If you’re assigned something to read, read it aloud to yourself. This engages not just the internal monologue part of your brain, but speaking and hearing parts, and your brain makes stronger pathways when more senses are engaged and working together.
Don’t buy (eta: or download) flash cards, draw them yourself. This engages sight and abstraction., plus motor skill areas.
Write your own notes, then read them aloud and highlight them yourself. So many parts of your brain make connections by doing this. Don’t just read. That’s not very helpful; you don’t have to study long if you study well.
I think there’s a name for this, but I’m tired and will rely on Cunningham’s whatever.
e: don’t forget about all of your senses – you have way more than 5.
One of my best highschool teachers taught us this ~25 years ago, basing it on some research his academic wife had done.
The way i heard it was everyone remembers better if they see, hear and speak the information. The whole “i’m a visual learner” thing has no evidence behind it.
Everyone remembers more the more senses they engage.
Yes exactly. I did this with my son when he was young (90s).
This is why I think there’s a name for this – it seems obvious enough for sociologists and psychologists to have looked into it.