Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning William Wadsworth

Today, we're kicking off a series on my favourite of all topics, the science of learning and memory and how to apply it.

To lay the ground work, I'm welcoming Peps McCrea back to the podcast, for a 101 on the fundamentals of memory. Even if you're familiar with some of the basics, Peps has a wonderful way of using analogy to deepen your intuition about what's really going on when we learn and later recall information.

Discover Peps' work via:

- Peps' website: https://pepsmccrea.com/

- "Evidence Snacks" email at: https://snacks.pepsmccrea.com/

- Memorable Teaching [book] at: https://geni.us/memorable-teaching*

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

WANT ME TO SPEAK AT YOUR SCHOOL? Learn more at: https://examstudyexpert.com/revision-workshops

Get a copy of my ultra-concise "6 Pillars Of Exam Success" Cheat Sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/pillars/

BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

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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 flashcardsSmart notes (paper)Quiz apps / digital flashcardsSmart notes (digitally)Audio flashcardsLift the flap stickys (by mirror, in textbook)Getting creative: jumbo lolly sticks and more!*

Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams

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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 see, and show you how to overcome them.

Mentioned in this episode:
Episode 69. Rose's student story (high school student)Episode 71. Divine's student story (accounting professional exams)Episode 73. Michael's student story (school / university student career)Episode 75. Charlie's student story (law conversion exams)Episode 108. Sibo's student story (board-level medical exams)Episode 111. Adam's student story (dyslexia and finance exams)Episode 123 on How Many Hours Should You Study Episode 53 on Are You Working Too Hard 
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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/coaching

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS https://examstudyexpert.com/workshops

Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams

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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!).
But in many ways, we are ALL visual learners.
Because visuals, when used properly, can have a big benefit for our learning, not least through the powerful “dual coding” effect.
Highly respected teaching and learning expert Oliver Caviglioli joins me to explain all, and break down exactly how YOU can take advantage of the power of visuals in your own studies.
Part of Learning Science Season here on the Exam Study Expert Podcast.
Find Oliver online:
On Twitter: @OliCavPersonal website: https://www.olicav.com/ Dual Coding book: https://geni.us/dualcoding Teaching Walkthroughs: https://www.walkthrus.co.uk/ First broadcast as Episode 48, on March 14th 2021.


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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.
BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/
SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITIES discover staff CPD / keynote talks and student revision and study skills workshops at: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/revision-workshops/ 
Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams
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Podcast Edited by Benoît André.

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 Enhancement network joins us to break down exactly what you need to know to get up and running with spaced learning.
Your grades will never be the same again...!
Twitter: @PimpMyMemoryLearning Scientists: https://www.learningscientists.org/TILE: https://tile.psy.gla.ac.uk/Carolina’s personal website: http://www.carolinakuepper-tetzel.com/First broadcast as Episode 47, on March 7th 2021.
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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.
BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/
SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITIES discover staff CPD / keynote talks and student revision and study skills workshops at: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/revision-workshops/ 
Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams*
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Podcast Edited by Benoît André.

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 our children, raising well-rounded and motivated individuals, handling academic pressure, and approaching neurodiversity effectively in education. Tune in, and bring a pen - I sure did!

Find out more about Dr Tamara Soles and her work, right here:
>> https://drtamarasoles.com/

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your child's exam success, at: 
>> https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

Learn more about how Exam Study Expert can help YOU to support your child through their academic career, on our Everything Page, right here:
>>  https://examstudyexpert.com/everything/

And grab your kids a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at:
>> https://geni.us/exams

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