--- product_id: 104188539 title: "Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" price: "148.25 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/104188539-make-it-stick-the-science-of-successful-learning store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning **Price:** 148.25 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning - **How much does it cost?** 148.25 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/104188539-make-it-stick-the-science-of-successful-learning) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning: Read Kindle Store Reviews - desertcart.com 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 | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00JQ3FN7M | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #20,653 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #1 in Study & Test-Taking Skills (Books) #3 in Educational Psychology (Kindle Store) #3 in Pedagogy | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,627) | | Edition | 1st | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 1.4 MB | | ISBN-10 | 9780674729018 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0674419391 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 317 pages | | Publication date | April 14, 2014 | | Publisher | Belknap Press | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Not Enabled | ## Images ![Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61KJhq7c2+L.jpg) ## 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. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ How the Mind Learns - a how to guide, with stories *by A***N on July 28, 2014* Is there anything new in this book? I believe there is sage advice in it for many of us. That our brains adapt is good but also bad for studying. We become bored. For many of us, we were never taught how our minds work and how we should leverage its natural processes to learn. Sometimes, practice or studying feels painfully slow and we often switch to another method that feels good. Unfortunately, we often fail at assessing how much we're learning and have actually learned. Some students were never taught how to learn, and had few, if any, good teachers/mentors. Some teachers were never taught how to teach, and have forgotten what it was like to be a student. This book is for those both groups. The examples and advice for teachers and corporate trainers is also well written and useful. If you have had good teachers or learning examplars, you might find this book less valuable than will most people. SUMMARY: PROs: This book will show you how to structure your learning and assessment processes to learn and confirm you're actually retaining the material. It provides 27 pages of endnotes on scientific studies that support its recommendations. Having read and applied the principles of both MIS and WSSK (see below), I can say they do work, very well. CONs: Be prepared to look for what you want. Most of us will focus on the prescriptions of Chapter 8: e.g. avoid rereading as a primary study method, and do use the blank paper assessment test, etc.. ===== While reading, I noticed two points made by the authors that will shape your experience: 1) page ix in the Preface: "first author is a storyteller" 2) page 200: "early readers (of the book draft) urged the author to get specific with practical advice" I agree with reviewers Soumen, T. Pagni, Economist: yes, the book could've been much shorter and focused on the advice. I also agree with the numerous reviewers who praise it: yes it provides excellent practical insight into the best ways to learn (both physical and mental tasks). I will now use the book to evaluate the book. 1) Interpret/Elaborate/Infer from what I'm reading: Why is a storyteller the first author? I'm glad they told me. I'm now prepared to wade through long winded stories to find the main points. 2) Find the underlying rules/principles in what I've read: - Allow time to forget. You MUST give yourself time to partially, but not completely, forget the material. Then give yourself time to struggle with recalling it. - Effortful (i.e. NOT effortless!) recall is good. It dramatically increases retention. - sustained, deliberate practice, even when it feels ponderous, is helping me learn - Trust the process of study, forget, retrieve. - Reflection is a form of retrieval practice. 3) Scatter/Vary/Mix the information while you're studying it. By mixing the precepts in with the stories, the patterns were harder to see. I had to pick up the book several times because I was so annoyed by all the storytelling. However, DURING REFLECTION away from the text, I realized they were deliberately embedding kernels in the stories and forcing me to look for them. Upon revisiting the material, I found myself *wanting* to find and connect the ideas spread across the stories and the book. Clever, and more effective than giving me a list to memorize. During retrieval practice, I actually started remembering some of the advice from the stories, moreso than from the explicit recommendations. 4) Change the material BEFORE you've mastered it in that session What are they trying to teach me? Sometimes before they "got to the point", they switched to yet another story (!) This made me really focus on connecting what I read previously to what I was currentl reading. Thankfully, the chapters often end with a "Takeaways" section. RELATE IT TO WHAT I ALREADY KNOW: I consider this book (MIS) a valuable complement to What Smart Students Know by A. Robinson (WSSK). WSSK tells you in much greater detail what to do while you are a matriculating student i.e. how to approach the conventional schooling process, how to assess class/book structure, how to relate the material to what you've learned, what specifically you should during the pre-study, study and post-study periods. MIS does present specific study methods but it also presents the bigger picture of learning: Why the "learn via re-reading" intuition is wrong, yet feels right. Why the "learn via struggling" process is right, yet feels wrong. In general, WSSK fully develops the terse advice of MIS p207: Elaborate/question/interpret what you're reading MIS fully develops the terse advice WSSK p118: Quiz yourself Periodically. Both are excellent resources for improving your habits for studying from books. Personally, the advice in this book is worth far more than the cost of $21, and a few hours of reading, reflection and note-taking that I paid for it. I do recommend you buy it and apply its principles, even to itself. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/104188539-make-it-stick-the-science-of-successful-learning](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/104188539-make-it-stick-the-science-of-successful-learning) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*