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Test Taking Anxiety - with Dr Wallace & Dr Artyom

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - June 09, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today we are joined by two experts on the topic of effective learning, or “wise learning”: educational psychologist Dr Wallace Panlilio and cognitive neuroscientist Dr Artyom Zinchenko. Artyom and Wallace guide us through what it means to be a wise learner, and how you can apply that knowledge ...

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158. Test Taking Anxiety - with Dr Wallace & Dr Artyom

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - June 09, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today we are joined by two experts on the topic of effective learning, or “wise learning”: educational psychologist Dr Wallace Panlilio and cognitive neuroscientist Dr Artyom Zinchenko. Artyom and Wallace guide us through what it means to be a wise learner, and how you can apply that knowledge ...

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157. On Mnemonics, Memory Palaces and Making Mistakes: With Anthony Metivier [Mem / Learn Month]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 26, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
We’re wrapping up our Memory and Learning series here on the Exam Study Expert podcast by diving into the marvellous, and at times a little magical, world of mnemonic memory techniques.  Our guide today is bestselling author and formidable memory enthusiast, Anthony Metivier, who takes us on a ...

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156. Desirable Difficulties: The 5 Levers To Optimise Your Learning [Mem / Learn Month]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 19, 2024 15:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Like a good workout, the best learning should be a bit of a stretch but not impossible. That's the principle desirable difficulty in action. I consider it a more "advanced" principle for learning effectively, but it's a very powerful idea to understand and be able to use if you're looking to m...

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155. Cognitive Load Theory "Brain Hacks" For Students - Ollie Lovell

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 12, 2024 22:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Memory and learning month continues with an introduction to the powerful "cognitive load theory" principle, and how we can use it to supercharge your brain. Learn faster. Understand more. Overcome procrastination. Cognitive Load Theory could help with all of these, and more! ** Get Ollie's "...

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154. John Dunlosky: Study Like A Champ [Mem / Learn Month]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 05, 2024 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Our Memory & Learning series continues with giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky. In today's must-listen episode, we discover: Why learning should be challenging A taxonomy for thinking about 10 popular study strategies - which work best, and for what? How...

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151. John Dunlosky: Study Like A Champ [Mem / Learn Month]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 05, 2024 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Our Memory & Learning series continues with giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky. In today's must-listen episode, we discover: Why learning should be challenging A taxonomy for thinking about 10 popular study strategies - which work best, and for what? How...

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151. John Dunlosky: Study Like A Champ

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 05, 2024 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're welcoming giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky In today's must-listen episode, we discover: Why learning should be challenging A taxonomy for thinking about 10 popular study strategies - which work best, and for what? How to master "successive...

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153. Building Your School's Study Skills Programme - Katie Holmes

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 02, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
We're concluding our special "Teaching Learning Skills" mini-series this week with a case study on building a tutor time study skills programme. Packed with highly practical details, with today's special guest Katie Holmes. Follow Katie: @KatieEHolmes_, https://twitter.com/KatieEHolmes_ From ...

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Building Your School's Study Skills Programme - Katie Holmes [FOR TEACHERS]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 02, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
We're concluding our special "Teaching Learning Skills" mini-series this week with a case study on building a tutor time study skills programme. Packed with highly practical details, with today's special guest Katie Holmes. Follow Katie: @KatieEHolmes_, https://twitter.com/KatieEHolmes_ From ...

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153. Building Your School's Study Skills Programme - Katie Holmes [FOR TEACHERS]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 02, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
We're concluding our special "Teaching Learning Skills" mini-series this week with a case study on building a tutor time study skills programme. Packed with highly practical details, with today's special guest Katie Holmes. Follow Katie: @KatieEHolmes_, https://twitter.com/KatieEHolmes_ From ...

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Tom Bennett on Evidence-Based Education [FOR TEACHERS]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 01, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're continuing our special educator-focused mini series with a chance to step back and take stock of the rise of evidence-based practice in education.  Our headline guest today is founder of the researchED conference series, Tom Bennett OBE, and I'm joined towards the end of the episod...

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152. Tom Bennett on Evidence-Based Education

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 01, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're continuing our special educator-focused mini series with a chance to step back and take stock of the rise of evidence-based practice in education.  Our headline guest today is founder of the researchED conference series, Tom Bennett OBE, and I'm joined towards the end of the episod...

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152. Tom Bennett on Evidence-Based Education [FOR TEACHERS]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - May 01, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're continuing our special educator-focused mini series with a chance to step back and take stock of the rise of evidence-based practice in education.  Our headline guest today is founder of the researchED conference series, Tom Bennett OBE, and I'm joined towards the end of the episod...

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151. Dr Haili Hughes - mentoring scholars & effective study skills teaching [FOR TEACHERS]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 30, 2024 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
To kick off this week's special "for teachers" series, we're welcoming Dr Haili Hughes to talk about how to be an effective mentor to students in their study skills, and what good pedagogy for "learning to learn" should include. - Mentoring in Schools [book]: https://geni.us/haili* - Follow Ha...

