Many students spend hours rereading notes, highlighting pages, and reviewing the same information again and again.
But recognizing information is not the same as remembering it.
Active recall is a study method where you practice retrieving information from your memory.
Instead of looking at your notes and thinking:
"I know this."
Try asking yourself:
"Can I explain this without looking?"
Try active recall:
✨ Close your notes and write what you remember.
✨ Create questions and answer them yourself.
✨ Explain the topic out loud as if you’re teaching someone.
✨ Use flashcards to test yourself.
Every time you retrieve information, you strengthen your memory.
Your mini mission:
Choose one topic you studied recently and test yourself without looking at your notes.