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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

BA

Nov 5, 2016

Amazing course, I learned a lot of new techniques for self motivation, and effecient learning. Now, I feel more confident to take further steps in improving and developing myself. Thank you so much :)

EJ

Aug 25, 2023

This is course is so helpful it will debunk all the false beliefs and the wrong thing that you're doing in your life. It will also help you to understand your brain, that will make you a good learner.

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By Anastasia S

Nov 24, 2020

It was a very thought-provoking course. I learned a lot. A big thank you to the instructors for making challenging concepts easier to understand and for sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise with us.

By Sam S

Nov 2, 2020

Exceeded my expectations. Reenforces some existing ideas about learning as well and outlining techniques and the reasons why they are effective. I've got some great tips to take forward when learning new things.

By Yaneth C G R

Aug 28, 2020

Aprendí mucho sobre como funciona nuestro cerebro en el proceso de aprendizaje, la importancia del sueño para eliminar toxinas, técnicas para evitar la procrastinación y mucho mas. Fue excelente. muchas gracias!

By Inna Z

Aug 22, 2020

I really enjoyed this course and instructors. Material is interesting and explained in a very simple way. I learned very useful tips for learning and now better understand how memory works. Definitely recommend!

By Bernadette L C

Jun 25, 2020

Fantastic, really valuable information to help you reframe. I absolutely enjoyed the teaching style and the interviews helped to cement the new techniques and see them in real life application. Thank you so much

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Jun 4, 2020

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be this course. The teachers were very nice and smart. The concepts taught were invaluable and had so much application in my daily life. I'm really thankful to the whole team. THANK YOU!

By Najeebullah M

Apr 18, 2020

Initilly when i started this course it seemed boring to me because I was an engineering student later i got interested in knowing about my own brain. now I have completed the course and loved it. thanks Coursera

By EVAN L

Apr 18, 2020

I have learned some very interesting and instructive opinions about how to learning through this class. Hope I can utilize those ideas from the course into my life and work process and embrace some new changes.

By kris m

Apr 4, 2020

Very useful course, not only for students, but anyone who would like to learn how to tackle procrastination and retain new information in everyday life. It is very easy to follow and includes little fun quizzes.

By Spencer H

Mar 14, 2020

Great course. Good content, well presented and easy to follow. Gives very good insight as to real issues you might have and how to change and overcome them. Learned many new study techniques I can't wait to try.

By Илья М

Mar 10, 2020

Очень полезный курс, очень сжато и содержательно о том как лучше усваивать и запоминать информацию. Вдохновившись курсом, сейчас читаю книгу Барбары Окли "Думай как математик", пожалуй лучшее приложение к курсу.

By Fernando V

Jul 30, 2019

Excelente curso, con muy buenos profesores, explicaciones claras y directas, disponible en varios idiomas (incluido español), hablado en un ingles muy sencillo, perfecto para quienes están practicando su inglés.

By kumar P

Jun 27, 2019

Great course , anyone who wants to pick a skill or wants to learn a particular skill should go through this clear and concise course on learning techniques and effective methods for having a deep understanding..

By Lauren S

Apr 3, 2019

I really enjoyed this course. It helped me build confidence in my ability to tackle new and difficult subjects and concepts. It also helped me challenge and improve my previous methods for learning and studying.

By Einar P

Dec 16, 2018

Very interesting content and effective teaching. However, the quizzes are too easy so in order to really benefit from the course I think it's important to take responsibility and do retrieval practice "offline".

By Robert H

Sep 7, 2017

Excellent course. I learned a lot of techniques I could use to help improve my learning. I just purchased a couple of the books by Dr. Oakley and can begin reading them. with the hope of doing this course again.

By claudio z

Sep 3, 2017

Extraordinary! The course provides a large number of useful inputs not only in learning but also in dealing with everyday life situations. I'm sure I'll find out how useful it really is during the coming months.

By Mihir D

Aug 18, 2017

This is a great course. A lot of the ideas are intuitive but to hear an expert give scientific backing to them and reassurance is very helpful. Its a great course to give you confidence in your ability to learn.

By Krishna S K

Aug 13, 2017

Really enjoyed this course. I would suggest this course to anyone who is passionate about being a life long learner. Understanding some of this concepts can bring more meaning and context to the art of learning.

By Karl L

Dec 12, 2016

This course is a great resource to anyone wanting to learn and either feeling like they can't or wanting to make more progress. Many thanks to the instructors and the others who have brought this to the public.

By Juliana O

Sep 26, 2016

It was a really good experience to learn and participate in this course. I really learned a lot how to improve my strategies in learning difficult topics. Good experience and I recommend the course to everybody.

By Ильин И А

Jul 24, 2016

Every week I learn a lot of information, facts, stories, illustrations, examples and so on. Everything is very useful and immediately applicable to the life problems. Thank you very much for this amazing course!

By Eugene B

Mar 15, 2016

After this course you will spend your most valuable resource (time) more effectively while getting knowledge you want to get. Lots of great concepts, tools and tips, which can be applied to real life situations.

By Pavel M

Feb 10, 2016

It was awesome! It's interesting, meaningfull and clear to understand and that is especially important when you're trying to figure out such a theme. Thanks for the developers for all the hard work and devotion!