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

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/Free resources on learning techniques and time management: https://sway.office.com/q4I9voV3Uox8AG4s?ref=Link and https://sway.office.com/mrGQlkjWqJGq0FSS?ref=Link*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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchasesPodcast Edited by Benoît André.Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

The most important thing I can teach you is to use retrieval practice a lot and to use it well.So that's what I'm doing today: sit back, we're going deeper than ever before into this critically important learning strategy.With thanks to cameo appearances from Dr Yana Weinstein Jones (Episodes 45 and 7), Dr Caroline Kuepper-Tetzel (next week, Episode 47), Dr Adam Putnam (Episode 11) and Michael from my upcoming "student stories" series.Download Exam Study Expert’s guide to using learning science to learn faster and remember more than ever before, at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetipsPodcast Edited by Benoît André.Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Welcome to "Science Of Learning" season on the Exam Study Expert podcast!Over the next few weeks, we'll be maximising YOUR memory - breaking down the exact strategies you need to learn faster and remember more, with help from some of the world's leading memory psychologists.We're kicking things off with a golden extract from the archives: Dr Yana Weinstein-Jones, a cognitive psychologist and science communicator, explaining the SIX main learning strategies that science tells us will get you bigger results in less time.*Get Yana's awesome book at https://geni.us/understandinglearningDownload Exam Study Expert’s guide to using learning science to learn faster and remember more than ever before, at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips*ABOUT YOUR HOST: William Wadsworth, Founder & Learning Scientist at Exam Study Expert“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/*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases on suggested books. You pay nothing extra. I make these recommendations based on extensive personal experience and because I think they are genuinely helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I receive.Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Ever felt like you're not good enough? Not worthy?Like the admissions tutors must have made a mistake?Imposter syndrome is more common than you might have thought, especially in elite schools and universities, on competitive graduate programmes, and even among professional academics.Hear a range of stories from real students and academics, and discover some top tips for keeping those pesky doubts in check!*Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and 1:1 academic coach.BOOK 1:1 COACHING today at: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

One question I hear possibly more than any other single question is “how can I increase my motivation to study”?Today, we're cutting through the endless advice you can find on the Internet and getting right to the heart of the science of motivation Let's discover what really works and what doesn’t when it comes to finding your get up and go! I'm joined by Dr Erika Patall, one of the most prolific and respected stars of modern research into motivation in education, whose work you can find at https://motivationlab.wordpress.com/*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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchasesQuestions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Discover the secrets of how mastering your mindset can set you up for success with renowned mindset scholar, Professor Timothy D. Wilson.Why does mindset matter?How to change the stories you tell yourself, and put yourself on the path to success?How to respond to disappointment and setbacks?Professor Wilson is the author of one of my all-time favourite books on mindset and motivation, "Redirect: Changing The Stories We Live By".  It's outstanding. I'd highly encourage you to get a copy here: https://geni.us/changeyourstory.SUPERCHARGE YOUR GRADES THIS YEAR: with 1:1 coaching to help you study smarter, not harder, so you can get higher grades with less work and less stress: https://examstudyexpert.com/coaching/Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

What's on your list of things you'd like to do more of (or less of) this year?It's one thing to fantasise about the things you'd like to do better, it's quite another to ACTUALLY DO THEM.Change isn't easy.But help is at hand:Learn how to become a master of your actions with 10 powerful strategies from psychology to help you overcome resistance to change, and start taking action on the things that are important to you.Let's make this the year you CRUSH your goals!*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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchasesQuestions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

How to change when change is hard?Discover what's holding you back from making the changes you want to make in your study routines - and in your life.In this Part 1 of a 2-part special, it's time to meet your inner caveman.Make this the year you become a master of your own actions.For more exam success tips, download the free cheat sheet at https://ExamStudyExpert.com/freetips.*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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases on suggested books.Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

To kick off 2021, I am THRILLED to welcome one of the true founding fathers of the field of personal productivity: Brian Tracy.You may have heard of the "eat the frog" principle: it was made famous in a book of the same name by Brian which went on to sell 2.5 million copies in 51 languages.Brian has recently been focusing on adapting his world-famous time management strategies for students, to help them work smarter,  accomplish more, and simply feel happier about life.He shares all in today's interview - not to be missed!*Eat That Frog For Students (Brian Tracy with Anna Leinberger) is in all good bookstores (online and physical!) now - pick up your copy from Amazon at  https://geni.us/frog.* * * *Mentioned in this episode: The Checklist Manifesto (Atul Gawande),  available at https://geni.us/checklists* * * *Hosted by William Wadsworth, Founder & Learning Scientist at Exam Study ExpertDownload my free "study smarter" cheat sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases on suggested books.Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Keeping work and life in balance, and the art of stopping, with my "four levels" of breaks.Enjoy.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/Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).