How Learning Works
by Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha C. Lovett, Marie K. Norman · first published 2010
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…is not an unchangeable talent. Some books that will help you learn better: * Power of Intuition, about naturalistic decision making - https://www.amazon.com/Power-Intuition-Feelings-Better-Decis... * How Learning Works - https://www.amazon.com/How-Learning-Works-Research-Based-Pri... (my review: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/03/19/how-learning-works/) No doubt others can recommend more books.
on “The Programming Talent Myth (2015)” ↗…a good place to start if you're interested in what teaching practices leads to better learning results: https://visible-learning.org/hattie-ranking-influences-effec... I few others I'd recommend: - How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles by Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro, Lovett, & Norman - How People Learn by Bransford, Brown, Cocking, & Pellegrino - Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley - Peak: Secrets…
on “Can good teaching be taught?” ↗How Learning Works: https://www.amazon.com/How-Learning-Works-Research-Based-Pri... I also enjoyed https://www.amazon.com/Start-Story-Teaching-Journals-Collect... (Caveat: not a professor, but that's the target audience…
on “Ask HN: Favorite books about being a good teacher/research professor?” ↗…bunch of research that suggests the best teachers (by default) are the people at middle point, intellectual understanding, precisely because the understanding is less automatic and integrated. The book "How Learning Works" (which I review at https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/03/19/how-learning-works/) talks about this at length.
on “Experts, True Believers and Test-Driven Development: how advice becomes a religion” ↗I'd suggest learning more about how to learn better, so that you can learn more on the job. Then you can spend your weekend doing something other than coding. Some useful books: "How Learning Works" (I review it here: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/03/19/how-learning-works/) "Peak" https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp... Gar Klein's books, in particular "The Power of…
on “Ask HN: Learn in weekend, what resources you suggest?” ↗I once attended a CS education seminar. Part of the required reading was 'How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching', Ambrose, et al. Out of the flood of materials acbart refers to, I'd suggest it as a starting point and a useful addition to the toolkit.
on “Ask HN: Old CS lecturer looking for advice from current and recent students” ↗…optimize for, how to construct quizz questions with embedded diagnostic capability so you not only see who gets it wrong or right, but on which concept/part they get it wrong. There is another book "How Learning Works" by Ambrose et al.[2] [0]: https://third-bit.com/2017/05/31/how-to-teach-programming.ht... [1]: http://teachtogether.tech/ [there are two versions, English and Spanish] [2]: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/How+Learning+Works%3A+Seven+Rese...
on “Ask HN: Learning How to Teach” ↗