GENIUS METHOD for Studying (Remember EVERYTHING!)

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  • @dainfernalsumit
    @dainfernalsumit 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +629

    To anyone having trouble even remembering this lol:
    1. ya see it (Read the info)
    2. ya say it (Reiterate, out loud, the information in your own words)
    3. ya write it (Step 2 but on paper, you don't have to store it- but u can to do this again later)
    4. ya repeat it
    at least that's how my brain remembers it

    • @fredkahn8090
      @fredkahn8090 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      w mans

    • @3776-d8n
      @3776-d8n 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you

    • @Ponchik-md5uq
      @Ponchik-md5uq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Ya cook

    • @amazonbox4316
      @amazonbox4316 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love you thank you so much 🙏🏾😭

    • @JuniperGal-ek2pu
      @JuniperGal-ek2pu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Based

  • @egoplan
    @egoplan ปีที่แล้ว +4233

    I used Active Recall very briefly before my APWH exam last year - just reviewing the basics from each unit - and I ended up getting a 5! This is 100% the best way to study!

    • @Floral_skies2727
      @Floral_skies2727 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Yesss, I use this regularly now and I hope to score a 4 on ap gov, even though I’d honestly be fine with a 3. I also like summarizing certain topics by writing them down on flash cards, trying to visualize the information which works like a charm :)

    • @ashokamaurya4478
      @ashokamaurya4478 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      To quote a historian “I’d be willing to wager there was an awful lot more behind that score”

    • @scatman-nz5bm
      @scatman-nz5bm ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashokamaurya4478 🍆🍆🍆

    • @mishaellalehzari475
      @mishaellalehzari475 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So it's basically just putting everything in your own words? Or am I missing something?

    • @egoplan
      @egoplan ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ashokamaurya4478 hah, good point. i think practicing throughout the entire year leading up to the exam just solidified my knowledge to begin with. not to mention my teacher was amazing :)

  • @fantompilot7152
    @fantompilot7152 ปีที่แล้ว +4162

    ACTIVE RECALL METHOD
    1. Read or watch a single bit of information you need to know
    2. Reformulate that information in your own words
    1. Just do it in your mind
    II. Say it out loud
    TI. Write it out, by hand

    • @jagamin5003
      @jagamin5003 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      I should add this method has limits does not work if you don’t truly understand the material like me in calculus
      You won’t remember the information permanently however it lengthens how long it takes to forget the information
      And takes longer to do frankly it’s a very solid method I’ve used throughout all high school without knowing and it’s not as perfect as he makes it out to be but it is a very good method and my grades can attest to that

    • @blockvfive1196
      @blockvfive1196 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      or create an analogy with a subject you already know,
      it also helps to create diagrams and graphs, preferably over time as an analogy to something for those who think in numbers

    • @shreyasbachu7867
      @shreyasbachu7867 ปีที่แล้ว

      You guys should use AP ActiveRecall as it has guides for NSL, APUSH and PSYCH based on utilizing active recall😊

    • @sarahaitham73
      @sarahaitham73 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      i write out by hand from a long time, ngl it's one of the best ways to train your memory & remember information.

    • @riot4530
      @riot4530 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Thank you. I didn’t wanna watch the guy in the video go on and on

  • @TheShatOn
    @TheShatOn ปีที่แล้ว +1515

    I actually used this method without knowing with subjects I prefer over others. When I do something like science or social studies for example, I always joke around and summarize what I just listened too in my own humored way. That humor way is that I recall in my tests and like some anime flashback I remember what is the answer and get the question right. Maybe now that I know the science behind this, I can help myself in the subjects I more dislike, like math or english...

    • @sageeeE3eeEEe3eeeeEeee3eeeeeee
      @sageeeE3eeEEe3eeeeEeee3eeeeeee ปีที่แล้ว +39

      THIS IS WHAT I DOOOOO

    • @Floral_skies2727
      @Floral_skies2727 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That is actually so smart. I tend to just summarize information I’d just learned in my own words.

    • @sarahaitham73
      @sarahaitham73 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      yes that's a great method, like in chemistry when we took about elements' oxides flame colors & had to memorize a bunch, i told myself "sulfur is yellow & sulfur dioxide forms a blue flame, so remember the ukranian flag (yellow & blue) " or "calcium strengthens bones which are coated by (partially) red muscles, so calcium forms a red flame".

