Use ‘Elaborative Interrogation’ to Challenge Yourself While Studying
When you’re studying, you can try to simply memorize phrases and facts, but you should really be trying to retain concepts for the long term. One way you can do…
Use the ‘REAP’ Method to Study Brand New Information
The way you study something will likely vary depending on how familiar you are with the subject matter. If you’re fairly familiar with the core concepts, you can force active…
How to Speed Read Without Forgetting Everything
Cramming for tests doesn’t work—scheduling consistent, serious study sessions is always a better idea. Sometimes, though, you’re in a rush to study; it happens to the best of us. And…
Use ‘Project-Based Learning’ to Study on Your Own
Teachers are typically familiar with project-based learning—it’s a popular classroom technique. But it’s less well-known among students, which is a shame. Because even if you’re studying on your own, there…
Use ‘Think, Pair, Share’ for Effective Group Studying
There are a few effective methods that will help you study with partners or groups, but you have to know them before you get into that group setting—or else run…
Use Inquiry-Based Learning to Stay Curious About What You’re Studying
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Teachers use a variety of methods to help students learn and retain material and we can find ways to modify those methods for independent studying, too. A…
Use the THIEVES Technique to Remember What You Read
There are a lot of popular study methods to choose from, depending on the type of learner you are and how you best retain information. One that isn’t as commonly…
Bad Study Habits You Should Avoid (and What to Do Instead)
Photo: FOUR.STOCK (Shutterstock) You know you need to break your bad study habits. There are loads of great ways to study, but there are plenty of bad methods out there…
Use the ‘Feynman Method’ to Tell If You’re Ready for a Test
Study methods are usually all about what you can do in your own time to maximize what you learn, but bringing someone else in to your process can be helpful…
Use ‘Distributed Practice’ to Better Retain What You Study
There’s obviously no point in studying if you don’t remember what you went over when it’s time for the test—and one of the best ways to retain that knowledge is…