Many students who do well in high school struggle academically once reaching college. For many of these students, high school courses did not require deliberate learning and studying to do well. This session will address the question: What is the best way to learn? Psychological science has a wealth of knowledge about cognition, learning, memory, and motivation that can point to best practices to benefit students’ academic success. The session will discuss the psychological science of mindset, metacognition, and human memory, with a focus on empirical findings and practical use of those findings
