How to Study More in Less Time - 3 Mistakes Most Students Make
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0:00 Intro
2:18 Summarizing
2:48 Highlighting
3:48 Rereading
5:15 Active Recall
6:29 Practice Testing
9:05 Summary and Implementation
Evidence shows summarizing, highlighting, and rereading are poor techniques when it comes to retaining information. Active Recall and Practice Testing have been shown to be significantly better in regards to improving content retention. In this video, I outline the "evidence," and why I study the way I do.
Articles Referenced:
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2. Karpicke et al., 2009 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19358...
3. Callender and Macdaniel, 2009 - www.sciencedirect.com/science...
4. Morris et al., 2005 - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...
5. Augustin M., 2014 - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
6. Hartwig et al., 2012 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22083...
7. Palmer et al., 2019 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31871...
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*sweats and hides my ten highlighters *
i bought two todayy😭
I have two highlighter but I mark with pencils 😂
I think highlighting is still good way to enjoy a book. I love all the colors when I read a content.
*Just not for studying tho :')
Throw them lol
I have 200 lmaooo
My exams are 3 days to go ... And instead of studying... I'm watching all these videos ... How to study more in less time
Welcome to the club brother 😂
Same bro same
Me too
😂😂😂
Oh All the best!
My study technique: I (unintentionally, but if works) make my notes as chaotic and illegible as possible, which motivates me to just remember that shit so that I don't have to revisit them.
lmaaao that's brilliant
🤣
I also do that 😂
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That actually sounds interesting
Lol was watching this video on our tv and when my mom passed by she literally went "who's that? Is that brad pitt?" 🤣
Haha wow, tell your mom thanks
He looks more like Armie Hammer😅
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@@ZachHighley thats how i met your mother
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How to study more in less time summary:
Inefficient techniques:
1- summarizing
2- highlighting
3- rereading for recall
More efficient technique:
1- understand
2-active recall(quiz cards with answer on back)
3- practice testing (to check understanding)
Thankyou!
@@amna1711 you're welcome
You have rendered struggling students a really good turn, Yousuf. Thank you.
@@frankdsouza2425 you're welcome
did u just summarized the video?
I am in high school. I hate summarizing, but during classes, when I take notes while listening to the teacher, it helps me memorizing. I probably won't reread them, but in the next lesson, when teacher asks something about it, I always remember "wait, I wrote about this". It helps me a little.
Absolutely right
I do the same
Writing something makes your retention more
That’s so funny I’m the opposite 😂 I don’t like taking notes during lessons (unless it’s quick, interesting to me personally or we’re told specifically to do so) I find just asking tons of questions and talking in lesson about the topic helps me retain the information better. I don’t take notes well in class so it’s like I’m taking bad notes and listening badly so I just do one at a time :)
@@mauve9266 yup
@@mauve9266 i second that
Did he just ruin his book with those highlighters !? 😭
Physical pain
Tbh, medical books are full of information that are not going to be questioned in exam, so you gotta save time the second time from skimming thru the pages and just memorize the info you are going to be asked.
But yeah, I get the joke
@@aroobamaryam1525 I think they were talking about 3:01
Ikr! My heart started hurting when he did that! 🤦♀️
If he used erasable pen, the book could still be saved..
Hiloghting and annotating lets you create connections between the topic you’re learning and what you already know, those neural pathways help active recall. Summarizing can also be helpful if you do it in an active way: summarize your notes in one page, then half a page, then just on paragraph and then try convert it to a diagram. also summarizing your notes in descending difficulty level too, so first summarize in a way that still uses complex terminology and go further down in complexity until you could explain the topic in terms that a kid could understand
I think the way he presented this research paper’s findings was pretty barebones and didn’t include much explanation or reasoning, and wasn’t very inclusive of some crossings between methods. He jumped too quickly to conclusions basically. I think annotating my notes is the best for me, and it is a form of summarizing what was done or what happened. I don’t use highlighting but I do have colored pens for different purposes and i think that’s helpful too, since it also systematically categorized information in my notes. And I do benefit greatly off of practice tests but it’s benefit is so low without these other processes and activities. If I haven’t reviewed the material separately at all, I’ll just fail the practice test and won’t learn much from it. And these other things besides flash cards gives you a more comprehensive understanding. I think the fatal flaw in this research study was basing the results off test scores, when we don’t know the testing process, rather than some other form of demonstrating understanding and the other methods available
I don’t think he was saying that you should never highlight or summarize. I think he was more saying that when studying, if all you’re doing is reading over what you highlighted and summarizing what you’ve learned, your outcome won’t be as successful as it would if you were to test yourself of the content you’ve learned.
