Learning How to Learn

by Tesia Marshik

Education can be enriching and transformative. It can also be downright excruciating—even demoralizing. When it comes to learning, why are some of us lovers and some of us haters?

Welcome to the world of educational psychology, which uses science to explore what causes people to engage and learn, and what we can do to make learning opportunities more enjoyable and impactful. Spoiler alert: Teachers can only do so much. Students, too, must take control of their learning. Unfortunately, many of us never, ahem, learned the skills to do just that.

Enter Tesia Marshik, a specialist in educational and developmental psychology. Her eye-opening Audible Original, Learning How to Learn, teaches you how to apply research-based tactics to improve your learning in any context, whether you’re in a typical classroom setting, pursuing a professional development opportunity, or working your way toward accomplishing almost any personal goal imaginable. By challenging basic assumptions about learning, you’ll develop effective strategies for studying smarter, staying focused, taking notes, learning online, and dodging the common pitfalls that keep so many of us from growing into our full potential.

Think you’re not a math person, or no good at photography, or too old to learn a new language, or that you simply can’t bake to save your life? Think again.

Genres: Nonfiction, Audiobook, Education, Self Help, Psychology

5 pages, Audible Audio

Published June 9, 2022

Reviews

[Maede · Rating 3 out of 5]

چطور بهتر یاد بگیریم؟
تسیا مارشیک در این مجموعه لکچرها سعی می‌کنه یاد بده که چطور درس بخونیم، چه روش‌هایی برای یادگیری از لحاظ علمی اثبات شده هستند و چه تفکرات اشتباهی در مورد یادگرفتن وجود داره

چون من الان در حال تحصیل نیستم، قسمت‌هایی که با جزئیات در مورد روش‌های درس خواندن صحبت می‌کنه، برای من قابل پیاده‌سازی نبودند. اما به نظرم به شدت می‌تونند برای دانشجوها جالب باشند

قسمتی که به عنوان معلم نظر من خیلی رو جلب کرد رد کردن تئوری سبک یادگیری بود. سال‌هاست که بهمون گفته شده که بعضی افراد شنیداری بهتر یاد می‌گیرند و برای بعضی مثلاً نوشتار بهتره. خودمون هم این رو قبول کردیم و خیلی وقت‌ها به عنوان بهانه ازش استفاده می‌کنیم که من اینجوری نمی‌تونم یاد بگیرم. اما در واقع این تئوری با حجم زیادی از تحقیقات رد شده! چرا این مهمه؟ چون در آموزش و یادگیری ما این افسانه‌ها رو در ذهنمون داریم که باعث میشه معلم و شاگرد هر دو خودشون رو به روش خاصی محدود کنند

در کل کوتاه و بسیار مفیده و بیشتر شبیه یک پادکست عالیه تا کتاب صوتی. (کتاب همراهش رو هم هرچی گشتم پیدا نکردم)

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[Chadi Raheb · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you’re struggling every time it comes to planning and studying:
〰️ this book might be a 3.5-4 star for you
else:
〰️ meh!

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides basic, solid advice on studying. The advice is probably most useful to high school and college students, who tend to reread the book and their notes and cram for the exam the night before. A good technique is to self-test frequently even before you start reading (guess what the material will be about). This is how you know for sure if you know or don't know the material.

[Alexie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars
I really enjoy The Great Course audiobooks. This is one I would highly recommend, even if you're not having something specific to learn. I am usually an organised person, but for the last couple of months- I have struggled to keep that structure. After listerning to this, I question why I hadn't read it sooner as it has given me new ideas to achieve goals, as well as a different perspective on achieving goals.

[Toni Araneta · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a Learning and Development specialist, I took a lot of advice about how our brains learn best and can use this for designing future activities, even though this is targeted for students. I love that she emphasised the importance of learning objectives, it validates the way I teach. Really easy to follow and love the mini activities

[Cristiana · Rating 1 out of 5]

