One of the worst parts of reading anything is when you realize you zoned out, but your eyes kept moving over the words—now, you have to go back and reread everything. It happens to the best of us, but it's especially frustrating when you're trying to study—and that's why simply rereading material and notes won't cut it when you have a test coming up.
Active recall is exactly what it sounds like: You’re consciously forcing your brain to retrieve information. You're actively recalling it. This does two things for you: It helps you move the information into your long-term memory and identifies concepts you’re having a harder time with.
How do you use active recall to study?
We use active recall all the time in real life. For instance, when someone asks you what you did two days ago, you pause to retrieve the memory. When a website asks for your login password, you do the same thing. You consciously direct energy to the retrieval process, which makes it easier to get the info next time you need it, too. (Think about how, once you enter the same password in enough times, it starts to come automatically.)
Use flashcards to quiz yourself, especially the Leitner method of flashcard review, which forces you to wait longer intervals between studying concepts you think you have a grasp on and tests if you really do have that grasp yet.
Take a practice quiz. You can ask ChatGPT to generate one, but if you're going the AI route, I recommend Google's NotebookLM, which generates quizzes and flashcards, but only based on materials you upload. Input slide decks, PDFs, links, and YouTube videos from your professor to make sure you're only studying what you're supposed to be.
Each of these tasks forces you to retrieve the information from your brain, think about it, and communicate it in some way, which is what active recall is all about. Like I said, taking a test is also an example of engaging in active recall—so practice doing this as many times as you can before your test to make it second nature by then.
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