What if there's no correlation like for example those numbers like in the 6th week or something?? I just wanna know what i could do for those type of memorizatio
That takes forever you really can’t summarize 500 pages of textbook for one single exam in medical school.
Marty Lobdell's Study Less Study Smart video is better in explaining studying techniques.
Zach: “Summarizing is low utility”
Also Zach at the end of video: “Here’s a Summary of the video”
We don't wanna memorize the summery of the video!
HAHAHA
Do all medical students have good videography and editing skills? Lol great video Zach 👍keep up the videos, looking forward to your videos through out school
Thanks Davis!
That's one thing i noticed too! Most med students make one of the most highest quality videos 🙈😻
@@jksbottommole8463 I think they approach video making the same way the same way they approach everything in their life especially from studying details in the med field.
@@t_n_rasberry8387 Yeah looks like he just watched Ali Abdaals videos and copied his techniques. Easy.
@@Phsoco how can someone 'copy' elses editing, lol
You’ve been in my recommended for a week. I finally clicked 😂
Same ... 😁
Same energy sus
me too
@@deebs923 youtube algorythm really be forcing our hand XD
In this world of pandemic now everyone was so relax and students are the most effected one right now
Thankyou people all around the globe for likes and sharing your views Love you all keep ur thoughts coming let it out what u want to say❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
No children are , a lot of them are in key development stages in their lives and had to cope with having their lives completely flipped yet still expected to maintain the expectations they had before the pandemic
No,
1. Doctors/nurses or any medical professionals / students
2. People who can't earn a livelihood through quarantine
3. Children/teens who can't develop social skills due to pandemic or children who get exposed to electronics - well electronic ones is regardless of quarantine
4. People who are non Covid patients - hospitals are packed up and these people can't go anywhere. Even surgeries are getting cancelled
5. People who are struck in a foreign country
6. People who are having a hard time alone or people who's mental health is deteriorating - no one is there to help these people.
7. Animals - animal feeders can't go out so these animals just have to be there cuz they think feeders will come.
8. People who lost homes/unemployed DURING covid
9. People who lost their loved ones due to Covid - they can't even see the dead loved ones.
10. Parents who lost their children :(
11. People who followed all safety precautions and still lost someone close due to some asshole not wearing mask or not following safety precautions and spreading the virus.
This isn't an order but I wrote whoever came to my mind
@@mi-y well I'm not here to pursue my opinion on anyone no doubt every individual has suffered in one way or another and there is no denial to it but i commented in the context of this video and not in general
Affected*
@@MohammadTotah lolz u must be some high school kid nvm thanks for correction ❤️
It took me 4 years and two senior's advice to realize how greatly effective practice testing is , it majorly changed my performance , Thank you btw .
do u create this tests by yourselves on the specific topics if theres no provided quiz available? how much do u include in the quiz? everything of the material?
@@sadmansalim1705 a little late, but if you’re using a textbook, there’s often a section with practice problems. Just run through those in order to test your understanding
I find highlighting only to be helpful when I first read about a topic - it keeps me focused on the reading. Afterwards, I write condensed summaries based on what I highlighted and then use those summaries for active recall. Finally, I do practice questions and add any corrections/observations I need to my summary doc.
I study in this exact manner! And i knoe if i need to revisit the content a few months or years later, i have a reference, which are the summarised notes
Never used flash cards before but I feel like medicine is full of complicated topics that can't just simply be put into flash cards.
