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It feels productive, because familiar text is easy to read, and that ease is mistaken for knowing. Two techniques consistently outperform it, and neither requires more hours.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch2>Retrieval practice\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Close the book and write down what you remember. Then open it and check. The discomfort of the blank page is the point: the effort of pulling information out is what strengthens the memory, and re-reading skips that effort entirely.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Practically: after reading a section, cover it and list its main points from memory. Turn headings into questions and answer them without looking. Use past questions before revision rather than after it.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch2>Spaced repetition\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The same total study time produces better retention when it is spread out. Three thirty-minute sessions across a week beat one ninety-minute session, because each return happens after some forgetting, and re-learning something partly forgotten is what makes it durable.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Practically: review new material the next day, then three days later, then a week later. The intervals matter more than their precision.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch2>Interleaving\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Studying one topic until it is finished, then the next, feels orderly and produces a fragile kind of fluency. Mixing related problem types forces the student to decide \u003Cem>which\u003C/em> method applies, and that is the skill an exam actually tests.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch2>What to spend less time on\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Highlighting.\u003C/strong> It marks text without processing it. If used at all, follow it immediately with a written summary from memory.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Copying notes neatly.\u003C/strong> A transcription task, not a thinking one.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Long unbroken sessions.\u003C/strong> Attention degrades well before the third hour, and the last hour teaches almost nothing.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Ch2>Sources\u003C/h2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.unicef.org/education\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNICEF — Education\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.who.int/health-topics/adolescent-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organization — Adolescent health\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>","STUDYING",[23,24,25,26],"study skills","revision","teaching methods","exam preparation",1,"Re-reading feels productive because familiar text is easy to read, and that ease is mistaken for knowing. Three techniques that outperform it without adding hours.","Most students study by re-reading. It feels productive, because familiar text is easy to read, and that ease is mistaken for knowing. Two techniques…","evidence based study techniques",[32,35,38],{"q":33,"a":34},"Why is re-reading a poor way to study?","Because familiar text is easy to read, and that fluency is mistaken for knowing. Retrieval, meaning closing the book and writing what you remember, is uncomfortable, and the effort of pulling information out is what strengthens the memory.",{"q":36,"a":37},"How should study sessions be spaced?","Review new material the next day, then three days later, then a week later. The intervals matter more than their precision: three thirty-minute sessions across a week beat one ninety-minute session.",{"q":39,"a":40},"Is highlighting useful?","Barely. It marks text without processing it. 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