How Learning Works: The Science Behind Getting Better
A learning scientist explains what actually makes practice, feedback, and study effective.
5h 7m
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34
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This course includes:
- 5h 7m on-demand video (free)
- 34 lessons
- Full lifetime access
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion
What you'll learn
- Explain how learning actually happens: encoding, retrieval, and transfer
- Design practice sessions using desirable difficulties instead of comfortable repetition
- Spot and discard popular learning myths, including learning styles
- Apply a problem-solving lens to skills you want to improve
Official study guide
The complete 40-page companion book for How Learning Works: The Science Behind Getting Better, covering every module with worked examples, key terms, self-check questions, and a full glossary. Print it or read it offline.
Course content
6 sections · 34 lessons · 5h 7m- What no one tells you about learning faster.Preview4m
- Forgetting doesn't work like you think.4m
- What happens when you become an expert3m
- The Great Cornhole Experiment - Learning, Performance, and Contextual Variation5m
- The Five Biggest Myths About Learning14m
- Can you learn in your sleep?5m
- Practice More Efficiently | Deliberate Practice & Skill Improvement8m
- What People Get Wrong About Deliberate Practice9m
Requirements
- •No prerequisites - just something you want to get better at
About this course
A learning scientist explains what actually makes practice, feedback, and study effective. This curated learning path is organized into 6 modules and 34 lessons, taught by Benjamin Keep, PhD, JD. MegaCourse upgrades the original 4-section playlist into a complete mega course by adding 2 curated reading & resource lessons, a final knowledge-check quiz, plus structure, learning outcomes, progress tracking, and a shareable certificate of completion.
Who this course is for
- Students who want to study smarter
- Professionals learning new skills
- Teachers and coaches
Instructor
Trusted creator on MegaCourse
Licensing & attribution
License: YouTube Standard License
Source: Video lessons by Benjamin Keep, PhD, JD.
Videos are embedded from their original creators and remain free to watch. MegaCourse's paid layer covers our own study guides, graded exams, certificates, and curation.
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