Masterful Learning
Principled Strategies for Mastering Physics, Math, and Programming
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Beschreibung
Masterful Learning gives STEM students a research-based playbook for learning physics, math, and programming more effectively. Drawing on cognitive psychology and years of university teaching, physicist and learning researcher Vegard Gjerde shows how to combine the four core strategies of mastery: elaborative encoding, retrieval practice, self-explanation, and problem solving. You also get practical routines for the study week, lectures and workshops, and smart use of AI. The book includes mindset and motivation tools that make demanding study sustainable, plus concrete exam tactics for written, oral, and conceptual tests. Clear, practical, and focused on what works, Masterful Learning helps you build durable understanding, confidence, and results, whether you are starting first-year courses or optimizing advanced study habits.
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Vegard Gjerde
Vegard Gjerde is a physicist and researcher in science education at the University of Bergen. His work examines how students learn physics, math, and programming, with an emphasis on strategies that build lasting understanding. He has published on elaborative encoding, retrieval practice, self-explanation, and problem solving, taught the university's largest physics course (student-nominated teaching award), and founded Unisium, a gamified learning platform that helps STEM students study more effectively.