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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Deep Teaching Solutions

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About the Course

This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects. Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you’re already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you’re struggling, you’ll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you’ve ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide. This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or prior to, its companion course, Mindshift. (Learning How to Learn is more learning-focused, and Mindshift is more career-focused.) A related course by the same instructors is Uncommon Sense Teaching. To join the fully translated Portuguese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprender To join the fully translated Spanish version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprendiendo-a-aprender To join the fully translated Chinese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ruhe-xuexi To join the fully translated French version of the course, visit : http://www.coursera.org/learn/apprendre-comment-apprendre...

Top reviews

BH

Nov 13, 2015

I found this course to be incredibly helpful. I am 33 and wish that I would have been taught a more efficient way of learning many years ago. There are definitely some great takeaways from this class.

CS

Jan 1, 2020

This class feels basic, but it hold deep truths about how to be a better learner and it provides great research you can go deeper into on your own. Excellent instruction, you get out what you put in.

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By Pelayo V

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Feb 12, 2018

Really useful if you are currently studying or in a career, sport or hobby that requires you learn new stuff.

Therefore it is very useful regardless of what you do.

By Afsheen H

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Jul 25, 2017

I would recommend this course to everyone as it helps us understand the mind, memory and how to learns new skills. Thank you to the team for designing this course.

By Diogo M

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Jun 27, 2017

Great course with lots of material to understand how our brain works and how you can take advantage of it. Furthermore, the course is fun (it is not overwhelming).

By santosh r

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Jun 19, 2017

IT IS REAL A VERY GOOD. IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR ME. THE EVALUATION SYSTEM IS VERY EFFECTIVE. CONGRATULATES TEAM FOR DEVELOPING SUCH A GOOD COURSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

By Lion F P d S

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Jun 4, 2017

Thank you so much for this course. I will apply the techniques explained on it, and I will come back, in the future, as a Mentor, to maintain it and help students.

By Alejandro P

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Apr 26, 2017

Awesome Course.

I must say, I thought I knew how to learn but there are some good stuff here I will now use. I will most likely re-visit this course in the future.

By Arun S

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Apr 13, 2017

An absolutely fabulous course. Dispels some common notions and helps you break down and overcome the barriers that can hold you back and be frustrating at times...

By Андрей Ф

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Mar 14, 2017

Осознание этого курса у меня пришло немного позже. Но ей Богу, если вы начнете использовать хотя бы на 30 % процентов наработки этого курса - Ваша жизнь изменится!

By Nitin C

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Dec 31, 2016

The mentors in this course are excellent. they are doing good job .please conduct more sessions based on these concepts .Thanks for giving such valuble concepts .

By Yu O

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Nov 15, 2016

Thank you. I could complete this course even though I had a procrastination habit. The contents of the course will definitely improve my learning. Thank you again.

By Zhu H

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Nov 1, 2016

really helpfull course, through which we can understand how our brains works when learning. also it teaches some learning techniques when we learn some new things.

By Antoine C

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Oct 18, 2016

This course provides very interesting information about how our brain works, and how through effective techniques we can improve our abilities to learn any topics.

By Agnieszka T

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Apr 15, 2016

I love this course! It has given me tools that have enabled me to be much more effective not only in learning, but also at work, and has made both more pleasurable

By Scott N

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Mar 6, 2016

I really enjoyed the course. Thanks Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski for presenting us with a lot of great insight into how we learn and the pitfalls we may encounter.

By Simon S

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Jan 30, 2016

Excellent practical skills for eliminating procrastination, studying effectively, and excelling in your academics! Well thought out course that I highly recommend!

By Ravi N

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Dec 2, 2015

Thanks to Dr Barbara and Prof Terence.

The course is wonderfully structured and unique . I could hardly wait to move on to the next module.

Continue the great work..

By GARIBA A

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Oct 29, 2015

This course is excellent. It covers the most up to date thinking on the best way people learn. It is definitely worth taking the time to complete the whole course.

By Julia D

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Oct 7, 2015

Great course to do at 36, but I wish I had it done at 18! Thank you Coursera, UCSD and the whole Learning how to Learn team for this mind changing opportunity! :-)

By Pratik

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Oct 6, 2015

Simple but Great course that introduces some awesome and effective mental tools..Great for mastering anything which involves learning,understanding and memorizing.

By Ignacio S S

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Aug 14, 2015

Very helpful. Perfect complement for the other coursera courses or to any studies or activities that involve learning, be it languages, programming or even sports.

By Наталія С

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Dec 21, 2023

It was a great pleasure to learn with wonderful teachers, I got many new ideas and advisees. I became calm and happy. I am ready to study and study but more happy

By Clara E M

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May 28, 2022

Me encanto este curso!!! Aqui vi como aprende mi cerebro, como hacer que lo haga productiva y eficientemente y qu evitar cuando estoy aprendiendo. Mil gracias!!!

By Antonella B P

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May 9, 2022

Hi! I've just finished the course. I have learned lots of things and this course has given me real poweful tools. Thanks for all the material, ideas and videos!!!

By Mrn M

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Jan 28, 2022

this course is amazing . good to help how learn better, to motivate and do understand some concepts. I loved it and would like to do other times. thank you a lot

By SsBnS _

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Jan 7, 2022

9/10 Everything was great, thank you all, especially the doctor, but the translation into Arabic was not completely perfect. I was suffering a bit, because Arabic