I have always been told that recall is worst for that you only hear, better for that you read, gets better if you write it down, and best if you teach it. (Funn

I have always been told that recall is worst for that you only hear, better for that you read, gets better if you write it down, and best if you teach it. (Funny enough, I never bothered to look it up until now, and I cant find a good reference by googling.) My take away on this is that I never bothered reading my lecture notes, I took notes only to write down what I heard to improve my recall of it. Also, I often tried to hold a mini lecture or summary when I was studying with my friends to see if what I understood was transferable to them, and if not, what I was missing to make it so. Often it was me lacking understanding in some area, but unconciously denying it.