1st Edition
A Parent’s Guide to The Science of Learning 77 Studies That Every Parent Needs to Know
Supporting parents in the quest to help their children learn as effectively and efficiently as possible, A Parent’s Guide to The Science of Learning translates 77 of the most important and influential studies on student learning into easily digestible overviews. This book will develop parents’ understanding of crucial psychological research so that they can help their children improve how they think, feel and behave in school (and, indeed, in life).
Each overview summarises the key findings from the research and offers tips, hints and strategies for how you can use them in your home. Covering important areas such as memory, motivation, thinking biases and parental attitudes, this book makes complicated research simple, accessible and practical.
From large- to small-scale studies, from the quirky to the iconic, this book breaks down key research to provide parents with the need-to-know facts. Essentially, it is a one-stop shop that offers guidance on how to parent even better.
A Parent’s Guide to The Science of Learning answers the sort of questions that every parent wants to know but doesn’t know where to find the answers. This includes the small, everyday questions through to the big, life-changing ones. Some of the questions answered in this book include:
- How much sleep does your child need?
- Should I actually help them with their homework?
- Why does my child forget what they have just learnt?
- How much screen time is too much?
- What can I do to help them do better at school?
- Is it really that important that we all eat meals together?
- How can I help my child learn to better manage their emotions?
- How can I encourage them to be a better independent learner?
A hugely accessible resource, this unique book will provide parents with the knowledge they need to best support their children’s learning and development.
About The Authors
Introduction
Studies:
1 – The One About Memory
2 – The One About Aspirations and Expectations
3 – The One About the Planning Fallacy
4 – The One About Spacing Your Learning
5 – The One About Growth Mindset
6 – The One About Predicting Future Behaviour
7 – The One About Teenagers and Social Rejection
8 – The One About… IQ and Success
9 – The One About Parents and Grades
10 – The One About Student Resilience
11 – The One About Marshmallows and Self-Control
12 – The One About Mindset and Purpose
13 – The One About Spacing and Interleaving
14 – The One About Parents and Failure
15 – The One About Revising to Music
16 – The One About The Dunning Kruger Effect
17 – The One About Parental Praise
18 – The One About Effort Being Contagious
19 – The One About Talent Bias
20 – The One About Retrieval Practice
21 – The One About Thought Suppression
22 – The One About Self Analysis Over Time
23 – The One About Asking "Why?"
24 – The One About Sleep
25 – The One About Mobile Phones
26 – The One About Marshmallows, Reliability and Self-Control
27 – The One About Note-Taking
28 – The One About Impostor Syndrome
29 – The One About Reading Out Loud
30 – The One About Eating Breakfast
31 – The One About Academic Buoyancy
32 – The One About The Spotlight Effect
33 – The One About Developing Resilience
34 – The One About Phones and Sleep
35 – The One About Pictures and Words
36 – The One About Teaching Others
37 – The One About Experts Overclaiming
38 – The One About the IKEA Effect
39 – The One About Parental Beliefs
40 – The One About Motivation
41 – The One About Student Daydreaming
42 – The One About Going For a Walk
43 – The One About Stress Mindsets
44 – The One About How to Give Better Feedback
45 – The One About Self-Talk
46 – The One About Parents and Reading
47 – The One About Deadlines, Procrastination and Choice
48 – The One About Smart Reputations
49 – The One About Emotions and Achievement
50 – The One About Interacting with Nature
51 – The One About Stress and Uncertainty
52 – The One About Metacognition
53 – The One About Picturing the Process
54 – The One About Parental Warmth
55 – The One About How Much We Forget
56 – The One About Mindset, Attitude and Self-Esteem
57 – The One About Learning Styles
58 – The One About Eating Dinner Together
59 – The One About Electronic Note-Taking
60 – The One About The Bandwagon Effect
61 – The One About Retrieval Practice & Stress
62 – The One About False Confidence
63 – The One About Reading and Background Noise
64 – The One About Transitioning to Secondary School
65 – The One About Drawing for Learning
66 – The One About Parental Involvement
67 – The One About Bad Decision Making
68 – The One About Age and Self-Concept
69 – The One About Self-Regulated Learning
70 – The One About Cognitive Load
71 – The One About Screen Time
72 – The One About Parents and Sleep
73 – The One About Summer Learning Loss
74 – The One About Knowing the End is Near
75 – The One About Interleaving and Discrimination Learning
76 – The One About the Peak End Effect
77 – The One About The Importance of Failing
Tips:
1 – Tips for Improving Memory
2 – Tips for Improving Mindset, Motivation and Resilience
3 – Tips for Improving Self-Regulation and Metacognition
4 – Tips for Students
5 – Tips for Parents
6 – Tips for Overcoming Thinking Biases
References
Biography
Edward Watson is the founder of InnerDrive, UK.
Bradley Busch is a chartered psychologist at InnerDrive, UK.
