[LR] Improving Students’ Learning
[This review is intended solely for my personal learning] Paper Info DOI: 10.1177/1529100612453266 Title: Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology Authors: John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson, Elizabeth J. Marsh, Mitchell J. Nathan, and Daniel T. Willingham Prior Knowledge Cognitive and educational psychology have long studied how students learn and retain knowledge, but there remains a gap between research-backed learning strategies and students’ actual study habits. Many students rely on techniques such as highlighting and rereading, despite evidence showing their limited effectiveness. This paper seeks to bridge this gap by evaluating ten commonly used learning techniques in terms of their generalizability and efficacy. ...