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Read. Recall. Write.
Experiments show that the way most of us try to learn new material is inefficient. We read and reread a passage until we think we understand it. Then we are done. In fact, we learn much more effectively if we read, try to recall what we just read, and then write it down or say it in our own words.
Read. Recall, Write
When I took grade 9 math, the teacher
had an interesting technique. Every time
we learned a new concept or method, we had
to write it up in our own words, along
with examples. As motivation we were
partially graded on these write-ups.
I found these write-ups extremely
helpful, and used that technique in the
rest of my math and science classes.
Anyway, I thought that kind of parallels
what you are saying about "Read. Recall, Write"
Thanks for the reminder!
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