Study Like a Champ: The Psychology-Based Guide to "Grade A" Study Habits

by Regan A. R. Gurung, John Dunlosky

Overview

This engaging, student-friendly book debunks major myths about studying and provides practical tips for how students can learn to study smarter, not harder.
 
Cognitive science has revealed the hidden secrets of what really works for studying. Written by psychologists who are experts in the science of study habits, Study Like a Champ outlines clear steps students can use throughout their high school and college careers to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning.
 
Numerous examples and self-assessments will help students of all ages apply these strategies to their own unique situations to help them create and maintain habits that foster life-long learning. Psychologists Regan A. R. Gurung and John Dunlosky are award-winning teachers and researchers who have spent years conducting studies on how students learn. Not only have they published a significant number of scientific peer-reviewed papers on the topic, but they have received national recognition as teachers.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433840173
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	01/10/2023
Series:	APA LifeTools Series
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	166,767
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Regan A. R. Gurung, PhD, is Professor of Psychological Science and Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Oregon State University.  Winner of the American Psychological Foundation’s Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award and the U.S. Professors of the Year (Wisconsin) Award, Dr. Gurung is a social psychologist whose work focuses on improving teaching and learning. He is past President of Psi Chi and the Society for Teaching of Psychology, and has published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored/co-edited 15 books. 

John Dunlosky, PhD, is Professor and Director of SOLE Center in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. Dr. Dunlosky's research program has focused on understanding three inter-related components of self-regulated learning: (1) monitoring of learning, (2) control of study time, and (3) the application of strategies during learning. These three components of learning fall under the rubric of metacognition, which concerns people's cognition or beliefs about their cognitions. By studying metacognition in students across the life span, a major goal of all facets of his research involves developing techniques to improve student learning and achievement across multiple domains.

Table of Contents

Preface: Or Why You Should Really Care About What's in This Book ix

Part I Groundwork 1

Chapter 1 So You Think You Know How To Study? Let's FoK About It 3

Chapter 2 First Things First: Planning! 25

Chapter 3 Take Notes Well 53

Part II Strategies 77

Chapter 4 Spacing It Out 79

Chapter 5 Retrieval Practice for Monitoring and Mastery 99

Chapter 6 Specialty Strategies for' Problem-Solving Courses: Interleaved Practice, Self-Explanation, and Worked Examples 121

Chapter 7 When to Use Highlighting, Rereading, Summarizing, and Imagery 145

Chapter 8 A Quick Look at Something New: Mixing and Matching 159

Part III Beyond the Classroom 169

Chapter 9 The A(ffect), B(ehaviors), and C(ognitions) of Champions 171

Appendix: Championship Practice Exercises 195

Glossary 199

References 203

Index 213

About the Authors 223

What People are Saying About This

Henry L. Roediger

This book should be essential reading for high school and college students, among others. The authors, both experts in their field, write in an informal way about how to plan to study, how to study, and how to assess the effects of study to prepare for evaluations. Reading this book will prepare students to master various types of subject matter in any level of education.

Dana S. Dunn

This is the perfect book to help undergraduate students learn to learn without excess baggage. The book is clear, concise, and focused, and the authors—two scholar–teachers—write in an engaging, accessible style that will help readers master practices and strategies that really do work. Teachers of introductory-level courses: Take note!

Diane F. Halpern

Regan Gurung and John Dunlosky, two leaders in the field of how people learn and what they can do to make learning last, have written a gem of a book for everyone who wants learning to be easier, more effective, and longer lasting. This book will pay lifelong dividends for everyone who wants to learn.