Retrieval practice is one of the most effective ways to learn and retain new information. Research shows that it's more effective than summarization, elaborate

Retrieval 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