Practice on Questions From the Test

• Utilize practice tests: Take practice tests, quizes and other material which basically forces you to recall your answer instead of passively reading it.
• Make your own questions: Try making your own questions and encourage others in your study group t...

Research shows that we retain approximately 90% of what we learn when we explain it to someone else or use the new information immediately.

Sharing with others what you've learned is one of the most effective ways to learn, and it also tests your knowledge, by assessing yo...

Retrieval is so effective is that it strengthens the neural pathways associated with a given concept.

When you're attempting to recall an idea, method, or technique from memory, you're retrieving. Flash cards are a great example: They force you to recall an idea from memory, unlike a...