Introduction to the science of successful learning as found in the book Make It Stick (Brown, et al, 2014)

1. MAKE IT STICK
The Science of Successful Learning

5. Chapter 1
Learning is Misunderstood

6. 1. Learning is deeper
and more durable
when it is …
effortful
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7. 2. We are poor
judges of when
we are learning well
and when we
are not.

8. 3. Massed practice is the most preferred
strategies of learners …
it is also among the
least productive.
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9. 4. Retrieval practice is
effective.
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10. flashcards are a simple example of
retrieval practice

11. Periodic practice arrests forgetting,
strengthens retrieval routes, and is essential
for hanging onto the knowledge you want
to gain.
(Brown, et al. 2014)

12. 5. Trying to solve
a problem before
being taught the
solution leads to
better learning.
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13. 6. We are all
easily deceived
about what we
know and think we
can do.
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14. 7. New learning
requires a
foundation of
prior knowledge.
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15. Elaboration is the process of giving new
material meaning by expressing it in your
own words and connecting it with what you
already know.
(Brown, et al. 2014)

16. 8. Organizing key ideas
into a mental model
leads to mental mastery
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