Kenji 7 v10 - Read Kenji 7 Online - Page 16. Five Reasons That Memory Matters. How beliefs shape effort and learning. If it was easy to learn, it will be easy to remember. Psychological scientists have maintained that nearly everyone uses this simple rule to assess their own learning. Now a study published in an upcoming issue Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests otherwise: "Individuals with different theories about the nature of intelligence tend to evaluate their learning in different ways," says David B. Miele of Columbia University, who conducted the study with Bridgid Finn of Washington University in St. Louis and Daniel C.
Molden of Northwestern University. It has long been known that these theories have important effects on people's motivation to learn. To test whether these theories also affect the way people assess their own learning, the researchers conducted two experiments. And which theory of intelligence is correct? The Useless Class. It happens. You've enrolled in a completely useless class. You know the one. If you're in college you've probably announced to your friends, "I can't believe they're making me take this class. " Or you tell your advisor, "I just need 3 more credits to graduate-- I'll take anything. " Sometimes it's the only class in the time slot you have available.
And if you're the parent of a college student you might be thinking, "I can't believe I'm wasting tuition dollars on this ridiculous class. " Even some politicians would agree with you. But wait a minute. Here are just a few of the hundreds of responses I have received: Ceramics. Biology.
Comparative Religion. East Asian History. Astronomy. English course on Chaucer. Latin American Studies. Civil War History. History of Women in China. I often ask my current students the same question-- have you taken a class you thought would be useless, only to find it was valuable? In case you haven't seen it, it's a stuffed goat with a tire around its body. 13 Rules Every College Student Needs to Know. Balancing Speed and Substance in a College Career. A Route Towards Helping Your Child Attain Better Grades.
Once I met with two parents , who wanted to evaluate me as a possible therapist for their troubled son. His mother began first, by going through a laundry list of the misdeeds this young man had being engaged in, from stealing from them and stores, being arrested, being suspended from school to being verbally abusive to both parents. Then the father spoke next, he was to the point. He wanted to know how my therapy would help improve his son's grades in school. I intentionally waited about five seconds before answering his question. "You are more concerned with your son's grades than his recent arrest, suspension from school, and routine disrespect towards you and your wife? " "Well.. no. "You think if your son's grades improve, his behavior will get better?
" "Yes! "I am sorry sir, however without having met your son, I suspect that your son doesn't value his academics as much as you do. " "Look, Mr. "Have you tried drumming this into his head? " "All the freaking time! "