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I’m not sure, but learning is certainly more than remembering things. Years ago I spent a lot of time typing CS things into Anki and practicing their recall. Ev
by rocketbop 4y ago
I’m not sure, but learning is certainly more than remembering things. Years ago I spent a lot of time typing CS things into Anki and practicing their recall. Eventually I realised that I didn’t really have a good understanding of half the things I was memorising.
- DecayingOrganic 4y agoRetrieval practice is one of the most effective ways to learn and retain new information. Research shows that it's more effective than summarization, elaborate interrogation, self-explanation, highlighting, imagery use for text learning, rereading and interleaved practice [0]. Not only that, retrieval practice has shown not only to boost retention but meaningful learning [1] as well. For example, in one study, students who studied a given text solely by practicing retrieval performed significantly better on creating concept maps than students who studied by creating concept maps. Retrieval practice is not the only superweapon Anki entertains in its arsenal, it also employs distributed practice, which is another very powerful tool and finding in cognitive research with plenty of evidence supporting it. [0]: https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1177/1529100612453266 https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1177/1529100612453266 [1]: https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1126/science.1199327 https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1126/science.1199327
- digilypse 4y agoYes, you’re not supposed to blindly memorize things. The method is to learn and understand the material first and then practice recall to retain that understanding.