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

Oct 27 2024 166 ep. 28 mins 302
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Don’t work harder, work smarter: how to study effectively and get the grades of your dreams with winning review strategies, killer memory techniques and exam preparation tips you won’t hear anywhere else. Join Cambridge educated psychologist, study techniques researcher, coach and tutor William Wadsworth as we dive into the secrets of academic success.Looking for the grades of your dreams? Want to know the real secrets to preparing for and taking exams? Through a powerful combination of rich personal experience and the very latest learning and memory science, William and his expert guests are here to help. Here's to results day smiles!

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171. Five New Exam Tips – Inspired By Pilots, Paramedics & Ancient Chinese Wisdom

Oct 27 2024 19 mins  
Today's episode is all about taking core principles from other domains, and using them to help us study smarter and ace our exams.We'll be asking paramedics and emergency responders to help us respond to answers better.Musicians will teach us valuable lessons about preparing for the performance (or exam) not just being able to succeed well in the rehearsal (or pre-exam study).We'll

170. Where Does The Time Go? – with David Buck

Oct 20 2024 38 mins  
In this week's episode we're tackling the world of time management with expert and coach David Buck. We'll delve into:Finding focusOvercoming distractionsAvoiding procrastinationThe importance of self-care And how to schedule your calendar for a healthy balanceMentioned in this episode:>> Episode 162: Stop Procrastinating & Start Studying Now With These 3 Powerful Methods

169. Optimising Study Strategy To Beat An Ultra-Competitive Exam (A Student Story)

Oct 14 2024 34 mins  
Today, we feature a listener who dreamed of earning a place at a top law school in Finland.Only 10% of candidates are accepted.It all comes down to a highly competitive exam, with a pile of learning material released just 30 days before exam day.She had failed before—would she make the cut this time?(Spoiler alert: yes, she did—tune in to find out what she did to eventually bea

168. Your Perfect Essay Planning Process

Oct 06 2024 16 mins  
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

167. Supercharge Your Research & Writing - feat. Saikiran: SciSpace founder + Dr Joel Goodin

Sep 29 2024 36 mins  
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 liter

166. REWIND: Better Grades With Interleaving & “Desirable Difficulty” - Dr Veronica Yan

Sep 22 2024 38 mins  
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 r

165. Building Your Note-Making System – with Jorge Arango

Sep 15 2024 44 mins  
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 DoneDr Fiona McPherson, Effective Note-takingObsidian: https://obsidian.md/Find

164. The Science of Note Making – with Prof. John Dunlosky

Sep 08 2024 16 mins  
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/dunloskyEpisode 154 with Professor Dunlosky: h

163. My 24 Top Study Tips

Sep 01 2024 19 mins  
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 h

162. Stop Procrastinating & Start Studying Now With These 3 Powerful Methods

Jul 07 2024 25 mins  
Overcome procrastination when studying with my 3 favourite strategies to get moving NOW!Mentioned in this episode:Printable calendar chain template: https://examstudyexpert.com/chain1-on-1 exam success coaching: https://examstudyexpert.com/coachingThe Scholars' Way mindset / productivity course: https://examstudyexpert.com/tswWorkshops for schools: https://examstudyexpert.com/works