Summary of Peter C. Brown & Henry L. Roediger III, & Mark A. McDaniel's Make It Stick

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Get the Summary Peter C. Brown & Henry L. Roediger III, & Mark A. McDaniel's Make It Stick in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Make It Stick is all about the science of successful learning. (Key word: "science".) Most of us believe that in order to learn something, we should make it as simple as possible for ourselves to do so. After all, if we had a choice between two ways to learn the same thing - one hard, the other easy - wouldn't it make more sense to make use of the easiest way to learn, rather than the more difficult and effortful method of learning? Make It Stick turns traditional ideas like these on their head.

Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Perfect for people of all ages and walks of life - from students to moms to fortune 500 hundred CEOs - the big ideas from Make It Stick can be put to use by all of us interested in strengthening our learning skills and applying them both personally and professionally.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638153238

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In Make It Stick (2016), Peter C. Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel offer an introduction to cognitive science for readers who wish to enhance their individual learning processes. The authors believe that most people tend to adopt unproductive learning styles. As a corrective, they outline proven learning strategies backed by extensive empirical data and examples. Although intelligence is conditioned by biology and the environment, neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s capacity to change and develop over time, makes it possible for an individual to adapt and learn new abilities. With conscious adoption of specific strategies, learners can turn neuroplasticity to their advantage.

Many students and teachers believe that repetition and intense focus are essential components of any learning strategy, but this is a false assumption. It results from observations that these strategies appear to yield results in the short term, giving both teachers and students the impression that information has been deeply absorbed. However, there is no shortcut to deep learning. Creating lasting change in the mind is no easy feat;

Reviews for Summary of Peter C. Brown & Henry L. Roediger III, & Mark A. McDaniel's Make It Stick

[Segun Odubanjo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Concise summary. Worth the read. Thank you for the summary.