These are the best resources to help students study smarter, not harder
/By Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D.
Think back to your own high school or college experience. You probably crammed, got an A, and then forgot everything. It's because easy learning is easy forgetting.
Here's how you can help students study smarter, not harder:
Help students study smarter, not harder
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Student study habits are hard to change and they're also pretty ineffective. We want students to remember, learn, and succeed. What should they do instead?
Here's our list of the best research-based books, blogs, videos, and podcasts to help your students study smarter, not harder. We especially love the resources created by our colleagues, The Learning Scientists.
What's special about our list? All of the resources are based on legit research and the tips don't require more studying. Students can take what they already do, like using flashcards, and make their study time more effective for long-term learning–without overhauling ingrained habits.
We've also included activities you can use to spark discussion with students about their study strategies. Here are three simple questions to ask students and we hope you'll share our list on Twitter (retrievalpractice.org/students).
Download free book club resources
Did you know that you can download free resources for Powerful Teaching and Make it Stick? Here's a link directly to our Google Drive. We've also got a book club discussion in our Facebook group that's in full swing, too.
For Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning, we've included free templates and figures, including our popular Neuromyths Quiz and Retrieval Guide template.
For Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, we've got discussion questions for each chapter, recommended research articles, and sketchnotes.
Want even more summer reading? Here's our list of the top books on the science of learning, including Small Teaching, Understanding How we learn, Uncommon Sense Teaching, and more.
Join our Zoom party on Friday, August 12
Join Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal, cognitive scientist, co-author of Powerful Teaching, and founder of RetrievalPractice.org, for a Zoom party Friday, August 12 from 5:00pm - 6:30pm eastern. Click here for more information.
Engage in breakout groups with educators from around the world
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Everyone is welcome: K–12, higher ed, non-profits, teachers, administrators, scientists, etc.
