How to Study Long and Hard and Still Fail…or How to Get the Most Out of Studying

If you are on Facebook and have Like!-ed our page, you may already be familiar with a series of brief videos that we are publicizing. Created by a Psychology Faculty member at Samfor University, these 5 (brief!) videos will help you to understand more about the learning process - what you may or may not be doing right. As the title suggests, you may study long and hard - but still Fail. Find out why....

The first two videos are:

Video 1: Beliefs That Make You Fail…Or Succeed

The first video examines common mistaken beliefs students often possess that undermine their learning. The video tries to correct those misconceptions with accurate beliefs about learning.

Video 1:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH95h36NChI

Video 2: What Students Should Understand About How People Learn

The second video introduces a simple but powerful theory of memory, Levels of Processing, that can help students improve their study.

Video 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O7y7XEC66M

Enjoy - and watch for future postings of the rest of this 5-part series!