    • @onegaimatte1845
      @onegaimatte1845 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      bro, I did that too!! but for history, I still remember it till this day. I remember making fun of the ottoman empire because ottoman is a chair, I thought it was funny at that time lol. I remember the different empires in china and the contributions they had and etc xD

    • @theponytailedkindling3585
      @theponytailedkindling3585 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same, thats what i tend to do with maths and science as well

  • @andreww8213
    @andreww8213 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    I’m a freshman in college and this is super helpful. I’m not used to studying independently because anything I’ve studied has been with an instructor.

    • @Anonymous-ri4mk
      @Anonymous-ri4mk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same but my method of studying is confusing myself I guess that does force it to the Neuron to interact more seems I am trying to understand it even when I am confused

    • @andreww8213
      @andreww8213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Anonymous-ri4mk when confused I tend to look back at the contents of the chapter you are reading if it’s a textbook. Those are the important parts of it and you want to focus on those.

  • @Philocalyleena
    @Philocalyleena ปีที่แล้ว +397

    I have been using active recall for 3 years now, and my biology scores have never been less than 90, this semester with alot spaced repetition and active recall, got 100 on all my bio tests. I used it for Chem and physics when they require memorize. For subjects that require understanding, I understand and solve plenty of questions until I perfect it. I use that for math and I have A+s In math.

    • @poodook
      @poodook ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ok Einstein

    • @sbdreamey
      @sbdreamey ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How do I do this with long paragraphs?

    • @Philocalyleena
      @Philocalyleena ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sbdreamey like memorizing a script for a presentation or a long paragraph of for example history, if presentation, i recommend you read it a couple of times and speak out loud what you learnt, gradually you will learn if long paragraphs, i recommend making questions for yourself from that paragraph and answering the questions, works very well after few revision. good luck

    • @cothinker680
      @cothinker680 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Philocalyleena I don't think so this can work on maths since math is not memorising but also practicing

    • @Philocalyleena
      @Philocalyleena ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cothinker680 indeed, I have mentioned in the last part of my paragraph regarding math.

  • @teesiebogatay7418
    @teesiebogatay7418 ปีที่แล้ว +1125

    Me watching this the night of the exam 💀

    • @adin4028
      @adin4028 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      You got it, i believe in u

    • @Haley-gu2ug
      @Haley-gu2ug 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      My exams this Friday, being honest history is not my thing, but I decided to challenge myself and take apush, and well, I'm not so confident on how well I'm going to do on my exam

    • @4vr_udead257
      @4vr_udead257 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@Haley-gu2ug you got this, my test is Friday too so we're in it together 😭

    • @HelloMissSienna
      @HelloMissSienna 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@4vr_udead257 omg urs too? I wish u luck 😊

    • @Eltheweirdo657
      @Eltheweirdo657 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Omg same

  • @thelookingcat
    @thelookingcat ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Wow, this is EXACTLY what I did in APUSH. I got a 5, not a perfect 100, but I took it!

    • @unknownbrother273
      @unknownbrother273 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same!

    • @ashwikabansal8514
      @ashwikabansal8514 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How much information did you rewrite at one time? Like did you do one for every period? Taking so APUSH test this year so just wondering

    • @emmanuelcb5408
      @emmanuelcb5408 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yo, can you help me on what information you studied because I got my test in a couple days

    • @cracklycurve
      @cracklycurve 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      is it true u need to write an essay every week in that class, the juniors at my school talk about it

    • @azzie2813
      @azzie2813 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@cracklycurve Might just be your teacher, I don't have to do that.

  • @shrubshrub2541
    @shrubshrub2541 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Without even realizing, I had been doing this exact thing the entirety of my school year. At some point, i stopped trying and didnt do much of this at all. Thanks for putting this purpose into words, thank you!

  • @4KUltraHD-
    @4KUltraHD- ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I remember watching Heimler back in high school. Luckly I was blessed with great teachers and never had to study for an AP exam. Still one of my best moments getting a 5 on the APUSH test.

  • @contone
    @contone ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I've always used a different variation of this... Pretty much anytime I'd learn something in middle or highschool I would go home and "teach" my parents whatever I had just learned (generally for math) and it worked really well as the sudo-tutoring would force me to really understand the subject matter

    • @orang1921
      @orang1921 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      sudo-tutoring lol

    • @eh1702
      @eh1702 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@orang1921 So someone has learned the appropriate use of a word without having read that word. Why not congratulate them on that and show them the spelling so that they will recognise it when they do read it?
      Instead of displaying pseudo-superiority.

