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Learning Strategies: Ignoring Your Brain's Perception of Progress
43:07 - 52:32 (09:24)
The brain needs time to process and consolidate information, which is why it is important to take planned breaks to give yourself room to breathe, as well as to allow the brain to recognise similarities between concepts. This podcast discusses the capacity for recall, desirable difficulties and ignoring your brain's perception of progress as effective learning strategies.
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Incorporating frequent low stakes quizzing in a course can effectively improve retention and mastery of the material by connecting earlier and recent material.
43:07 - 45:51 (02:43)
Summary
Incorporating frequent low stakes quizzing in a course can effectively improve retention and mastery of the material by connecting earlier and recent material. Recalling information strengthens retention and mastery.
ChapterLearning Strategies: Ignoring Your Brain's Perception of Progress
Episode#024 - Peter C Brown - The Science Of Successful Learning Habits
PodcastModern Wisdom
In this podcast episode, the importance of taking planned breaks to improve productivity and learning is discussed.
45:51 - 52:32 (06:41)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the importance of taking planned breaks to improve productivity and learning is discussed. The brain’s ability to make connections during diffused thinking is highlighted as a valuable tool to solving problems.