Active Recall: Why Testing Yourself Works Better Than Rereading
Rereading feels productive because the page looks familiar. Pulling information out of your memory is what actually makes it stick.
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Learning Science
What research in psychology and neuroscience tells us about how people actually learn.
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Sleep and Memory: Why Rest Is Part of Revision
Staying up late to study can undo the work you put in. Sleep is when the brain files away what you learned during the day.
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