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Learning How to Learn · Module 2

Becoming a Better Learner

Module 1 covered how learning works. This module covers what to do about it — organising knowledge so it holds together, asking the questions that expose gaps, treating errors as information, designing conditions instead of relying on willpower, and planning study that survives a real week.

It ends with self-direction: running your own learning when nobody is setting the syllabus.

Lessons
7 lessons
Estimated time
~5-7 hours
Assessment
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Becoming a Better Learner — Module Assessment

13 questions · pass mark 75%

  1. 1.What is the test of a mental model?
  2. 2.Why are faulty mental models so hard to correct?
  3. 3.What did the chess expertise studies show?
  4. 4.Which is a retrieving rather than outsourcing question?
  5. 5.What does the why-chain locate?
  6. 6.What is the hypercorrection effect?
  7. 7.How does deliberate practice differ from ordinary practice?
  8. 8.What does procrastination usually indicate?
  9. 9.Why is willpower a poor foundation for a study plan?
  10. 10.Which two parts of a study session are most often skipped?
  11. 11.What should drive how you allocate study time?
  12. 12.What are the three phases of self-regulated learning?
  13. 13.Why does interest often follow initial effort rather than coming first?
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