A good planning process is the foundation for success in any long-form written assignments like essays, dissertations and theses - and even your first novel! Discover the process I use for both non-exam and in-exam scenarios, helping you overcome procrastination, and write better, in less time! * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and le...
Oct 06, 2024•16 min
Join us today for a look at tools and tactics you can use to speed up research and writing projects in your academic studies, featuring: My 3 top pick AI tools for students of all kinds. Featured interview with the founder of SciSpace, Saikiran Chandha, an innovative suite of tools to shortcut much of the manual processes in academic research, such as making previously-laborious literature reviews effortless. Dissertation "time to completion" researcher Dr. Joel Goodin from National University, ...
Sep 29, 2024•37 min•Ep. 167
What is interleaving? Why is it so powerful for helping you learn faster and remember more? How can you use it? Listen in today, and all will be revealed with the help of Dr Veronica Yan. Veronica will also be talking us through her insights on barriers to actually adopting effective learning strategies, including interleaving, but also many of the other strategies we’ve covered in recent weeks as part of Learning Science season on the podcast. Find Dr Veronica Yan online at: Twitter: @EdScienti...
Sep 22, 2024•39 min•Ep. 166
Discover the power of note making to extend your brain, with today's guest, information architect and author of "Duly Noted", Jorge Arango. * Featured in this episode: 155. Cognitive Load Theory "Brain Hacks" For Students - Ollie Lovell: https://examstudyexpert.com/ollie-lovell/ David Allen, Getting Things Done Dr Fiona McPherson, Effective Note-taking Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/ Find out more about Jorge: Jorge’s website: https://www.jarango.com/ And his book: Duly Noted: Extend Your Mind Th...
Sep 15, 2024•45 min
In today's episode we're back with giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky. We're discussing note-taking: effective note-taking in class on paper or your laptop, and how to make the most of your classes, lectures and instructors' resources. Featured today: John's book "Study Like A Champ": https://geni.us/dunlosky Episode 154 with Professor Dunlosky: https://examstudyexpert.com/john-dunlosky/ * * * * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent r...
Sep 08, 2024•17 min•Ep. 164
24 of my favourite tips, tricks and strategies to level up your study game instantly. They're quick to absorb, quick to apply, and quick to start giving you big results! From finding full focus to magical memory methods, there's something in here for everyone. Which will YOU try first? * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress...
Sep 01, 2024•19 min•Ep. 163
Overcome procrastination when studying with my 3 favourite strategies to get moving NOW! Mentioned in this episode: Printable calendar chain template: https://examstudyexpert.com/chain 1-on-1 exam success coaching: https://examstudyexpert.com/coaching The Scholars' Way mindset / productivity course: https://examstudyexpert.com/tsw Workshops for schools: https://examstudyexpert.com/workshops Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help am...
Jul 07, 2024•26 min•Ep. 162
Today's guest is mindset coach Jennifer Keable, who will be rounding off this mini-series on finding academic calm. Jennifer's story of how she found a healthy balance between success and wellness covers academic anxiety, burnout and imposter syndrome. Plus, she offers plenty of tips on how to find and prioritise that balance yourself. * * * * Discover more about Jennifer: Visit her website: >> https://jenniferkeable.com/ * * * * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independen...
Jun 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 161
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 and a yoga and meditation instructor. Heather talks about her own very relatable struggles with anxiety during her academic career, as well as offering a wealth of practical, actionable advice on how to reduce your stress and anxiety with a holistic approach. Heather guides us through her three-pill...
Jun 23, 2024•34 min•Ep. 160
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 getting run down and burnt out. Today's episode is all about understanding burnout, what it is, steps to avoid it, and steps to get out of it and recover. Today's guest, Hannah is an incredible authority on the subject of how to avoid and overcome burnout: whether you’re a student, professional or paren...
Jun 16, 2024•45 min•Ep. 159
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 Wallace guide us through what it means to be a wise learner, and how you can apply that knowledge when it comes to managing anxiety about tests and exams. They pair plenty of takeaways from recent research studies into test anxiety in students with concrete advice and strategies you can apply to minimi...
Jun 09, 2024•22 min•Ep. 158
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 today is bestselling author and formidable memory enthusiast, Anthony Metivier, who takes us on a fantastic journey full of practical strategies – and a six-step system - capable of transforming how you learn and remember information. Featuring a wide cast of memory-capturing characters, from Optimus Pr...
May 26, 2024•42 min•Ep. 157
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 effectively, but it's a very powerful idea to understand and be able to use if you're looking to make your learning as efficient as possible. Tune in to learn how, and take YOUR learning to the next level! * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach....
May 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 156
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 procrastination. Cognitive Load Theory could help with all of these, and more! ** Get Ollie's "Cognitive Load Theory Mastery" course - highly recommended for teachers wanting to go deep on this powerful idea : >> https://examstudyexpert.com/CLT (The above link will redirect to Ollie's course page...
May 12, 2024•49 min•Ep. 155
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 taxonomy for thinking about 10 popular study strategies - which work best, and for what? How to master "successive re-learning" Plus an expert's take on whether to use digital flashcards, dual coding, watching online video and more! Part of Memory & Learning series here on the Exam Study Exp...
