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Retrieval Practice
Test yourself instead of re-reading. Pulling information out of your head is what builds memory, not putting it back in.
Example
You read the chapter three times and feel ready. Then you close the book and try to write down the five main points. You can only get three. That gap is the real test, and finding it now beats finding it during the exam.
How it fits in
Re-reading feels like learning because it feels familiar. Retrieval feels harder because it is, and that difficulty is what makes the memory stick. Closing your notes and writing what you remember beats re-reading on almost every measure. Doing it once is good. Doing it spaced over several days is even better.
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Related terms
Three different ways to work through a problem. Most people prefer one but can practise the others.
The way of thinking you reach for first, plus a second one you can practise for when the first one stalls.
Explain a topic out loud as if teaching a ten-year-old. The places you stumble are what you do not yet understand.