Posts Tagged ‘testing-and-learning’
The Best Way to Learn: Taking a Test?
What do you think is the best way to learn: Studying the material repeatedly, drawing detailed diagrams of what you are learning, or taking a test in which you recall what you have read? A recent study published in Science and summarized in this New York Times article found out that taking a test was the…
Read MoreImprove Memory with Sleep, Practice, and Testing
There are whole markets (think crosswords, herbal supplements, drugs, brain fitness software) aimed at helping us improve our memory. Now, what is “memory”? how does the process of memory work? Dr. Bill Klemm, Professor of Neuroscience at Texas A&M University, explains a very important concept below. — Alvaro ——- Getting from Here to There: Making Memory Consolidation Work…
Read MoreA Brain Fitness Vacation
A year ago we wrote a Glossary where we defined Brain Fitness as “the general state of good, sharp, brain and mind, especially as the result of mental and physical exercise and proper nutrition” and a Brain Fitness Program as a “structured set of brain exercises, usually computer-based, designed to train specific brain areas and…
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