Ch. 3 - Understanding Learning and Memory

Information Processing Model

If you're interested in how to form chunks to help your learning, Barbara Oakley has dedicated herself to the study of learning- she has some really interesting insight you might find helpful. Part 1 (5:07) explores what chunks are and how they can be helpful.

Listen to how Carol Dweck herself explains the idea of growth mindset (9:38)

Part 2 (7:10) explores illusions of competence in learning, the challenges of overlearning, and the advantages of interleaving.

This is the video the authors refer to at the bottom of pg. 81 in our book. Enjoy! (3:07). This clip is similar to working memory: we can handle some information well, but once it's too much we stop processing it.

This Khan Academy video explains the Information Processing Model that we first see on pg. 77 a little more closely (7:34)