their test grades. It works!

Academic Guides - notetaking to test taking - free student downloads

FAVORITE!
Notetaking, test taking, time management, organization - super downloads to review and keep handy.
Thanks to the staff at Long Beach City College, Long Beach, California

Study Skills Workshops aimed at College Students

FAVORITE!  Getting ready to go to college? Want to make sure you'll be off to a great start?
Excellent videos from Long Beach City college Learning & Academic Resources Department. Helpful worksheets, too.

How Memory Works: 10 Things Most People Get Wrong — PsyBlog

#5 "Memory is unstable

The fact that the simple act of recall changes memory means that it is relatively unstable. But people tend to think that memory is relatively stable: we forget that we forgot and so we think we won't forget in the future what we now know.

What this means is that students, in particular, vastly underestimate how much effort will be required to commit material to memory. And they're not the only ones."

White Noise - App

Those whole house attic fans, which provided the ultimate white noise, are a thing of the past. This app is handy for studying, resting, and/or sleeping.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying | Samford University | Birmingham, Alabama

I've posted Dr. Chew's series last summer - but just in case you'd like a refresher - here it is again. I think video 3 on deep processing and part of video 4 (on reading and note taking) are the most relevant to high school students. Take some notes (stop and rewind at will) and consider how you'll apply deep processing to your studies inside and outside the classroom. I promise you'll find the process rewarding.

Study Guides and Strategies

The process and types of writing . . . Great resource. Specific outlined lists of just what to do.

The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve – And How To Overcome It

FREE Flashcards Study Helper for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Thank you for this recommendation, Tyler!