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Learning How to Learn · Module 4

Learning Anything

The first three modules built the science and habits of learning. This module puts them to work on the real, specific things people set out to learn — and hands you a method for teaching yourself anything at all.

You will learn how to approach a new language, mathematics, and physical skills; how to read and take notes that actually stick; which popular learning ideas are myths; how to turn experience into learning; and how to become your own teacher for life.

Lessons
7 lessons
Estimated time
~6-8 hours
Assessment
Module quiz included

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Lessons

Lesson 1 · 16 min

How to Learn a Language

Lesson 2 · 16 min

How to Learn Mathematics

Lesson 3 · 16 min

How to Learn a Physical Skill

Lesson 4 · 16 min

How to Read and Take Notes

Lesson 5 · 16 min

Learning Myths and Facts

Lesson 6 · 16 min

How to Learn from Experience

Lesson 7 · 16 min

Teaching Yourself Anything

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Learning Anything — Module Assessment

14 questions · pass mark 75%

  1. 1.According to the comprehensible-input view of language learning, what most drives acquisition?
  2. 2.Which statement about the "critical period" for language is most accurate and defensible?
  3. 3.Why is repairing shaky fundamentals often the fastest way to improve at an advanced math topic?
  4. 4.According to research associated with Sian Beilock and others, how does math anxiety typically lower performance?
  5. 5.Why do researchers say "muscle memory" is really procedural memory?
  6. 6.What did patient H.M.'s performance on the mirror-drawing task demonstrate?
  7. 7.According to the note-taking principle in this lesson, what makes a note valuable?
  8. 8.What is the most defensible takeaway from Mueller and Oppenheimer's 2014 study, given later replication work?
  9. 9.What did Pashler, McDaniel, Rohrer, and Bjork (2008) conclude about learning styles?
  10. 10.Why does re-reading notes often feel more effective than it actually is?
  11. 11.According to the lesson, why does experience alone often fail to produce learning?
  12. 12.What is the correct order of the four stages in Kolb's experiential learning cycle?
  13. 13.A learner has bookmarked a dozen free courses and watches them at double speed but still cannot perform the skill. According to the lesson, what is most likely missing?
  14. 14.How does the lesson characterize the research on self-regulated learning?
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