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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Deep Teaching Solutions

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About the Course

This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects. Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you’re already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you’re struggling, you’ll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you’ve ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide. This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or prior to, its companion course, Mindshift. (Learning How to Learn is more learning-focused, and Mindshift is more career-focused.) A related course by the same instructors is Uncommon Sense Teaching. To join the fully translated Portuguese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprender To join the fully translated Spanish version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprendiendo-a-aprender To join the fully translated Chinese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ruhe-xuexi To join the fully translated French version of the course, visit : http://www.coursera.org/learn/apprendre-comment-apprendre...

Top reviews

JS

Aug 13, 2017

I really appreciate the time these guys invested in this course and am willing to take it again if they re-explain some topics in order to refresh some things that with time haven't stayed in my mind.

AK

Aug 17, 2017

It was a wonderful journey of learning how to learn. Simple and effective. Wish i had come across something like this a little early in life. But better late than never. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

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By Olena K

Jan 28, 2016

Amazing class! Really helped to reduce procrastination and study some helpful techniques about how to be more productive. Now I can really feel the difference - I am able to memorize more. Thank you!

By kathryn m

Oct 7, 2015

Excellent course that really helped me focus on efficient study skills and pass these on to my school students. Thoroughly enjoyed the course content and the way in which is was structured.

Thank you.

By LI J

Sep 3, 2015

Very useful and it helps a lot for answering my questions:

Why I learnt more effectively in middle school?

Why I couldn't start working and focus on my study?

What are those helpful advises for learning?

By Menno

Aug 15, 2015

I really loved this course. Great teacher(s) who can explain the material in an easy way. I also loved the explanation of how the brain works. Thanks for the tools on how to learn more effective.

Menno

By Andrejs G

Nov 7, 2022

Great course! Provides practical tips to use in our daily lives to be more effective and productive at learning and also applying learned things. Thanks for the efforts of the creators of the course.

By Amit H

May 1, 2021

A must have course for understanding the science behind learning, which provided me with useful tools for the future :)

explanations were concise and spot on and the lectures were very entertaining

5/5

By Nirab P

Mar 18, 2021

Extremely helpful and empowering set of ideas, grounded in the scientific literature, to understand how our brains work, and how to optimize our choices and habits to optimize for efficient learning.

By Phu D

Nov 6, 2020

The course provides a new sight about memory, Focused and Diffuse mode. Not only is the knowledge good, but also interviews are great to make acquaintance of some awesome people in every disciplines.

By Rebekah L

Oct 14, 2020

Lecturers especially Dr Barbara have a very approachable disposition even from the videos, which were well-made. I enjoyed taking this online course which came in a very digestible format! Thank you!

By Faris A

Jun 21, 2020

This course introduces some key aspects of cognitive science and how you can apply them to your own studying without going too into detail about the science part. You won't regret taking this course.

By Paulo R C

Jun 2, 2020

It was a very helpful way to discover good techniques and be aware of some learning mechanisms in our brains that can improve the learning experience effectively. I recommend this course to everyone!

By Awake K

May 23, 2020

This is an awesome course to reform your way of learning for almost any discipline of your choice. Very scientific and worth experimenting with. I am sure you will find it helpful as well. Good luck!

By Harsh Y

May 22, 2020

I liked the course very much!!!. It taught me what mistakes I usually do while studying and help me to see the bigger picture. I love the voice of ma'am too:). I am delighted after doing this course.

By Владимир К

Mar 7, 2020

Хороший курс, узнал много нового. Понял, причину того, что казалось хорошо изученным и понятным, совершенно выброшенным из голову через пару дне. Узнал о техниках запоминания и качественно понимания.

By Cooper S

Jan 2, 2020

This class feels basic, but it hold deep truths about how to be a better learner and it provides great research you can go deeper into on your own. Excellent instruction, you get out what you put in.

By Marneen P

Oct 13, 2019

Fue de verdad un conjunto de herramientas sencillas y prácticas que me serán muy útiles para adquirir nuevos aprendizajes con más seguridad y eficiencia. Muchas gracias a sus creadores y a Coursera.

By Nielda K

Aug 29, 2019

Wonderful course, with useful and science-based knowledge which can really help us to better learn.

Curso Maravilhoso. Com conteúdo baseado em cinência que realmente pode nos ajudar a aprender melhor.

By coco p

Aug 23, 2019

such a perfect course! they used the learning methods which they mentioned during the lectures to teach you the course. what a twist. easy to keep track and very informative. i strongly recommend it.

By Eduardo L C

Dec 14, 2018

I loved this course! So many interesting sources, the easy to understand explanations, even fun analogies. Great optional interviews. It truly was a great experience learning how to learn. Thank you!

By Alexander M (

Feb 7, 2018

Eye-opening material about how learning actually takes place combined with techniques that can be used in the real world to improve learning and concept retention. Very interesting and useful course.

By Verushka S

Sep 10, 2017

This course was great. Professors have a smooth and comprehensive way of teaching which can help most types of students to grasp the concepts. I would take any course from these professors, any time.

By Vinit G

Aug 21, 2017

I highly recommend everyone to take this course. The course makes so much of sense and it reasons why someone learns the way they learn and it debunks a lot of misconceptions and myths around memory.

By Jo-anne R

Aug 2, 2017

This course has given me the much needed techniques, knowledge and confidence to return to learning with a fresh eye. I cannot properly set down how useful this course is. Many thanks to the Authors.

By Marco F

Jul 10, 2017

NIce course, should be mandatory at the beginning of the college studies, or maybe even earlier. There are no magic formulas to learn without efforts, but this is how learning is, hard and satisfying

By Marianna M

Aug 12, 2016

Very nice, smart and useful course not only for teacher but also for human as is. I recommended this course to other people and I am planning to enroll into Learning How to learn again in the future.