Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques
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Of ten common study techniques, practice testing and spreading study out over time (distributed practice) were rated high utility, because they helped learners of different ages and abilities on many kinds of test, including in real classes. Elaborative interrogation, self-explanation and interleaved practice were rated moderate. Summarizing, highlighting, the keyword mnemonic, imagery for text and rereading were rated low.
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- Adds context: a review or a weaker design, which doesn't move a card's rating on its own.
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- Ten study techniques, each reviewed across learners of different ages, materials and tests
- Who
- Both school-age children and college students
- Limits
- A careful narrative review with ratings by the authors, not a pooled meta-analysis.
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doi.org/10.1177/1529100612453266
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