Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.
This book is quite popular with teachers…or at least some teachers I know. It’s also the #1 bestseller on Amazon in “Cognitive Psychology”.
And exemplifies one of the7 core elements PSA: “Applying the new science of Learning”. Although in fast moving fields (this is already about 4 years old) one hopes it’s still “current” with latest science of learning.