Summary of Research for Students & Faculty
Contents of this section are compiled by Kaveh Farrokh (Ph.D.), Counsellor & Learning Specialist at the Langara College Counselling Department.
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There has been a considerable amount of excellent research with respect to effective methods of learning and memory utilized by expert learners:
Expert Learning Strategies: Latest Research
- The latest Science on How to be a Genius Learner
- What are a Number of Characteristics of Expert Post-Secondary Students?
On-line Learning
Top Strategies for Learning and Test-Preparation
- Self-Testing: A Top Study technique? – see also – Test Yourself to Learn Better
- Distribute your studying to get Better marks
- The Pomodoro Technique
- Preparing for Exam Questions – see also – Strategies for asking better questions
- The “Car Mechanic Technique” for Exam Preparation
- How to Study Effectively for Exams (instead of Cramming)
Additional Effective Learning Strategies
Recent Scientific Studies on Learning Strategies
- Three Ways to Study Better according to Cognitive Research
- John Hopkins Study: Scientific Study to Double How Fast You Learn
- Six Brain Hacks to Learn Anything Faster
- 10 Proven Ways to Learn Faster
- A universal way to solve problems, from a mathematical genius
- How to Learn Anything according to World Expert
Debunking Myths about Learning
Developing a Powerful Memory
- Total Recall: The People who Never Forget
- Want to improve Your memory? Engage in Less Multi-Tasking
- Memorization Technique used by Memory Experts: Results in Widespread changes in Brain Wiring
- Eleven ways of Improving Memory
- Top strategies for Remembering People’s Names
- Memory Strategies of the Ancient Greeks We Can Use Today
- Improving Memory by Taking Restful and Uninterrupted Breaks
Sleep and Memory
Recall of People’s Names
Reliability of Memory
- Almost Forty percent of People have a Fictional First Memory
- Heat and irregular Temperatures can impact Learning and Memory Performance
Impact of Thinking Styles on Your Memory
- How does the “Einstellung Effect” impact Your Problem-Solving?
- How To Get Rid Of The Thoughts That Are Clogging Your Brain
Note-taking and Writing: Enhance Thinking and Learning
- Note-Taking and Student Success (see also Handouts for Note-Taking)
- How to Think Better by Writing More
- Handwriting and the Brain
Cultivation of Genius and Expert Learning
Become a Savant …
Get Smart!
- How to Get Smarter Every Day – According to Neuroscience
- 30 Days to a Smarter Brain (How to rapidly improve how you Think)
- Six ways to Train Your Brain to Get Smarter
- The Two Mental Shifts Highly Successful People Make
- Bruce Lee’s writings on Willpower, Emotion, Reason, Memory, Imagination and Confidence
The State of “Flow”
Music and the Brain
Cultivation of Creativity
The Brain, Executive Function and “Mental Fitness”
- A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer’s Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit
- Three Simple Habits that can protect Your Brain from Cognitive Decline
- Executive Function and Self-Regulation
- Executive Function Disorder and How to Overcome This
Miscellania
IQ Testing
Evolution of Learning & Memory