万双网讯 “面对学习中的检测压力，你该怎么办？有没有简单的学习法则？”5月22日上午7:30分，万科双语学校发展中心郑世英主任为全体初中学生带来了一场激情四溢的演讲，从科学的角度解读检测的作用，缓解同学们的学习压力。

VBS News Net: Head of Development Centre Ms. Mary Zheng gave a motivated speech for all junior secondary school students on 22nd May on dealing with exam stress and study tips. She destress students by mentioning the uses of exams to reflect their studies.

郑主任强烈推荐大家阅读《认知天性，让学习轻而易举的心理学规律》一书。该书4年蝉联亚马逊认知心理学分类榜首，是11位认知心理学家耗费10年心血总结出的人类普遍学习规律，希望同学们利用心理学与脑神经科学的前沿研究成果，打破原有的学习误区，获取“复杂时代”最有利于大脑的简单学习法则。她列举了书中的金句，分享了其中的几点干货，指导同学们把对知识的熟练掌握表现出来，学会尝试自己解决问题。

She recommended students to read Make it Stick by Peter C. Brown which has ranked top in cognitive psychology genre recommendations at Amazon. This book summarised human's general study patterns researched by all 11 cognitive psychologists for ten years. Cutting-edge research results could be used by students to manipulate the effective way to study. She listed a few quotes from the book to share some ideas on solving problems by oneself and demonstrate their content mastery.

 检测的意义

Meaning of test

她指出，从科学的依据来说，检测是对学习最好的促进手段。通过检测，能够加深对知识的回顾、记忆，促进理解。学习过程中，同学们要为自己的知识链打上记忆结，最好的检测其实就是考试。如果能在学习过程中做到主动自我检测，你的记忆就会得到强化。考试可能是提升学习效果的最好方式，是帮助学生扎实学习的一个手段。

She pointed out that having exams would be the best way to promote studies in scientific speaking. Students could gain a better understanding and memory on content by testing. In order to do that, students had to make connections for all the knowledge learnt. The best testing would be exams. If self-testing was performed during study process, the content mastery would be enhanced. Exams could be the best way to improve study outcomes as means to assist students to master the content.

学习的方法

Study methods

那么，有效学习的方法有哪些呢？其中包括编码、巩固、检索、间隔练习、穿插练习、集中练习等。郑主任建议同学们学会巩固记忆、举一反三、构建概念、注重学习迁移。同时，她给同学们介绍了脑科学的知识，指出人的智力是可以增长的。你如果以成长的心态去不断的努力，去让自己的智力得到锻炼，你的学习能力会随着你的智力增长往上提升，所以同学们要积极行动起来，去实践。第一要抱有“成长心态”；第二要有执行力；第三要像专家一样思考。

What could be effective studying methods?  Numbering, reinforcement, checking, interval practice, cross-interval practice and overall practice. Ms. Zheng suggested reinforcing memory and . She also introduced brain science as IQ could be improved. With constant hardwork and growing mindset, study abilities would improve so students had to take actions. So the key elements here were growing mindset, execution and thinking like experts.

学习的策略

Study Strategy

演讲过程中，郑主任要求同学们要用乐观的心态面对检测，养成良好的学习习惯和思维习惯，积极地投入到每一个课时、每一个单元、每一个学期的检测当中，正确地面对、正确地总结才会获得真正的学习力，不要反感、畏惧，而要善于去接受挑战。检测是深层次的一种学习方式，效果也会更持久。她再三叮嘱同学们，一次考得不好没有关系，并不意味着自己的人生就是失败的，重要的是找出知识点薄弱的地方，进行查缺补漏，争取以后更好的成绩。

Ms. Zheng asked students to take exams with optimism while forming good studying and thinking habits and put in effort in the exam of every unit, period and semester. She also encouraged students to consider exams as challenges with no fear or resent to remain robust to study. Exam was supposed to be another form of learning at a deeper level which has a better outcome. She emphasised that there would be no failure in exams, not scoring well once did not mean failure. The key was to reinforce their weakness and do better next time.

最后，郑主任推荐大家阅读《终身成长》和《刻意练习》两本书。希望同学们能在空余的时间看一看，听一听，掌握其中的理念，让自己成为一个终身学习的人，而且是有学习方法的、思维灵动的人。

Finally, Ms. Zheng recommended Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Book by Carol Dweck and Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by K. Anders Ericsson. She hoped students could learn something from books at their spare time to become life-learners with effective thinking.

短短的早会，郑主任从学习的意义、学习的策略以及学习的态度给了孩子们十分有意义的指导，极大地缓解了孩子们的焦虑情绪。她说：“孩子们，时隔三月回来，你们依旧是眼里有光、心中有爱的vbs少年。你们是有爱、有梦有理想的少年，学校努力做的是让你们既有诗意更有远方。”

Ms. Zheng made use of the morning to guide students to get rid of anxiety whereas talking through the strategy, meaning and attitude of studies. She said, 'Students, you are still the VBS Youth of the Future with love, hopes and dreams. What the school is doing is to empower you to cope with the present and future.'