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Welcome to Exam Study Expert’s Learning Science series! As a psychologist, this is a topic I’m passionate about, and I cannot WAIT to share some top tips with you over the next few weeks.
Let’s kick things off this week by getting a few things straight: we’ve put together a quick brain science quiz for you to test what you REALLY know about how the brain learns. What is “true science” and what’s merely a “media misunderstanding”? Over to you…
Brain science: sorting the myth from the fact
Have you got what it takes to separate the "commonly misunderstood" from the "wow, is that really true!"? You'll need your wits about you: GOOD LUCK!
Here's how you did! Scroll back up to see what you got right and wrong, with a little explanation. (* Stats about "% teachers who get this right" drawn from Weinstein and Sumeracki's excellent book Understanding How We Learn, based on averaging findings from 11 separate studies.)
That was fun! Why not share your score, and challenge your friends to do any better? (Bet they can't...)
If this brain science quiz has sparked your interest in understanding more about the brain and how it learns, I’d recommend treating yourself to a copy of Understanding How We Learn, which offers a visual guide to effective, research-backed strategies for learning. It’s a very engaging and very practical read – I thoroughly enjoyed it and am telling all my friends!
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William Wadsworth is a Cambridge University educated psychologist and learning science researcher. He got top 0.01% exam results in the UK as a student over 10 years ago, and ever since has been obsessed with helping subsequent generations of students ace their exams, through the science of studying smarter, not harder. Half a million students in 150+ countries follow his advice through this site and the Exam Study Expert podcast, and he’s the best-selling author of the “ingenious” guide to test-taking strategy, Outsmart Your Exams. To get in touch with William, including to find out more about his transformational 1:1 coaching sessions, please click here.
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