04189cam a22005058i 4500 20504016 OSt 20260408124254.0 m |o d | cr_||||||||||| 180519s2018 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2018024504 9780525504467 9780143132547 (paperback) 20504016 DLC eng rda DLC pcc LB1066 370.15/23 23 JNF050000 JNF055000 JNF051050 bisacsh Oakley, Barbara A., 1955- author. Learning How to Learn : How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying / Barbara Oakley, PhD, and Terrence Sejnowski, PhD ; With Alistair McConville ; With illustrations by Oliver Young. 1807 New York : TarcherPerigee, [2018] 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. A Note to Parents and Teachers -- The Problem with Passion -- Easy Does It: Why Trying Too Hard Can Sometimes Be Part of the Problem -- I'll Do It Later, Honest! Using a Tomato to Beat Procrastination -- Brain-Chains and Fun with Space Aliens -- The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk -- Learning While You Sleep: How to Wake Up Smarter -- School Bags, Lockers, and Your Attentional Octopus -- Slick Tricks to Build Your Memory -- Why Brain-Chaining Is Important Training (and How Not to Back a Car into a Ditch ) -- Learning with Clubs and Groups, Finding Your Mission, and How Terry Nearly Burned Down the School -- How to Pump Up Your Brain -- Making Brain-Chains: How Not to Learn from a Comic Book -- Asking Yourself Important Questions: Should You Listen to Music While You're Studying? -- Learning Surprises: Pssst . . . Your Worst Traits Can Be Your Best Traits! -- How to Do Well on Tests -- Going from "Have to" to "Get to" Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems. "A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject--based on one of the world's most popular online courses and the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course "Learning How to Learn" have empowered more than two million learners of all ages from around the world to master subjects that they once struggled with. Fans often wish they'd discovered these learning strategies earlier and ask how they can help their kids master these skills as well. Now in this new book for kids and teens, the authors reveal how to make the most of time spent studying. We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first--the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power. This book explains: * Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process * How to avoid "rut think" in order to think outside the box * Why having a poor memory can be a good thing * The value of metaphors in developing understanding * A simple, yet powerful, way to stop procrastinating Filled with illustrations, application questions, and exercises, this book makes learning easy and fun"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Learning strategies Problems, exercises, etc. Study skills Study and teaching. Students Time management. JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education. bisacsh JUVENILE NONFICTION / Study Aids / General. bisacsh JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology. bisacsh Sejnowski, Terrence J. (Terrence Joseph), author. McConville, Alistair, author. Print version: Oakley, Barbara A., 1955- author. Learning How to Learn New York : TarcherPerigee, [2018] 9780143132547 (DLC) 2018018495 7 cbc origcop 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 266145 266144 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC 40404 40404 GEN 2026-04-08 Books for Africa, Donation 0 LB1066 .O35 2018 20261571 2026-04-08 2026-04-08 BK