Sean
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE
Reviewing what you’ve learned from memory, e.g., through recall, is more effective at instilling lasting ability than re-reading or reviewing notes. Using your memory to retrieve facts, concepts, events, or other ideas strengthens your ability to do so in the future, and “resets” the natural forgetting mechanism.
ELABORATION
Elaborating on material you have learned gives it new meaning and allows you to express it in your words and on your terms. This makes connections with existing knowledge.
PRACTICE SOLVING PROBLEMS
By generalizing problems that you’ve solved, i.e., interpreting the solutions in terms of underlying rules, principles, or schemas, you will be better able to apply your solutions to other problems in the future.
