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VLOG: Bite size research - Learning Strategy Intervention

We’re trying something different this week and trying out a vlog format. Let us know in the comments or on social media what you think!

This week’s vlog is about a recently published study where researchers used an intervention with university students to promote the use of effective learning strategies.

References

(1) Biwer, F., oude Egbrink, M. G., Aalten, P., & de Bruin, A. B. (2020). Fostering effective learning strategies in higher education—A mixed-methods study. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

(2) Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective learning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest14(1), 4-58.