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Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning[REWIND] Mastering Effective Study: Insights from John Dunlosky (Ep 154 replay)First broadcast as Episode 154, we're revisiting this epic interview with giant of the "science of effective study" world, the great Professor John Dunlosky.In today's must-listen episode, we discover:Why learning should be challengingA taxonomy for thinking about 10 popular study strategies - which work best, and for what?How to master "successive re-learning"Plus an expert's take on whether to use digital flashcards, dual coding, watching online video and more!Featured today:John's book "Study Like A Champ": https://geni.us/dunloskyJohn's original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1529100612453266Episode 45 with Learning Scientists...
2025-08-2440 min
Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning154. John Dunlosky: Study Like A Champ [Mem / Learn Month]Our Memory & Learning series continues with giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky.In today's must-listen episode, we discover:Why learning should be challengingA taxonomy for thinking about 10 popular study strategies - which work best, and for what?How to master "successive re-learning"Plus an expert's take on whether to use digital flashcards, dual coding, watching online video and more!Part of Memory & Learning series here on the Exam Study Expert podcast.Featured today:John's book "Study Like A Champ": https://geni.us/dunloskyJohn's original paper...
2024-05-0542 min
3 Ps in a Pod: An Education PodcastThe Learning Scientists Part 2: The Curse of Knowledge (or Thinking Like Your Students)We're back with part two of our series with The Learning Scientists! Today, cognitive psychologists Dr. Megan Sumeracki and Dr. Cindy Nebel pick up where we left off in the first part of this series. They jump into a demonstration with hosts Josh and Paula that illustrates some aspects of how our brains work. That leads into a discussion about why it's cognitively so important to understand your students' contexts in learning. Paula also asks Dr. Sumeracki and Dr. Nebel to discuss what it means to use research-based curriculum and why we need to depend o...
2023-09-0739 minExam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning46. Retrieval Practice: Master This Vital TechniqueThe most important thing I can teach you is to use retrieval practice a lot and to use it well.So that's what I'm doing today: sit back, we're going deeper than ever before into this critically important learning strategy.With thanks to cameo appearances from Dr Yana Weinstein Jones (Episodes 45 and 7), Dr Caroline Kuepper-Tetzel (next week, Episode 47), Dr Adam Putnam (Episode 11) and Michael from my upcoming "student stories" series.Download Exam Study Expert’s guide to using learning science to learn faster and remember more than ever before, at https://ex...
2021-03-0230 minExam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning45. Dr Yana Weinstein-Jones: 6 Strategies To Maximise Memory & Save You TimeWelcome to "Science Of Learning" season on the Exam Study Expert podcast!Over the next few weeks, we'll be maximising YOUR memory - breaking down the exact strategies you need to learn faster and remember more, with help from some of the world's leading memory psychologists.We're kicking things off with a golden extract from the archives: Dr Yana Weinstein-Jones, a cognitive psychologist and science communicator, explaining the SIX main learning strategies that science tells us will get you bigger results in less time.*Get Yana's awesome book at https://geni...
2021-02-2133 minExam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning10. Study Hacks: 10 Practical Tips To Cut Your Study Hours & Boost Your Grades10 "study hacks" to get you better exam results, faster, including:- Engineering your environment for success- How re-planning your schedule to REDUCE your work hours can help you achieve MORE each day- How to do high-intensity "memory workouts" to make exam day feel easy- How to manage your diary and why it pays to help your friendsLinks and resources mentioned in this episode:- The Exam Study Expert blog, www.examstudyexpert.com- Episode 7 of the Exam Study Expert podcast, with Yana Weinstein-Jones
2019-05-0717 minExam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning7. How to Study AND Take Care of You - Dr Yana Weinstein-Jones, Learning ScientistYana is a respected researcher in the field of how to learn effectively, and brilliant teacher on how to apply the science to the question of how to study.In this stand-out episode, we cover the science of how to study with six learning strategies you should have in your toolkit, including practice testing, spaced repetition and distributed practice, explaining how to apply each technique in practice.We also discuss self-care: looking after yourself to maintain your physical and emotional health, to make sure you’re keeping life and studies in balance.*
2019-04-1742 min