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Peter C. Brown

Disciplines:
psychology/educational psychology
popular science/learning science
science communication/cognitive science communication

Summary

American author who co-wrote Make It Stick — the definitive popular synthesis of cognitive science research on effective learning — translating decades of memory and retrieval research into practical study techniques.

Core Contribution

Synthesized cognitive science research on learning into the most accessible popular treatment of evidence-based study techniques — demonstrating that the methods students find most comfortable (re-reading, massed practice) are least effective, while uncomfortable methods (retrieval practice, spaced repetition, interleaving) are most durable.

Notable Works & Achievements

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

Historical Influences

Henry L. Roediger III Mark McDaniel Robert Bjork

Intellectual Lineage

Cognitive Psychology Educational Psychology Science Communication

Contemporaries & Peers

Benedict CareyBarbara Oakley Cal Newport

Minds Influenced

Spaced repetition adoption Study technique discourseEducational reform literature

Intellectual Posterity

Make It Stick

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