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[wartem]

Six strategies for effective learning from the mentioned article “Teaching the science of learning”:

1. Spaced practice - Instead of studying it all within a short time.
2. Interleaving - Switching between topics while studying.
3. Retrieval practice - Bringing learned information to mind from long-term memory.
4. Elaboration - Asking and explaining why and how things work.
5. Concrete examples - illustrating abstract concepts with specific examples.
6. Dual coding - Combining words with visuals.

[TraxisOnTheLines]

2 minutes in, and saying "you understand how it's written, and the words used, but not the concepts involved" speaks volumes. I've been learning a language for almost two years, and the majority of what I've learned has been from reading books and trying to remember. So often, I can hear or read a word, recognize that I've seen it before (because my brain memorized the word), but I have no idea what it means because I didn't actually associate the words with a meaning, I just remembered that the word is a word I should know.

[johnjuliusjamora]

for future reference
Fluency of the text < Mastery of the concept
-- To Learn, Retrieve (Retrieval Practice)
Other methods mentioned: Spacing, Interleaving, Elaboration, Generation, and Reflection

[TheFairway]

Some 27 years ago I passed The Knowledge of London which is an extremely difficult series of tests one has to pass in order to drive a Black Taxi in London. It entails learning and memorising usually visually approximately 60000 streets and roads plus every train station, hospital club etc etc. what I was initially told everything that has a name, then being able to recite from memory point A to point B naming every road and roundabout you would travel on.
Only about 6% of students who embark on this actually pass and it generally takes 3 to 4 years.
It is a very methodical process involving many hours riding a moped over and over on the streets of London writing down various points of interest.
Then reciting the runs over and over and over. All the exams are verbal in which you sit in front of an examiner and they will ask you two points and you have to recite the journey from A to B without faltering. The number of tests varies I believe, but think I had about 20 of these tests ‘appearances’ as they are called. I guess that the retrieval process is the key to learning something thoroughly.
In a study a few years ago on tests carried out on London Black Taxi drivers they found that the drivers actually had larger hippocampi than average the hippocampus plays a major role in studying and remembering.

[MrPicolina]

This is the best book in history, I confirmed that this is science-based information that transformed me into a great student, I read it a few years ago and I learned French, English and even math applying these techniques. It really shows you the art of learning. 😊, thank you so much for your contribution

[RIPhikennoace]

To anyone who hasn't watched the video, don't bother. He just tells you to go read "Make it Stick" in order to learn these magic learning techniques, but still finds the time to plug his sponsor.

[mrgenetics]

I hope this book will help me because we live in an extremely competitive world now where intelligence is the biggest asset you can have that will make you survive. It scares me sometimes that I feel i am not smart enough to become successful in life while others can :(

[armandoleon]

I read the book, a lot of the studies, from what I read, didn’t have computer science or software engineering students involved. There are some things that sounded familiar, like generative learning. By familiar, it sounded like project based learned has parallels to the generative learning in the book. The book talks about spaced repetition and active recall. The thing I’ve learned while working in tech is we may not actively recall things we have learnt (example is DSA, unless your code base or team uses them a lot). I forgot C++ and Java because I don’t actively code in it because my job requires me to use Golang. What I took from it was that it made me feel at ease because I would stress out I would have to remember everything. But the book made me feel better that we naturally forget over time. It did ring true for programming, generative learning and getting your feet wet is very effective, so I changed my approach to learning by writing more code. The book also mentions testing yourself and your understanding, so I’ve applied TDD to assert if things work as I understand. An example is when I’m learning a new package or framework. Another interesting thing I’ve been doing is SQR4 while reading technical books, even when I watch videos. The book by Tiago Forte is also good because when learning technology, is good to get the essentials out. Doing breadth search style learning is good too. Understand the foundational or fundamental stuff and you can choose to go further in depth of a topic later. Given things are abstracted, treat things as a black box and then go deeper by understanding it’s implementation, etc.

[JeannyMeyer]

As an educator I personally find „it sticks the most“ when I have to explain/teach it (the information or new knowledge) to others; engaging and reflecting the material. I enjoy this type of books so this one made it on my wish list.

[ashwinkhambadkone]

Retrieval is such a wrong word. I guess it has been used as we have been misusing the word remember. To retrieve is to bring something back from somewhere (hence Golden Retrievers :0). However, what is actually described is reconstructing what we have learned. More like telling your own story. Information can be retrieved, but learning is more like exercise. The Brain is a muscle and not a computer memory bank. Etymologically remember comes from re+ memor. So it is like retrieval. However, I have given it different twist. When we learn something, the information is stored into different parts (sensory etc) so the process of putting into memory is more like dismembering. When you sit back and ruminate over the learned material, you actually re+member: put all the parts together. These strengths the pathways of learning. If the dis-membered information is pegged with multiple links (like dual coding) The whole process of re+membering becomes rich and deep. See how we can have vivid memories of silly incidence of past which have given us multiple links (smell, color, music etc) and we have relived or retold it to others many times, they seem to just come alive like movies. That is how we can create learning spaces and not by AI driven flat-screen numbness

[deborahrose]

Reflect
Elaborate
Time spaced repetition
Testing self
Retrieval practice
Generating
Interweaving

[wmgthilgen]

I came to the realization much to late to do much about it. When I realized that if I'm interested in something, I just seem to absorb it. If and when I'm not interested, it just regardless of what, doesn't stick.

After leaning Arithmetic in 8 years of grade school. My first year of high school envolve learning varioius forms of Mathematics. Algabra for one, was like trying to understand someone speaking a different language than the only one I knew. And I failed Math in the first three years of high school. Then in my Senior year, the Math became interesting. And I managed to learn everything the previous three year's had tried to teach me. And everything the current year had to offer in regards to Math. All within the first six months of the school year. I don't know if it was due to the new teacher or something just happened within me. But when Math became interesting to ME. I couldn't get enough of it.

[alemneUp]

I've learned the book... as a learner, before being a teacher, it helped me a lot.

[GEMSofGOD_com]

You've named half a method in 6:20 seconds. Not sure if it helps to make a video when your message is "Just read it"

[RogerOnTheRight]

For the focus issue, avoid autofocus, generally. Then, avoid long/zoomed shots, as the create a shallow depth of field. Have the focal length just wide enough to ensure a reasonable depth of field, such that your face and whatever you are holding are both in focus, always. Just a tip from my experience.

Also, in the room shot, use a lavalier / lapel microphone. The mic needs to be close to the subject to minimzie echo and room noise. Lapel mic works like a champ, and is cheap.

[damg]

the problem that, there is no learning method that fits everybody, one method may work for you, the other may not. There is no boiler plate methods that fits everybody. Learning requires motivation and effort.

[simonb]

Use Your Brain by Tony Buzan was the prime reason I was able to go to University as a mature student.

[pepperpeterpiperpickled]

Is it better than 'How to learn' by Barbara Oakley in your opinion?
Some Chinese Woman said, in response to a video I saw on creating a note card system index ("Zettel-something"), that she was required to memorise a textbook or two in Med School, she just wrote them on note cards and would practice remembering what was on the cards. Spaced Repetition.

[ChristianCharry]

Thanks for doing these learning videos available for everyone, really good job!

[pipertripp]

Defo gonna have to check this out. I’ll read the paper first. Thanks for this Giles, I’m looking forward to putting these techniques into practice.