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Retrieval Fluency: Why Testing Yourself Beats Rereading
Rereading feels productive, but it’s mostly an illusion. Retrieval practice, actually testing yourself instead of rereading, is one of the most well-researched ways to make information stick. Here’s the vocabulary, the research behind it, and simple ways to build it into your daily studying.
Retrieval Practice is the Key to Acing your Exams
Now that New Year's celebrations have ended and the new semester is in full swing, it's time to maximize your study habits to ace your exams. But how? Perhaps by now, you've heard different ways to study effectively, such as studying right before sleeping, spraying peppermint oil on your clothes, using multi-colored pens— the list goes on. What if the solution to your study needs is much simpler than cramming in as much information as possible before bedtime?