Learning How to Learn

The purpose of this video is to inform students about the most effective and efficient ways to study. Acquiring the right learning strategies is critical for students as it will support robust learning and promote lifelong learning. In the video, we share three scientifically proven ways students can improve their grades.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Christina Kang, Dusan Kovacevic, Hasna Sultan, and Sydney McIntyre

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References:

Adesope, O. O., Trevisan, D. A., & Sundararajan, N. (2017). Rethinking the use of tests: A meta-analysis of practice testing. Review of Educational Research, 87(3), 659-701.

Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective learning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4-58.

Risko, E. F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2016). Cognitive offloading. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(9), 676-688.

Sobel, H. S., Cepeda, N. J., & Kapler, I. V. (2011). Spacing effects in real‐world classroom vocabulary learning. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(5), 763-767.

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