The Digest guide to ... studying

This month is the tenth anniversary of the launch of the British Psychological Society's Research Digest. We've come a long way since the first fortnightly email newsletter was distributed on 1 September 2003 to a handful of readers. Today the email reaches over 30,000 subscribers and the award-winning Research Digest blog (launched in '05) attracts hundreds of thousands of page-views a month. Together with its presence on Twitter and Facebook, the Research Digest is now one of the most popular and trusted sources of psychology research news in the world. To mark the anniversary, this week I'm going to delve into the archive and publish a series of six "self-help" posts, all based on past Digest items that have practical lessons for real life, starting today with evidence-backed tips on studying. For more celebrations, check out the latest issue of The Psychologist magazine where I picked my favourite Digest items from the last decade. Looking ahead, the mission remains the same - to educate and entertain by writing accessible, engaging reports on exciting new research, while also casting a critical eye. -- The Digest guide to ... studying -- Adopt a growth mindset. Students who believe that intelligence and academic ability are fixed tend to stumble at the first hurdle. By contrast, those with a "growth mindset", who see intelligence as malleable, usually react to adversity by working harder and trying out new strategies. These findings come from research by Carol Dw...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Source Type: blogs