Excellent ways discussed for helping to improve one's learning abilities. A must attend course for anyone interested in knowing how to hone mental faculties, whatever the discipline being learnt.

My sincere thanks to Coursera, and the instructors - Prof. Barbara and Dr. Terrence and their team for putting up such a fantastic course for the masses at large!!

I found this course to be excellent for giving me the confidence to get back into learning. I'm now looking into courses that will help me change direction to a more fulfilling career. It's helped me realise some important life rules: procrastination is not my friend and the pomorodo technique can be applied to pretty much anything - especially housework!

This course is simply amazing! It's well-structured and explains learning in simple, accessible ways. I've learned so much about learning, and realised that many things I used to do were wrong. You can get hands-on and actively change how you learn, bit by bit, as you go through the course. Barb and Terry's voices gave me a lot of confidence in myself, too!

This is an excellent short course. It is well designed and highly beneficial to anyone in any phase of their life. There are a number of interesting insights which help you to understand the process of learning, and certainly assists you in understanding yourself and what study methods will help you specifically. I highly recommend this course to everyone.

This course was great. It was well managed. The course was in small portions, therefore, it was easy to complete the weekly lectures without any burden.

I was greatly impressed by the mini-tests after almost every video which helped me to understand that specific video, also the tests at the end of the week.

Some of the techniques mentioned changed my life!

This is really "powerful" information that anyone would benefit from learning. I would love to see this type of education become part of the fundamentals that students learn in high school and college. The instructors are easy to understand and it is taught in digestible pieces. I loved this course and will recommend it to my co-workers. Excellent job!

It seems I was looking for some course like this through all my conscience life. Many advises and techniques seemed to be so obvious and simple, but I found myself ignoring them every time. So now I know they are explained scientifically and working in practise. My conclusion - learning how to learn is the first thing we have to learn! Thank you very much!

I found the course interesting and at times enlightening (the illusion of knowledge is one of my big problems, as well as procrastination) I am a middle-aged woman and I take care of school and how much I learned is very useful to work better with the boys.. Thank you on behalf of my school !!

after this course i promise to learning how to learn english ;)

Very helpful information & well presented! This is a course is grounded in rigorous neurobiology, but is presented in a very practical, applicable, and engaging way. While the course is geared towards students, I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning how to learn new skills or tackle procrastination in their personal/professional life.

One of the best courses I have taken so far. I didn't need to write many things down, because there were so many small quizzes that helped me remember the key points. It was very well presented and there were no fluff videos to waste time or bulk up the content. Everything made sense and all the steps are ones that I can and will add to my new study style.

The presentation of the course is a perfect example of how to engage students' focus and clearly present the subject one is teaching. This in itself is perhaps the best testimony to the fact that the course teachers truly appreciate the subject they are discussing.

I recommend this course to everyone I know. Learners and teachers alike will benefit from it.

There is not really much to talk about this course. If you have any problems with learning, or you believe your methods of learning are not efficient enough, this course is the best option for you. It will definitely change your way of thinking about learning, and it will provide you the awesome tips and facts about learning. At least it helped me. A LOT!!

A powerful toolbox for learning and for empowering your life. I have started to put a lot of simply exercises and techniques taking from this course into my real life, day to day, not only for learning but also for working and I have gained confidence in my learning skills after some years. Incredible course, totally recommendable for everybody at any age!

The first course that I finished in coursera! I appreciate all of the efforts the instructors did, especially Barbara Oakley for this course. I learned alot of things and I now realize that I truly need to change the ways I used to review. I enjoyed the optional materials which were interview videos, because I gained additional insights from other people.

A course that helps you break down the barriers of learning new topics. To eliminate the "this discipline is not my thing, I should stop trying so hard" ways of thinking, and it helps you become a more efficient person in your exams and study sessions. If you want to change the way you study and have better results in exams, this course is your solution.

Dr. Barbara Oakley is a witty and good teacher, she made the course easy to learn and enjoyable. Learnt new tips on learning how to learn which i will definitely apply to my learning process. A real eye opener to concepts i have never heard of before. It also solidified some of my beliefs with regards to learning such as having adequate rest and exercise.

Excellent course, changed my perception of learning and now I am looking at learning through new lens. Excellent material and useful after videos equally supplement the training making it an intriguing experience. Although I am not a student but that doesn’t stop me from taking this course and it’s a must read for anyone irrespective of his phase of life.

It was a fun and insightful class. There were many unhealthy study-practices that I realized I had, and the class introduced some more effective alternatives. I am still trying to find the best system that works for me, and an equivalent of a memory palace for my mind-blind brain( since I am an Aphant). Thank you so much for providing us with this course!

Very interesting course with numerous details from scientific studies, interviews and demonstrations that are quite impressive. I have learned a lot about how I can memorize and retain information that I need to learn a language or even remember basic things on a daily basis. I recommend this course, it's not a long course and it gives you a lot for free.

دوره تدريبيه بمنتهه الروعه ....أنصح جميع المتعلمين ان يقومو بهذه الدوره التدريبيه لما لها من فوائد في تعليم كيفية التعلم الصحيح ...الطرق المطروحه في هذه الدوره عن الأساليب المبتكره للتخلص من التسويف والتعلم بشكل أفضل برأيي كانت رائعه جدا....كل الشكر والتقدير للمدربين القائمين على هذه الدوره التدريبيه الرائعه...أشكر جهودكم وأتمنى ان يكون هناك دورات مماثله

Before I was facing the problem of learning how to learn and understand things, now after taking this course and the techniques taught in this course are so awesome.

Everyone should take this course and follow exactly what been told and implement it and see how the results will be.

Thanks to the Instructors and Coursera Community for this WONDERFUL Course.

This course taught me knew concepts about the relationship between my brain and learning, that I can use to better my career. I have a Master's degree in engineering and am on my second career and still found the information very useful. I appreciate that the concepts are based on academic research, and that this is not a gimmick or set of tricks.

As a University student who has failed courses in the past; this MOOC was extremely helpful in leading me to understand exactly what I was doing wrong when studying. Furthermore, the Instructors provide you with methods to improve your studying once you have discovered what you're doing wrong, thus the course sets one the correct path to learn and succeed

Excellent course. The course material justifies the title very well as it is package of tools for boosting creativity and effective learnin. In addition, the element of fun in quizzes keeps one motivated and happy throughout the course. I strongly recommend everyone that please take sometime out and first learn How to Learn before learning anymore things.

The subject of the course is extremely interesting and useful for learners. On the presentation front, I feel it could make better use of technology (some PP slides, more colorful examples), it effectively provides the students with some very important concepts and techniques to improve the process of learning. Therefore, I still give it a 5star rating!