EverydayTried-and-true tip
Ask yourself why and how, then answer in full
Ask why and how questions about key facts and answer them in full to find the gaps in what you are studying.
- Time
- ⏱ 15 min pro Kapitel
- Difficulty
- ◆ medium
What you need
- Study text
- Note paper
How to do it
- Pick the important facts in the text.
- Write a why or how question for each fact.
- Write your answer in full without looking at the text, as if teaching someone else.
- Compare your answer with the text and work on the gaps.
Why it works
Explaining is said to link new information to what you already know, which gives the new material more meaning.
Variations
- Ask the questions as you read
- Work through them together in a study group
Sources
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then answering them in full detail as if you're teaching someone else
