Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning

In the second part of this mini-series on finding calm in your academic journey, we’re exploring anxiety and managing stress for students.

Our guest today, Heather Lillico, is a holistic nutritionist …

Many listeners to the Exam Study Expert podcast are pretty high achievers, and with that, you tend to push yourself hard. 

Pushing too hard, for too long, with too little recovery can result in us get…

Today we are joined by two experts on the topic of effective learning, or “wise learning”: educational psychologist Dr Wallace Panlilio and cognitive neuroscientist Dr Artyom Zinchenko.

Artyom and Wal…

We’re wrapping up our Memory and Learning series here on the Exam Study Expert podcast by diving into the marvellous, and at times a little magical, world of mnemonic memory techniques. 

Our guide tod…

Like a good workout, the best learning should be a bit of a stretch but not impossible.

That's the principle desirable difficulty in action.

I consider it a more "advanced" principle for learning effec…

Memory and learning month continues with an introduction to the powerful "cognitive load theory" principle, and how we can use it to supercharge your brain.

Learn faster. Understand more. Overcome pro…

Our Memory & Learning series continues with giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky.

In today's must-listen episode, we discover:

• Why learning should be challenging
• A ta…

We're concluding our special "Teaching Learning Skills" mini-series this week with a case study on building a tutor time study skills programme.

Packed with highly practical details, with today's spec…

Today, we're continuing our special educator-focused mini series with a chance to step back and take stock of the rise of evidence-based practice in education. 

Our headline guest today is founder of …

To kick off this week's special "for teachers" series, we're welcoming Dr Haili Hughes to talk about how to be an effective mentor to students in their study skills, and what good pedagogy for "learn…

Memory & Learning series continues with Amarbeer Singh Gill, author of "Dunlosky's Strengthening The Student Toolbox In Action".

We're unpacking some of less-known strategies from John Dunlosky's famo…

Retrieval practice is the shortcut to learning faster and remembering more, but nearly everyone under-utilises it (at least some of the time), even once you know about it and why it matters.

Why?

Today…

There’s no such thing as a “visual learner”.

The idea that some of us are “visual learners” and learn best through imagery is a myth, and has been widely debunked by psychologists.

 (See https://examst…

Can you remember what you learned last week?

How about last month?

Spaced learning is an INCREDIBLY powerful strategy for getting knowledge into memory - and making it stick there.

Renowned Dr Carolina …

Today we have a special episode for the parents among our audience:

I'm chatting to Dr Tamara Soles, child psychologist and parent herself, all about the most effective ways to support your child on t…

Maximise your productivity with these 7 brilliant list formats, each with a special job to help you get things done and stay on the straight-and-narrow!

1. The Everything List
2. Today's Priorities
3. The Someda…

Tune in today to discovery the secrets to staying organised, keeping on top of things even when things get busy, and saving time on things that don’t matter to spend more time on the things that do.

T…

Today, we're diving into the surprisingly powerful choice of where to study - a decision that can boost your motivation, focus, productivity and maybe even your memory recall!

Where do YOU do your bes…

Unlock the potential of your unique brain with Dr. Matthew Zakreski, a clinical psychologist specializing in neurodiversity and mental health. 

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of …