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# Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning [Brown, Peter C., Roediger III, Henry L., McDaniel, Mark A.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

Review: Educator PD for All Content Areas - This is a great text for teachers. Provides research based strategies and practices that are practical and easy to incorporate in all content areas.
Review: Yes - This book completely changed the way I think about studying and learning. It breaks down why so many traditional study habits do not actually work and explains what truly helps information stick long term. The examples are clear practical and easy to apply whether you are in school teaching yourself something new or trying to master a skill. It helped me become more intentional about how I study instead of just putting in time. If you want to improve memory retention understanding and performance this book is absolutely worth reading.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,124 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Study & Test-Taking Skills (Books) #2 in Educational Psychology (Books) #5 in Cognitive Psychology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,661) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0674729013 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0674729018 |
| Item Weight  | 1.1 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 336 pages |
| Publication date  | April 14, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Educator PD for All Content Areas
*by A***R on December 1, 2025*

This is a great text for teachers. Provides research based strategies and practices that are practical and easy to incorporate in all content areas.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes
*by K***C on December 24, 2025*

This book completely changed the way I think about studying and learning. It breaks down why so many traditional study habits do not actually work and explains what truly helps information stick long term. The examples are clear practical and easy to apply whether you are in school teaching yourself something new or trying to master a skill. It helped me become more intentional about how I study instead of just putting in time. If you want to improve memory retention understanding and performance this book is absolutely worth reading.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Introduction to Learning; Misses on Application
*by R***K on October 17, 2014*

I bought this book because I have recently become quite interested in memory and learning. I am currently a college student, so my main goal is maximizing the effectiveness of my study time. I seem to be the exact 'target demographic' for this book, so I went in quite excited. As an introduction, this book is an excellent resource. It really takes you through all of the different studies the authors have perused and tells you, specifically, what works and what doesn't. I've read some studies on spaced repetition and active recall in the past, but this book adds interleaved and varied practice, generation, elaboration, and a whole slew of other techniques that have been proven in experiments. I am very grateful that the authors provide ample notes and references to (almost) all claims they make, allowing you to go out and look at the studies yourself. I specifically recommend reading through "Studies in Retention" by Herbert Spitzer [1939] (find it by googling it). It is absolutely amazing how big a difference testing immediately after learning can make. The authors adopt a structure for the book that I found to work quite well: a short introduction that presents the main points succinctly, followed by the meat of the book, containing all of the data and explanation to what was introduced. Finally, they end with a summary/practical advice for readers. This made reading the book quite easy and made the content seem well-organized. However, I cannot give the book 5 stars because I see two major problems. For one, the book is overly verbose. Many times, the authors repeat and repeat what they say, constantly paraphrasing information they have already imparted on their readers. I'm not sure if it only seemed to me to be this way because I'm already somewhat familiar with the field, but they could have definitely done with some more editing. Also, I found many of the anecdotes similarly long and mostly useless. It's easy enough to just skim through these parts, but the book would have had more value to me if it had been cut 50 pages shorter. The real problem that I have with this book is that it fails to mention ANY electronic spaced repetition system (SRS) currently available. SRSs do a fantastic job of scheduling spaced repetition automatically and forcing users to do active recall. With careful application, an individual could use an SRS to implement almost all of the suggestions contained in the book, theoretically maximizing their potential! (This is, in fact, what I aim to do.) And yet, the authors don't talk about Anki, SuperMemo, Mnemosyne, or any other of a host of software/web service packages that are now available online. I think this is a serious disservice to readers, especially considering they mention trying to use the Leitner system, a method that is quite a poor approximation of good spaced repetition. If any readers have read the book and are looking for the best way to start applying the techniques, I URGE you to look into some sort of spaced repetition software. My personal favorite is Anki. In summary, I liked the book and think that those with a somewhat limited knowledge of effective study techniques will benefit the most from reading it. This is something that I wish I had read in high school and applied all throughout college. For those who go on to actually read the book, I hope you will look into using Anki or a similar piece of software to maximize your potential.

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