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"At university you are expected to learn independently; this means taking responsibility for your own study. Many of the academic skills you are expected to use whilst at university will be new to you. Some of the skills you will need to develop are: students studying Reading and Note-making Research & Evaluation Critical Thinking Skills Writing Skills Referencing Groupwork & Presentations Exams Skills"

"Make, study and share online flashcards, study guides and quizzes. "

"...instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention."

"A new study conducted by high school students finds that some youngsters do equally well on tasks when moving between their laptops, smartphones and other devices, compared to less media-obsessed teens."

"Both classical conditioning and operant conditioning are central to behaviorism, but students often get confused about the differences between the two. Use this study guide to familiarize yourself with some of the major topics related to classical and operant conditioning including key terminology and important thinkers."

"Adolescents assigned to a mindfulness meditation program appeared to have improvements in memory in a recent study."

"showed that creativity is not especially a right-brain function. In fact, two of three broad classes of creative thought that have been studied seem not to depend on a single set of brain structures. "

"Subjects covered include principles of a good memory, mind maps, speed reading, good study habits, mnemonic techniques and much, much more. "

"As online classes reduce and often eliminate face-to-face (F2F) interactions, it's important for instructors to learn new ways of understanding and interacting with their online students to further enhance their success. Studies show students' cognitive styles play a key role in their success in online courses."

"The psychological study of misconceptions shows that all of us possess many beliefs that are flawed or flat-out wrong-and also that we cling to these fallacies with remarkable tenacity. "

""How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens," author Benedict Carey informs us that "most of our instincts about learning are misplaced, incomplete, or flat wrong" and "rooted more in superstition than in science."

"this detailed analysis and chart of every single learning theory is worth zooming in and studying."

"A new study says so-called "heavy multitaskers" have trouble tuning out distractions and switching tasks compared with those who multitask less. And there's evidence that multitasking may weaken cognitive ability. Stanford University professor Clifford Nass explains the work."

"Doing more than one task at a time, especially more than one complex task, takes a toll on productivity. Although that shouldn't surprise anyone who has talked on the phone while checking E-mail or talked on a cell phone while driving, the extent of the problem might come as a shock. Psychologists who study what happens to cognition (mental processes) when people try to perform more than one task at a time have found that the mind and brain were not designed for heavy-duty multitasking. "

High School Students Need to Think, Not Memorize - US News and World Report http://t.co/ow15J0fZ via @usnews

#stress immediately after an experience boosts #memory in healthy men. http://t.co/KJdjXPpO

Messing around with Microsoft Educationlabs Flashcards. Some cool options for educators! http://t.co/VMxMxI62

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"Flashcard Stash is built on top of a dictionary, so you can lookup words above and save them. Click on functions in the top right of each vocabulary flashcard for example sentences, synonyms, and audio. Highlighted words can also be clicked for an immediate definition. "