Learning after difficulty
Oakley’s account of learning mathematics includes her own transition from avoiding the subject to studying engineering. That experience informs her explanations of how learners build understanding.
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Barbara Oakley
Engineering educator & author
Oakley writes about learning difficult subjects and developing study habits that make understanding more durable.
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Oakley writes about learning difficult subjects and developing study habits that make understanding more durable.
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A Mind for Numbers uses focused and diffuse modes, chunking, recall, and practice to describe learning that develops across more than one kind of mental activity.
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A Mind for Numbers
Barbara Oakley
An approachable guide to studying challenging material, especially mathematics and science.
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