This audiobook is not about "Learning how to learn" in general, but it is specifically addressed to university students. Those who are willing to listen to the audiobook are the very few who actually have an interest in learning and have already discovered the learning strategies that are more suitable for their needs. Those who really need advice are those who will never bother to listen to this audiobook. In other words this audiobook is completely useless. But the most ghastly aspect of this pointless exercise is how the author candidly describes an experiment carried out in the 1970s to support her point about the negative impact that hopelessness can have on our performance.learning and performance. In the late 1960s it wasn't uncommon for so-called "scientists", particularly "psychologists", to carry out unethical, controversial and utterly useless experiments on animals to "prove"... the obvious and then to apply their "findings" to human behaviour. In this audiobook, Marshik describes Seligman's so-called "learned helplessness" experiment in which dogs in cages were exposed to a series of electric shocks.they could not avoid by changing their position in the cage. This "proved" - oh lo and behold - that dogs were scarred for life and even when the cage door was open, they felt so helpless and hopeless that they took the electric shock without leaving the cage. This "scientific" experiment only proves the length "scientists" would go to build their career. It's disgusting and it is absolutely disgraceful that Marshik 1) chooses to quote this particular useless experiment and 2) does it without even a word of warning. Sligman's unethical experiments have been criticized ever since.

[Lizzy Anderson · Rating 1 out of 5]

This would be a great listen for middle or young high school students. There was not a much science involved as I was expecting. It was maybe 40-50% useful info, with the rest either filler or pretty common sense. It was basically completely focused on learning in a formal setting, whereas I was expecting a more in depth analysis of how we learn, and how to improve that in any situation, not just how to learn well in school. I did appreciate that she made a big emphasis on making learning permanent, rather than just passing tests. So if you're a student and don't know much about studying or paying attention in class(and note taking), then you should absolutely listen to this. If you're more educated, in my opinion, it's not really for you.
(One last picky complaint. She says "research says" constantly, and only cites specific sources a handful of times. That may be since she's trying to save time, which is understandable in a lecture format, but in my opinion it did not help her case of having scientifically backed info.)

[A.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

10 short lectures on learning.

1. misconceptions that hinder learning
2. studying pitfalls
3. study smarter, not more
4. spaced practice and retrieval practice
5. context matters
6. how to stay focused
7. tips for note-taking
8. motivational considerations
9. tips for online learning
10. becoming a self-regulated learner

One of the things she points out is there is NO such thing as learning styles - you know the auditory, visual or hands on learner. NO. SUCH. THING.

what???

Learn more on that in her tedtalk from back in 2015. I am going to guess that teaching is not going to change, eh? Probably ever. She says we waste so much teaching time and resources on this.

But the old confirmation bias gets us; nobody wants to be wrong.

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4 stars

[Alex Shrugged · Rating 4 out of 5]

These lectures give all sorts of advice for studying material for a college class and I suspect it would be applicable to high school as well. I really could have used this advice when I went to college. As it was, I had to learn these things through trial and error... mostly error.

If I were going back to college, I would listen to this audio course again.

[Pedro Melian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick summary of many current theories helps to get a useful and concrete way to understand what you can do and how to improve parts of what you want.

Interest to see how it can apply not only for academic spaces but also other parts of you life.

[Aighmi* · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an excellent guide for students who need some guidance with learning and studying. Unfortunately, I was hoping for more of how the brain and body learn. More science and fewer flashcards.

[John Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Guide for lifetime learners. I would put this in front of High school students too. I will be re-listening to this periodically for reinforcement purposes. Recommended.

[meRilin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice that it covered also the modern mediums like online learning

[Mary Foxe · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF

[Michael Choi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good refresher on sound principles on how to learn. One thing I learnt was to have study sessions that are smaller and more spaced out.

[Rain Ungert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book if you are 15

[Jenn Usrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short audiobook, but it is packed with valuable information! I found it to be well written with clear action steps which can easily be incorporated into any course!

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Designed for students but everything can be extrapolated into other settings.
I give this book 1 cotten candy out of -9 juicy fruits

[Claudette · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Audiobook) This is a really good book for high school/Uni students. There are many great tips on how to study/learn.

[Arun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audible edition. Likely re-read soon.

[Bhupesh Doda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and useful

[Matthew C.]

This was mostly reminders about best practices that I had already known, but still helpful. Some of the recommendations seemed debatable (e.g., constant snacking to maintain blood sugar levels)

[Jordan Salinas · Rating 3 out of 5]

7.7/10

[Nathan402p · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overall but most of the content I had alread heard befor.

[Jonathan Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of excellent info, some things that I was already applying without realizing it, which is cool.
Will definitely revisit before I start studying again.

I revisited it. Unisa here I come.