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November 30, 2015 By Lars Larson

How We Learn: a Quick Summary

Ben CareyAccording to recent research, students learn best through distraction, ignorance, interruption, and frequent quitting. This may sound like nonsense on stilts. But according to New York Times science writer Benedict Carey (pictured), successful pedagogy will benefit from such counter-intuitive wisdom. Have a peek at this two-page summation of Carey’s book How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why it Happens.

For more information contact Lars Erik Larson, English, at larson@up.edu.

Filed Under: Community Posts, Teaching Tips

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