It’s official: scientists have figured out the secrets for how to study effectively for exams. Or at least, a darn sight more effectively than you’d be doing without using these strategies. Read on, and discover how you too can: Study smarter, not harder: get more...
Spaced repetition (or as it’s more commonly known to memory psychologists, “spaced learning”) is one of the most powerful and flexible of all memory strategies. If you have knowledge to learn for your course, I would consider spaced learning to be a...
Interleaving / interleaved practice is a powerful teaching & learning tool to build mastery of problems or skills faster. What is interleaving? Interleaving practice vs blocking practice The easiest way to explain interleaving is to first explain what interleaving...
Retrieval practice is, in my view, the single most powerful tool to build lasting knowledge in teaching and learning (I rate spaced learning as a close second). A curious peculiarity of our memory is that things are impressed better by active than by passive...
These are the BEST exam study tips to help students build effective study skills. They’re simple, fast, and actionable, and based on the latest science. I’m a memory psychologist and study productivity expert, and have taught thousands of students how to study...
Got study plans this Christmas? You’re not alone. Whether you’re writing coursework, reading for a dissertation, or revising for exams, you and millions of other students around the world are preparing to get a bit of studying done this holiday season. Getting the...