I agree! Doing flashcards alone won't be sufficient in med school.
Correct here
I don’t think it’s supposed to be your main source of studying though
Yes! Thanks. But he's at the beginning of med school so maybe that's why it works for now
i'm on med school and i use those anki flash cards. Guys, the point is that you have to cut in little pieces that big theme you have. That means you"ll have a lot of flashcards about just one theme, but in the end, you learned it. In the beginning it might look kind of messy but with the time you'll be abble to relation the different subjects you have. Hope you guys find your way to increase studying ☺️
I’m really glad I found your channel. I’m currently in a Master’s program for biomedical sciences and have been taking classes with medical students. I’ve learned that highlighting, re-reading, and summarizing took WAY TOO MUCH time. Yet it was my way of getting the top scores in my class. I try to actively create questions for myself before and after every slide so I definitely agree with the active recall idea. Thank you for sharing your methods in such great detail!
BRUH I JUST SPENT A MONTH SUMMARISING THESE BOOKS GOODAMN
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Omg your pfp
I have highlighted and summarized and re-read the textbook all my life and I can tell you it's not effective. I've always wondered what the heck was wrong with me? Am I not qualified to do what I'm doing? Turns out the way I have been learning is not very effective. I'm going to try this out now. Thank you for sharing this with us!!
Same, I thought I was stupid or something until a few tests last year where I just stopped studying using those methods and tried the active recall method which i wasn't so sure about at the time. My first time with that method scored me almost a full 4.0 but I'm a month into 1st year med school and I've relapsed to those inefficient methods because I was so worried about not being able to remember SO many facts :(
@@germainea.9047 Hey, if you get notification, I want you to read my reply,
So in med school, there is still time, you can change to active recall now, and never leave any important topic behind, in anatomy of upper limb, contents of axilla, it's nerve supply, you shouldn't need a book to read it from before exam, just write important topics on a sheet of paper, and revise them everyday, I'm not talking about all topics, just the ones your professors tell you that are very frequently asked, and trust me you'll find few to 100, you just need to get hold of them
Then terminology should not get confused, for that, you need to say out loud the definitions and try to understand them instead of cramming them and muscles are best learnt by touching them or watching videos or diagrams
3RD POINT IS "DON'T GIVE UP"
Be persistent and you'll get the grade you truly are trying to achieve
I struggled alot, so I want someone to not struggle like me coz it is mentally tiring
@@aroobamaryam1525 Thank you very much!!! I'm currently watching videos about active recall as I'd heard of it but wasn't really sure what it's about. I really thank God Zach's videos showed up early for my TH-cam's recommended coz I was printing out lectures and writing so many useless notes 😂 I'll refer to your advice constantly for sure!!
Hey! Your content is way too understandable than most of the other and the way you tell things are nice. Thanks for the video and explaining!
Glad it helped!
Hey Zach, thanks for another video! I love the fact that you made all the articles available. Love from Brazil!
Your channel deserves more subscribers. The content and the references is on point. Love it!!!
I remember having friends in high school who also color-coded their notes. I, too, always wanted such colorful notes in hopes of helping me retain information better but of course, implementing this method into my own studies were of no avail.
i used to do this and it helped a little but the thing was that is too sooooooo long. I would spend hours writing color-coded notes that by the end of the chapter i just started rushing through it and didnt remember anything that i wrote
Can’t wait for the flashcards video! It takes me FOREVER just to make these and I wonder what content is most essential to make them on (key terms, chapter questions, objectives answered, making my own questions, etc).
Appreciate your content for being scientifically backed, being practical and entertaining at the same time . 👏🏼
Well, I reread to active recall the concepts. Since I was a kid, I used to study once, understand how it is and then look at the book again and would try to recall without actually looking at the book. So that's how it has been. And whenever I write exams I could completely see the whole paper in my mind where the answer to that question lies. And that's how I got good grades in school. But now in college not anymore, I don't think I'm reading like I used to. I just mugg up the concepts the day before and write the exams.
