Strategies for effective learning

Spaced practice
1. start a time before studying for exams
  1. studying a little every day
  2. you can start studying two weeks before
    1. five hours each day are better than the same hourd all at once
2. study what is seen in each class but not the same day you see it
  1. better study what you saw a few days before to keep it fresh
Retrieval practice
1. check your memory writing everything you remember without seeing your book
  1. try not just to write words and definitions
    1. also try to write main ideas, synonyms, antonyms and even create phrases or exercises
2. you could try practise with your friends to make it less difficult
  1. you can make test in group or even make your own test
Elaboration
1. Ask yourself questions about how everything you learn can be connected to each other
  1. then find the answers in your class materials and can discuss it with your partners
    1. and at the end you can prove it asking to your teacher
2. try to think how things work and why
Interleaving
1. while you're studying try to not just focus in one topic
  1. switch between topic while you study
    1. to learn more you can go back to the previous topics in different orders
    2. when you switch of topic try to search connectors between them
Concrete Examples
1. try to find as many examples you can
  1. try to connect the ideas you're learning with te examples you choose
    1. in that way you will understand how the example is applied
Dual coding
1. combine words and visuals
  1. look for visuals and try to descibre it with your own words
  2. draw a visual which represent the information you have learnt
  3. then you can compare them and verify if you had the main ideas well

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