“Rereading text and massed practice of a skill or new knowledge are by far the preferred study strategies of learners of all stripes, but they’re also among the least productive.” — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Rereading has three strikes against it. It is time consuming. It doesn’t result in durable memory. And it often involves a kind of unwitting self-deception, as growing familiarity with the text comes to feel like mastery of the content. The… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Retrieval practice—recalling facts or concepts or events from memory—is a more effective learning strategy than review by rereading. Flashcards are a simple example. Retrieval… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“At a minimum, Larsen would like to see something done to interrupt the forgetting: give a quiz at the end of a conference and… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Practice that’s spaced out, interleaved with other learning, and varied produces better mastery, longer retention, and more versatility. But these benefits come at a… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“One of the best habits a learner can instill in herself is regular self-quizzing to recalibrate her understanding of what she does and does… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“If you find yourself falling into single-minded, repetitive practice of a particular topic or skill, change it up: mix in the practice of other… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Mastery requires both the possession of ready knowledge and the conceptual understanding of how to use it.” — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Trying to solve a problem before being taught the solution leads to better learning, even when errors are made in the attempt.” — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Learning is stronger when it matters, when the abstract is made concrete and personal.” — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Simply including one test (retrieval practice) in a class yields a large improvement in final exam scores, and gains continue to increase as the… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“One of the most striking research findings is the power of active retrieval—testing—to strengthen memory, and that the more effortful the retrieval, the stronger… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Each of us has a large basket of resources in the form of aptitudes, prior knowledge, intelligence, interests, and sense of personal empowerment that… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“In virtually all areas of learning, you build better mastery when you use testing as a tool to identify and bring up your areas… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“In another surprise, when letters are omitted from words in a text, requiring the reader to supply them, reading is slowed, and retention improves.” — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
“Rereading text and massed practice of a skill or new knowledge are by far the preferred study strategies of learners of all stripes, but… — Peter C. Brown Copy Share Image