I love your way of explaining these techniques. Plus, it's evidence based!
Thank you.
I'm going to go with note-taking(as the books themselves get overwhelming) and use active recall and practice testing
You are legit the BEST STUDY TH-camR out there!!! A lot of the information you provide resonates with me so much! I also found myself not liking these mistakes methods you mentioned but I don’t know why was it and I also don’t know the best method so I stuck with it.
I also don’t like note taking now in college bc it takes sooo much time that could be even more well-spent otherwise.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
You touched on all the points that people rarely talk about that make it harder for students to study and score well. Like your friends highlighted textbooks and wanting to study like how your friends do. I felt like this in undergrad and became insecure about my studying techniques that it made my scores worse.
Now I’m in nursing school and am so happy you’re making these videos because I will forever watch them. Good luck on your USMLE exams!!
I guess if you're in the numbers part of STEM (physics, math, and engineering), it's either you get it or you don't lol
Your sense of humor is just great😆 I appreciate all the tips: informative and entertaining all in one! Thank you.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
Your videos are gold! Your channel is def gonna blow up soon!💫
Just found your channel as I am currently studying for my boards...I really appreciate how you use actual literature and cite the evidence you're referencing! Can't wait to keep watching!
Thank you so much for this information Zach!
My question is always: how to i study using active recall if i cant make notes/summaries to study from? Because in the beginning when your still studying you’re gonna forget, i cant go back to 30 lectures and 3 different text books searching for that one fact. Where as if i had condensed notes it’s really easy to have all the important information distilled in a note book right in front of you. Do you have any tips?
What I do is after finishing the topic, I create a mind map summarising the whole topic (and using hiliighters) and that's the first thing I do. I tend to have topic exams and then final exams and it's just easier in finals to read 2 pages than 20. I look at it for a few minutes, just to get an idea of everything and then I go straight onto flashcards. Remember all the facts, dates and everything you need to know and finally it's exam questions. I normally do exam questions the most.
Overall time -
Mind map (30 mins to make, 10 mins to review)
Flashcards (10 mins to make, 40 mins to review)
Exam questions (around 3 hours)
Summarising isn't bad especially if you have a series of exams and as a visual learner, hiliighters really help me focus but DON'T spent an hour on them.
Hope this helps ☺️
Don’t write notes during lectures, only listen and focus. ( I make small notes on lecture slides 2-3 words ) immediately after the lecture I create flash cards and review them on the same day.
Oh my god same
I dont know what to do and nobody talks about it
Zach uses Anki instead of taking notes. So let’s say the fact you want to learn is that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. He’d make a flash card that says Q: “what is the powerhouse of the cell?” A: “mitochondria”
Anki has a search option so if you want to go back and look up what the powerhouse of the cell is you can easily do that
Since I do law, I find taking notes is a necessity as I need the information in one place. Someone studying medicine would need to memorise, someone studying law needs to understand first.
Thank you for the video!
I appreciate your effort, I am so happy I came across this video! Good luck in your studies, I pray that you excel in your life.
Gonna start my new semester so so so good now! Thanks for this video Zach!
Thanks for this video! Much needed reminder
Great videos!!! Thank you!
Thank you! This helps a lot.
I'm gonna try out your study techniques. Big thumbs up for sharing your study techniques!
You are excellent at conveying information and your video quality is superb! Keep it up. :)
Wonderful advice! Thank you so much.
Bro... You the man...
Love your videos, thanks for synthesizing all sci info for us.
Respect from Mexico
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This was the 20% I was looking for. Thank you.
Hi, I am definitely going to try these out now! As a science student am completely grateful for the amount of actual evidence in the video :)
New subscriber from Philippines.
I got interested so i start watching it,big thanks,its a big help.
This is incredible! Thank you.
As a student myself this is really helpful :) Thanks for sharing, just subbed !
Thanks Emily!
I really loved all the FACTS and the references from each of these facts.
