Better Learning

Many people report engaging in study habits that are not very effective or very efficient. How do we know what strategies are best? Cognitive psychologists have been doing research to ask this very question for multiple decades. It turns out that many strategies that people report using are not the ones that cognitive psychology research shows to be the most effective or efficient for learning. In this course, you will learn how to apply research-based principles from cognitive psychology to bec

• Identify shortcomings in current study habits to improve note-taking and recall
• Apply scientifically validated learning techniques to increase retention
• Create effective plans to overcome procrastination