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151. Dr Haili Hughes - mentoring scholars & effective study skills teaching

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 30, 2024 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
To kick off this week's special "for teachers" series, we're welcoming Dr Haili Hughes to talk about how to be an effective mentor to students in their study skills, and what good pedagogy for "learning to learn" should include. - Mentoring in Schools [book]: https://geni.us/haili* - Follow Ha...

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Dr Haili Hughes - mentoring scholars & effective study skills teaching [FOR TEACHERS]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 30, 2024 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
To kick off this week's special "for teachers" series, we're welcoming Dr Haili Hughes to talk about how to be an effective mentor to students in their study skills, and what good pedagogy for "learning to learn" should include. - Mentoring in Schools [book]: https://geni.us/haili* - Follow Ha...

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150. Dunlosky's Student Toolbox In Action - Amarbeer Singh Gill [Mem / Learn Month]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 28, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Memory & Learning series continues with Amarbeer Singh Gill, author of "Dunlosky's Strengthening The Student Toolbox In Action". We're unpacking some of less-known strategies from John Dunlosky's famous 2013 review of the most effective study strategies. Join us to learn when (and how) to use ...

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150. Dunlosky's Student Toolbox In Action - Amarbeer Singh Gill

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 28, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're welcoming Amarbeer Singh Gill, author of "Dunlosky's Strengthening The Student Toolbox In Action", to help us unpick some of less well-known (but still very useful!) strategies from John Dunlosky's famous 2013 review of the most effective study strategies. Join us to learn when (an...

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149. Understanding Memory - Peps McCrea

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 21, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
We're kicking off a new series on Memory & Learning with a deep-dive into memory fundamentals. We're guided in this fascinating and illuminating conversation by Peps McCrea award-winning teacher educator and author.  Even if you're familiar with some of the basics, Peps has a wonderful way of ...

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149. Peps McCrea: Understanding Memory [Mem / Learn Month]

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 21, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
We're kicking off a new series on Memory & Learning with a deep-dive into memory fundamentals. We're guided in this fascinating and illuminating conversation by Peps McCrea award-winning teacher educator and author.  Even if you're familiar with some of the basics, Peps has a wonderful way of ...

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148. Flashcards For Memorising: 7 Creative Variants

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 14, 2024 21:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Flashcards are a super-powerful way to learn stuff for your exams. There are 7 different variants on the core idea. Tune in today to learn about the options, and which will suit you best! Paper flashcards Smart notes (paper) Quiz apps / digital flashcards Smart notes (digitally) Audio fla...

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147. Overcoming Retrieval Resistance

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 07, 2024 18:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Retrieval practice is the shortcut to learning faster and remembering more, but nearly everyone under-utilises it (at least some of the time), even once you know about it and why it matters. Why? Today I'm breaking down the big 5 barriers to consistent retrieval practice that I most commonly s...

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146. REWIND: Oliver Caviglioli: Visual Learning Strategies For Students

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - April 01, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
There’s no such thing as a “visual learner”. The idea that some of us are “visual learners” and learn best through imagery is a myth, and has been widely debunked by psychologists.  (See https://examstudyexpert.com/brain-science-quiz/ for this and more myths about learning and the brain!). Bu...

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145. REWIND: Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel (Learning Scientist) on Spaced Learning

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - March 24, 2024 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Can you remember what you learned last week? How about last month? Spaced learning is an INCREDIBLY powerful strategy for getting knowledge into memory - and making it stick there. Renowned Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel of the Learning Scientists project and Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhanc...

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144. On Supportive Parenting & Handling Pressure, with Dr Tamara Soles

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - March 16, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today we have a special episode for the parents among our audience: I'm chatting to Dr Tamara Soles, child psychologist and parent herself, all about the most effective ways to support your child on their academic journey.   Dr Tamara has plenty of insights for parents: on our connections with...

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143. The 3 Types Of Lists Every Student Should Know (+ 4 More You Might Find Handy)

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - March 10, 2024 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Maximise your productivity with these 7 brilliant list formats, each with a special job to help you get things done and stay on the straight-and-narrow! The Everything List Today's Priorities The Someday Maybe List The Tangents List Checklists Mental Resistance List Red & Green List Enjo...

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142. Time Management Mastery For Students - with Dr Frank Buck

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - March 03, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Tune in today to discovery the secrets to staying organised, keeping on top of things even when things get busy, and saving time on things that don’t matter to spend more time on the things that do. Today's guest is Dr Frank Buck, who has a doctorate in time management in education, who has bee...

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141. Where To Study: A High-Impact Choice

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - February 25, 2024 21:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're diving into the surprisingly powerful choice of where to study - a decision that can boost your motivation, focus, productivity and maybe even your memory recall! Where do YOU do your best work? Mentioned today: Episode 87: Five Fun Memory Effects & How They Can Help Your Studyin...

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141. Where To Study: The Surprising Power of Your Environment

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning - February 25, 2024 21:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today, we're diving into the surprisingly powerful choice of where to study - a decision that can boost your motivation, focus, productivity and maybe even your memory recall! Where do YOU do your best work? Mentioned today: Episode 87: Five Fun Memory Effects & How They Can Help Your Studyin...

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