This is what I've done. Summarizing and rereading and after few weeks I see super duper little improvement. Time for a new strategy. Thank You mate.
your videos are so helpful! thank you
I unknowingly have been using this method and it worked for me but I had no idea what was working and why I was able to retain some information so fast. Thank you
Thank you ,That was helpful
Seems like I really needed to watch this video. Thanks great video it really helped me while I'm studying for my exams
Wow.. From now on, I'm gonna try this technique.. Thanks a lot!
Thanks Zach your content are very useful. 👍👌
amaizing nad really really usefull THANKS!
Thanks for the advice ,it really helped❤
How do you have so few views? Your videos extremly helpful and good to watch - keep them coming!!:)
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this!
This is so useful!
This is very helpful. Right now, I am studying for my CPA exam. I am 3 sections down and studying for the third section. You may wonder what was the key? Practice testing and nonstop mcq's. Non stop and like you said, mimicking it as close as possible to the real exam. With a little bit of research checking out the blueprints, I was able to figure out and plan my study schedule. It truly is about active recall and practice testing. It is so weird because during exam day, your brain is programmed and knows what to expect.
Zach - this was an awesome video! Good luck studying!
Great video! We will see how we do
Another strategy that seems to work for me is either pretending to teach someone or actually teach someone what you are learning. This is like a form of active recall, but instead of a test you are thinking it through and making sure that you get everything right. Using this you get to see where the weak parts are so you can go back and revise on that.
I want to try it. Thanks!
Thanks buddy!!
Thank you very much! I am havin g a hard time here with the studies!
I was so afraid of taking gap years that by taking too much work, I ended up wasting my time anyway. Finally I am going to be single focused.
That 2+2 flashcard skit had me rolling lmao, that deserves a sub! Also, I'm in Philly too for my post-bac, Drexel Med!
I'm taking your advice into account. They actually sit well for me and satisfies me. I think your techniques will work well for me!! Thank you 💕🙈
Perfect!
Thanks for the informative video. I will try this on my next exams
Very nice 👍 but the problem is how to get the flashcards u need cuz there is no time to create it and tests i need are not being sold in grocery store lol
Wow, best video I've ever watched about studying effectively. My final exams are 2 months to go. Wish the luck!
Practice testing is indeed the best. It helps so so much
Thank you, i am studying MSK module and this is the right video at the right time
Thanks alot zach
Great video!!
So helpful!!
This was so helpful
I will try this, thanks man
Yours first video that I watched and.......... subscribed👍🏼
day one of telling Zach I LOVE YOU you really inspire me💕
Here are my tips for learning chemistry ( I am a chemist myself):
- try to understand the concepts as thoroughly as you can
-if you can get your hands on old exams, do them
- find a study group were you can discuss questions
Thanks for sharing this.
Love from "BANGLADESH".
Hello Zach, I am Hanan.
I hope you are doing marvellous. It's really gracious of you to share these helpful study techniques. Obviously, I admit that"Active Recall" really do save our treasurous time and help us aquire effective informations, unlike rereading.
Can you explain the “brief understanding part”, I feel like my version of that is making notes which takes hours and leaves very little to no time to do the active recall, I need to flip it the other way round lol
Yeah, I'm like a slow reader and I don't even have enough time to finish reading everything once, how am I gonna revise everything?
If reading takes a long time for you, see if your prof will allow u to record their lectures and print out their ppt. Listen to the recording (you can even speed it up) as you make flashcards. It should go by faster since ur not having to sift through all the reading.
Thank you so so much you are a great person that was really helpful
Pls make a separate video on active recall and practice testing.
this is such an informative video. can you please make a video on active recall?
Really helpful thankyou imma try it rn 😲
this video is so efficient thank u :)
Yes yes yes I wanted this!
Thanks
I have always used practice testing , it's such an effective technique to implement in your studying plan
I feel highlighters has worked wonders in my case cause I tend to remember the colour coded words way better. I barely studied during medical school and still did well and I owe it especially to the highlighters. Also, I used highlighters extensively.
Thank you.😊
You’re like Ali Abdaal, but with a dash of comedy as the cherry on top :D - subscribed!