Todd D. Zakrajsek is Research Associate Director in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. This is Dr. Zakrajsek's seventh book related to better teaching and enhanced student learning. He also directs four annual Lilly Conferences on Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning and has given workshops and keynote addresses in 49 US States and 12 countries.

Klappentext

This streamlined adaption of the best-selling book The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain is a distillation of the most essential and immediately effective tips and strategies selected specifically to put college students on the path to success.

Zusammenfassung
This streamlined adaption of the best-selling book The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain is a distillation of the most essential and immediately effective tips and strategies selected specifically to put college students on the path to success.

Inhalt

Part 1: Set Up For Success 1. Learning from Multiple Perspectives 2. Establishing Yourself as a Learner 3. Developing Your Learning Strategy Part 2: Build The Foundation 4. Improving the Learning Process 5. Enhancing Your Memory 6. Exploring Social Influences Part 3: Support Your Learning 7. Finding and Using Patterns 8. Thriving in Higher Education 9. Avoiding Learning Pitfalls Part 4: Keep It Going 10. Sleeping to Enhance Learning 11. Exercising to Enhance Learning 12. Creating More Effective Groups