    • @thegiftedpotato7582
      @thegiftedpotato7582 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@eh1702 i agree

    • @orang1921
      @orang1921 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@eh1702 i just thought it was a funny way of spelling it and commented on it, wasn't ridiculing or intending to be condescending, man 😕

    • @coderecker-lr7io
      @coderecker-lr7io ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@eh1702 Chill.

  • @TheEclecticHomeschooler
    @TheEclecticHomeschooler ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I’m a homeschool mom and this is the exact method we have used for the last several years! It’s known as Narration in the Charlotte Mason homeschool philosophy. This is amazing to hear of this from another perspective and to hear of the scientific evidence to support what I already believed to be true about the best way to learn. Thank you!

  • @corecommand8254
    @corecommand8254 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    During my APUSH class i essentially copied the book down for notes. I was extremely detailed, wrote everything down in my notebooks went through like 4-5 and a couple of packets. I still remember a lot of stuff from that class and I can say with complete confidence that writing it down helps a lot I got a 4 on the exam and I attribute it to my amazing teacher and the notes I took

    • @noahkemp1155
      @noahkemp1155 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I got a 5 and took like 3 pages of notes the day before💀

    • @tonyliu9493
      @tonyliu9493 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Bruh copy the whole textbook and get a 4. man dunno how you should feel

    • @qwertmom
      @qwertmom ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You missed the point of the video

    • @aayaanfarooq9427
      @aayaanfarooq9427 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Dude that's kinda sad. Copying a whole textbook and getting a 4

  • @bigbluebuttonman1137
    @bigbluebuttonman1137 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another way to think of this method is “Active Engagement.”
    Instead of trying to just remember or soak in everything, sort of play around with everything you’re doing.
    I already do some pieces of the method, but having it listed out is very nice.
    Restating the info in your own words is probably very important. The meanings are almost always more important, and this helps to really grasp at it.

  • @mirrorballmaria
    @mirrorballmaria ปีที่แล้ว +104

    you are saving my apush grade king 🙏🙏

  • @dakshtaarora3061
    @dakshtaarora3061 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This method actually works!! I found it earlier this year and I've already done better on APUSH tests!!

    • @carolinegraceh
      @carolinegraceh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do you really do it?

  • @pipsqueak6814
    @pipsqueak6814 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I watched this video about 2 weeks ago and thought "Huh. Interesting." Flash forward to yesterday, my AP Gov teacher tells us he's going to give a practice multiple choice test tomorrow from the textbook. I've always been garbage at studying, so I thought it would be worth a shot. I wrote down every question answer that I got wrong then before class read just once briefly again.
    The test was really easy!! I got 100% and actually understood it more! This is honestly game-changing, thank you so much! Your channel has saved my grade several times, I look forward to using this technique again!

  • @gregnixon1296
    @gregnixon1296 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The speaker outlines the steps of active recall:
    1. Read or watch a small piece of information.
    2. Rephrase the information in your own words. This can be done mentally, verbally, or in writing (with writing being the most effective).
    3. Repeat the process of rephrasing until you can do it without referring to the source material.

  • @SaulGodman69
    @SaulGodman69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i've been subconsciously using this my whole life and i am very thankful for having this at a very young age

  • @Kt-hp7cv
    @Kt-hp7cv ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I learned of active recall after my high school which is sad since I could really use that knowledge when I took my test. If you want to understand more about active recall then understanding that it pairs incredibly well with another tool called spaced repetition. Basically you do a review for a day, then you do again the next day. Then you review only 2 days after the next. Then you review one week later. How this work is that it follows the forgetting curve that was researched by Ebbinghaus.
    How I learned to memorize my things now is not through closing my notes and speaking it aloud, nor is it writing it out. I do what doctors do and create flashcards in an application called Anki. Anki is not just a tool for doctors, but it works for all learners. Why it works is because of what I said above, it utilizes spaced repetition to help you jam in the knowledge.
    If you want to learn more about active recall and spaced repetition then I implore go to watch videos from channels such as Med School Insiders or from Ali Abduul. Both the people who run these channels are very trustworthy as they are the top excelling students of their time so their strategy does work.
    Know that there will be a learning curve to utilizing spaced repetition or Anki. It take a little bit of time to get used to it because your brain will tell you that it’s hard. Making flashcards isn’t easy either as there is a guideline to creating good flashcards and bad flashcards. Understand that if your mind is telling you that it is difficult, that is an Indication that the method is working. The more cognitive load you put into studying then the more effective your brain will encode that information in your head.

