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Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens Paperback - 2018

by Barbara Oakley; Terrence Sejnowski; Alistair McConville

A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject, based on the bestselling book "A Mind for Numbers" and its wildly popular online companion course, Learning How to Learn. Filled with illustrations, application questions, and exercises, this book makes learning easy and fun.

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  • Title Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
  • Author Barbara Oakley; Terrence Sejnowski; Alistair McConville
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tarcherperigee
  • Date 2018-08-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780143132547 / 0143132547
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Study skills - Study and teaching, Learning strategies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018018495
  • Dewey Decimal Code 370.15

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Citations

  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2019, Page 1
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2018, Page 0

About the author

Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and Ramn y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning at McMaster University. Her research involves bioengineering with an emphasis on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Dr. Oakley teaches the massive open online courses (MOOCs) "Learning How to Learn" and "Mindshift," alongside legendary neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski. Dr. Oakley has received many awards for her teaching, including the American Society of Engineering Education's Chester F. Carlson Award for technical innovation in education, the National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award, and the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education.

Terrence Sejnowski is the Francis Crick Professor at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he also directs the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory. He is among only twelve living scientists who have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.

Alistair McConville is the deputy head of Bedales School, one of England's most prestigious private K-12 schools.

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