Active Recall: Study skills for faster memorisation using proven methods
Re-reading feels productive but fades fast. These two methods help you remember more in less time.
Remember more
Most students revise by re-reading notes and highlighting. It feels like learning, but it rarely sticks.
Active recall: test yourself
Close your notes and write down everything you remember, then check what you missed. Flashcards and past paper questions work the same way.
Spaced repetition: come back later
Review new material after one day, then three days, then a week. Each time you remember it, it lasts longer.
If remembering feels hard, that’s the method working.Margin note from Daniel
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Put them together
Make flashcards from each topic, test yourself, and sort the cards you got wrong into a pile you review sooner.
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