  • @MetaMedss
    @MetaMedss หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The description of how neural pathways are developed reminded me of someone saying that learning new ideas is supposed to have some degree of difficulty.

  • @th3kgbdog385
    @th3kgbdog385 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have been doing it without even knowing, I'm actually quite surprised, thank you for showing this to people in need!

  • @jagamin5003
    @jagamin5003 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Active recall only works for a couple of months in my experience now tbh I’ve never heard of active recall but I kinda just realized I’ve been doing it my whole life subconsciously as I only learn things if I can word it myself and explain it to myself so assuming active recall is just the three bullet points he said it was
    Yes it works
    Yes it takes ages to do
    It does have limits and can only work a certain amount
    And you will forget the material just months after the test instead of weeks or days after

    • @user-ox7um3ym7i
      @user-ox7um3ym7i ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that's why you do it after 24h, then a week, then a month, then 45 days

    • @_quixote
      @_quixote ปีที่แล้ว

      That's why you combine it with spaced repetition

    • @_quixote
      @_quixote ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@user-ox7um3ym7i that's spaced repetition. But people forget things at different times

  • @unknownbrother273
    @unknownbrother273 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I can confirm that Heimler is telling the truth. I made a TH-cam Channel in 2020 when I was a freshman called Jacob Nash, where I teach everything I learned in my classes in my own words and this led to me earning a 100 in Geometry, Algebra II, and Precalculus, 5s on AP Exams, and being in the top 5 (of 692) in my high school. Teach what you learn!

  • @btbb3726
    @btbb3726 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I liked the ~”learning to release the clutch and starting driving” example. I learned to drive on a manual/stick shift. Initially, I kept stalling the car. My dad was teaching me at that point and I couldn’t get what the problem was. Then my mother was teaching me and she helped me understand that (at least in the vehicle I was driving) the crucial part of letting out the clutch happened in the very last little bit of travel of the pedal. It was like a lightbulb. Ha just needed to have a better perception of what was actually going on.

  • @thad4242
    @thad4242 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow, I’ve been using this throughout my entire school career and didn’t know that I did it. I always walk around when I explain these things to myself and put it in my own words, just thought I was a kinesthetic learner!

  • @boogasnooga286
    @boogasnooga286 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I actually used this method all the time for my regents exams, and I always get at least a 95 or above. I didn’t even know there was a name for it lmao.
    What I recommend is to find practice tests for the subjects your studying for, and after completing it, re do all the questions you got wrong and try to understand why you got them wrong. Then you can use the active recall method to write down the information that you didn’t really know. Repeat this process and you should be very fluent and knowledgeable in that subject.

    • @bryanuriostegui8339
      @bryanuriostegui8339 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea we did this for all of our unit Tests known as Test revisions where we had to write down 3 Sentences as to Why a Other question is right and Why yours is wrong

    • @Kae-denator
      @Kae-denator 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too

  • @matthewdahlerup7584
    @matthewdahlerup7584 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is helpful but shouldn’t be what you rely on completely. Active recall does work because it’s recalling, not recognizing, but only for isolated information. This is described as rote-learning, and the better way is conceptually learning. Making relationships between information and making it relevant to yourself is the best way to remember it. You will have more of a structure and details will be easier to recall on test day. Mind-maps are the most effective way of taking notes and seeing relationships instead of writing words left to right, down the page (linear note taking).

    • @heimlershistory
      @heimlershistory  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Agreed. Active recall COMBINED with mind mapping… the best of all worlds

    • @EragonShadeslayer
      @EragonShadeslayer ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Definitely correct. Do you happen to know of Justin Sung, iCS? Lol

    • @matthewdahlerup7584
      @matthewdahlerup7584 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@EragonShadeslayer lol ur exactly right, the king of studying

    • @EragonShadeslayer
      @EragonShadeslayer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewdahlerup7584 Hahaha

    • @AliKhan-e2w9u
      @AliKhan-e2w9u ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@matthewdahlerup7584can I use active recall if my exam is after only like one month

  • @bubba1138
    @bubba1138 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m 52 and this was what I was taught to do back in high school. It wasn’t labelled or anything, it was just how we did it. I guess we had no other options in the 80’s except to make notes by hand. Probably why I can still remember a lot from those times.

