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3. How To Study: Two SERIOUSLY Powerful Ways To Improve Memory

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Mar 14, 2019
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INSIGHT

Retrieval Practice Is Most Powerful

  • Retrieval practice — actively trying to recall information — is the single most powerful memorization technique known.
  • Hundreds of studies show students often improve by a whole grade when they use retrieval practice.
ANECDOTE

Study: Rereading Feels Better But Fails

  • In a study, one group reread a passage repeatedly while another wrote down what they remembered after one read.
  • The rememberers predicted lower scores but later outperformed the rereaders on the test.
INSIGHT

Fluency ≠ Recall

  • Familiarity with a text from rereading is not the same as being able to recall facts on demand.
  • Practicing the exact act you must perform (retrieving memory) strengthens that ability most effectively.
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