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Science reporter Benedict Carey gathers research on memory and study: spacing, self-testing, varied settings and the useful role of forgetting.
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The book challenges common habits such as rereading the same pages the night before an exam or always studying in one spot. Carey explains why returning to material over several days tends to pay off, and why quizzing yourself often teaches more than another pass through the text.
A good fit for students of any age, exam candidates, teachers and self-taught learners who want to tune their study method to research rather than habit. It also helps parents and tutors who wonder why some school routines produce so little lasting knowledge.
This is science journalism: the author narrates studies and experiments in plain language, without formulas, and moves through sleep, breaks and interleaved practice. Some of the research dates from when the book first appeared, so treat its conclusions as tendencies, not fixed rules.
