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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

KM

Oct 6, 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.

CD

Aug 1, 2020

This course accumulates a clear and valuable set of thoughts that structure knowledge about learning principles and tactics. Also, it was interesting to know some new things about how the brain works.

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By Katherine D

Jan 31, 2020

Well structured and insightful teachings. The concepts and reference tools will enable a new perspective on learning that I wish I had in my youth. Will defiantly be sharing with younger generations.

By Deleted A

Sep 17, 2019

for the first time i realised many faults in my learning and understood them without much scientific analysis.and the good it also came with a better manual to make learning and life more productive.

By Leiton V

Nov 13, 2017

Puedo decir que este curso ha cambiado la percepción de como aprendemos, ofrece unas herramientas bastante útiles y ha transformado mis procesos de aprendizaje. Le recomendaría sin pensarlo dos veces.

By patrick a p

Oct 1, 2017

thanks for all the classes, i m really looking forward to put in practice all what i have learned from this course and see the results that can be obtained from that, once again thanks for everything.

By Albert M

Oct 5, 2016

This is an amazing course. I would recommend that you take this course before doing any others in Coursera, it will give you a great foundation to take into any other subjects that you want to learn.

By Baard O K

Sep 23, 2016

Very useful. Explained how the brain - mind and memory - works, and showed techniques for learning more effectively. Wish I'd known about this stuff while I actually went to high-school and college!

By Chris M

Aug 17, 2016

Probably the most important course I've ever taken in my life and it was completely free. Already applied many of the concepts and have seen the difference. Do yourself a favor and take this course.

By Jorge J R

Mar 7, 2016

A pesar de no tener documentación en español, es en mi opinión una gran ayuda, y en lo personal se añade a mi larga lista de motivos para aprender inglés. Agradezco que se le añadiesen los subtitulos.

By Susannah R

Feb 1, 2016

Inspriational! Well presented, interesting and useful. Everybody should take this course. Thank you to all those involved in developing this course. I'm already putting the teaching into practice.

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.