Core Active Learning
Active learning techniques involve actively engaging with information instead of simply reading or copying notes.
Active Recall
What is it? Active recall is a study technique where you try to remember information without looking at your notes or the answer.
How is it helpful? It strengthens your ability to retrieve information from memory and can help you identify areas that you do not understand yet.
How to use it: Close your textbook and try to explain a topic from memory, answer practice questions, or use flashcards without looking at the answers first.
Spaced Repetition
What is it? Spaced repetition involves reviewing information several times with increasing amounts of time between each review.
How is it helpful? Regularly revisiting information can help you remember it for longer instead of trying to learn everything in one session.
How to use it: Review something on the day you learn it, then review it again a few days later and continue reviewing it at gradually longer intervals.
Feynman Technique
What is it? The Feynman Technique involves explaining a concept in simple language as if you were teaching it to someone else.
How is it helpful? It can reveal gaps in your understanding because you need to explain the idea rather than simply recognise it in your notes.
How to use it: Choose a topic, explain it using simple words, identify anything you cannot explain clearly, then return to your notes and try again.
Interleaving
What is it? Interleaving means mixing different topics, skills or types of questions during a study session instead of focusing on only one type.
How is it helpful? It can help you practise recognising which method or skill is needed when solving different problems.
How to use it: Instead of doing twenty questions of the same type, mix questions from different topics or skills.