May 05, 2024•42 min•Ep. 154
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 special guest Katie Holmes. Follow Katie: @KatieEHolmes_, https://twitter.com/KatieEHolmes_ From your host: Retrieval buy-in lesson resource: >> https://ExamStudyExpert.com/retrieval-lesson Discover the Revision Census >> https://examstudyexpert.com/revision-census * Hosted by William Wadswo...
May 02, 2024•46 min•Ep. 153
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 the researchED conference series, Tom Bennett OBE, and I'm joined towards the end of the episode by a couple of other recent guests giving their perspectives on the question of how far we've come in terms of getting evidence into education, and how we might develop further in this direction. Links an...
May 01, 2024•32 min•Ep. 152
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 "learning to learn" should include. - Mentoring in Schools [book]: https://geni.us/haili* - Follow Haili @HughesHaili: https://twitter.com/HughesHaili * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, s...
Apr 30, 2024•23 min•Ep. 151
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 famous 2013 review of the most effective study strategies. Join us to learn when (and how) to use strategies like: Elaborative interrogation Self-explanation Mental imagery Summarisation Interleaving and other tips for studying maths Part of the Memory & Learning series here on the Exam Study Ex...
Apr 28, 2024•46 min•Ep. 150
We're kicking off a new series on Memory & Learning with a deep-dive into memory fundamentals. We're guided in this fascinating and illuminating conversation by Peps McCrea award-winning teacher educator and author. Even if you're familiar with some of the basics, Peps has a wonderful way of using analogy to deepen your intuition about what's really going on when we learn and later recall information. With practical takeaways interspersed throughout, this episode is not to be missed! Discove...
Apr 21, 2024•41 min•Ep. 149
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 I'm breaking down the big 5 barriers to consistent retrieval practice that I most commonly see, and show you how to overcome them. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 69. Rose's student story (high school student) Episode 71. Divine's student story (accounting professional exams) Episode 73. Michae...
Apr 07, 2024•22 min•Ep. 147
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://examstudyexpert.com/brain-science-quiz/ for this and more myths about learning and the brain!). But in many ways, we are ALL visual learners. Because visuals, when used properly, can have a big benefit for our learning, not least through the powerful “dual coding” effect. Highly respected teaching and lea...
Apr 01, 2024•30 min
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 Kuepper-Tetzel of the Learning Scientists project and Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhancement network joins us to break down exactly what you need to know to get up and running with spaced learning. Your grades will never be the same again...! Twitter: @PimpMyMemory Learning Scientists: htt...
Mar 24, 2024•33 min•Ep. 145
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 their academic journey. Dr Tamara has plenty of insights for parents: on our connections with our children, raising well-rounded and motivated individuals, handling academic pressure, and approaching neurodiversity effectively in education. Tune in, and bring a pen - I sure did! Find out more about D...
Mar 16, 2024•36 min•Ep. 144
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! The Everything List Today's Priorities The Someday Maybe List The Tangents List Checklists Mental Resistance List Red & Green List Enjoy! Mentioned in today's episode: My book Outsmart Your Exams: https://geni.us/exams* Exam Success Secrets (course): https://examstudyexpert.com/exam-secrets/ The Study Smarter Network: https://examstudyexpert...
Mar 10, 2024•21 min•Ep. 143
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. Today's guest is Dr Frank Buck, who has a doctorate in time management in education, who has been ranked #1 in the "time management" category by Global Gurus for 4 years running. Learn more at https://frankbuck.org/ * * * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and st...
Mar 03, 2024•41 min•Ep. 142
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 best work? Mentioned today: Episode 87: Five Fun Memory Effects & How They Can Help Your Studying Episode 140: Gifted & Neurodivergent Scholars Unleashed - Dr Matthew Zakreski * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious stu...
Feb 25, 2024•27 min•Ep. 141
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 neurodivergent brains, exploring conditions like ADHD, autism, OCD, dyslexia, and giftedness. Dr. Matt's insights illuminate the strengths and challenges associated with each, empowering you to embrace your individuality and thrive academically and beyond. Whether you're neurodivergent, suspect you m...
Feb 19, 2024•45 min•Ep. 140
This 5-minute daily planning / journalling habit has had a big impact on what I've achieved in the past few weeks - I think it could help you too! Focus on what matters Get motivated to make rapid progress Approach the day with a clearer, calmer mind Habits to nurture a positive mindset Tune it to today's bitesize episode to find out how. * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so t...
Feb 11, 2024•15 min•Ep. 139
Strap in for a transformative journey with Derek Johnson, US Army veteran and personal development maestro. In this episode, Derek unveils his secrets to building resilience, overcoming adversity, and the art of turning life's tests into a triumphant comeback story. For more on Derek's life-changing philosophies and to witness real transformation stories, visit his website at: http://fitwithderick.com/ For a dose of daily motivation, follow him on social media @fitwithderick * * * Hosted by Will...
Feb 04, 2024•23 min•Ep. 138