  • @Antstosia
    @Antstosia ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So amazing how such a simple method could lead to you learning so much more than you expected yourself to.

  • @ralex810
    @ralex810 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    omg I actually did this last year on the apush exam and now I’m watching this video. I prepared using a workbook, and the notes I took were mainly on the general concepts with sub categories. The notes were in the most basic, street language I could write like: “Bacon’s rebellion was with Native Americans and **** happened”. I would remember the simple info then the pieces would connect.
    I ended up getting a 5

  • @laurenrobinson4097
    @laurenrobinson4097 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    somehow I subconsciously used this method when I took chemistry this past year and it worked wonders! first i'd sit down and do the homework for the week, then i'd call a friend who needed homework help and reword the info so she could grasp it, and thirdly the week before any exams I would write out all questions and answers that would be on the test. I will definitely be using this tactic again next year :)

  • @Floral_skies2727
    @Floral_skies2727 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    About to take Ap GOV next month, praying for a 4 but I’d be fine with a 3. I’ll update this once after I take it, appreciate how helpful your vids are.
    Update: I got a 3!! It felt oddly easy, thought I did way better but I’m still happy :)

    • @apersonwithopinions.3803
      @apersonwithopinions.3803 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      good luck! I'll also be taking that test next month

    • @samurai_0162
      @samurai_0162 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me as well! Good luck to you both!

    • @brodiemorris2081
      @brodiemorris2081 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      nah bro you got a 5 easy

    • @Floral_skies2727
      @Floral_skies2727 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@brodiemorris2081 i’ll try my best, thank u 🫶🏻

    • @eupoo.1082
      @eupoo.1082 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm taking AP Euro, gl man, be waiting for ur update

  • @Achrii
    @Achrii 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1. Understand what you’re talking and/or studying about.
    2. Recall the info (speak it out loud or write it down)
    3. Repeat the process. 😊

  • @juancruzlives
    @juancruzlives ปีที่แล้ว

    active recall: recall and reformulate information in your own words
    1- attain information
    2- reformulate it with your words: - in your mind, - then say it out loud, -then write it out
    do brief study sessions but frequently rather than long exhausting cramming

  • @de_lemon894
    @de_lemon894 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Me who doesnt study at all ...

    • @Kitsune36133
      @Kitsune36133 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's an affront to natural intelligence

  • @lexangad1568
    @lexangad1568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The second one : Reformulate information in your own words work really well for me especially writing after you remembering something.

  • @yiannostsielepis5970
    @yiannostsielepis5970 หลายเดือนก่อน

    its trully amzing this technique.i did the same things back in my state exams in 2001 and aced it .Trully does wonders!!!

  • @sarahheuker2093
    @sarahheuker2093 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember doing this trick the entire day before a religion exam! given, yes we have received a study guide for the exam. But, I ended up getting a 100% on that exam. I thought it was because I devoted a day to it, pencil to paper, revised my notes around 5 times in total. Got all of the information down onto a flashcard, which I used to review the morning before the exam. .... Now I realise I need to do this process again because it really worked!

  • @aafai
    @aafai 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This might sound crazy but I’m actually studying for my exams now and watching TH-cam videos, but then I saw this. And you’re list almost everything that I’ve been doing about cramming. I wanna say thank you because this is very helpful and I’m sure gonna start using this method now. Keep up the good work!

  • @aryangandhi8258
    @aryangandhi8258 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks for this it actually helped my test scores in APWH!

  • @strawberrychapchap22
    @strawberrychapchap22 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Heimler is right. Another really good strategy that does this: call a RELIABLE friend, {one that will actually be devoted to work} and quiz one other on the AP content LIKE THIS. First outline all the Heimler videos on your study GAPs by yourself beforehand, and then quiz each other on the notes WITHOUT looking at them {unless you’re the one formulating the questions}. This really works. I went from 60% accuracy on multiple choice {without the curve} to 80-100.

  • @lamarparker531
    @lamarparker531 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I convert everything you say into flash cards and then have my parents go over it took forever but I got a four on my APWH exam so it works

  • @attaboyspider3129
    @attaboyspider3129 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    acc a goated strategy. Got a 5 with this and will use it for every ap class. You sometimes won't feel like it worked until you take a test and u remember the key concepts. If i used this in ap human I wouldn't have got a 4 lmao

  • @williamwoznack5312
    @williamwoznack5312 ปีที่แล้ว

    I already have really good grades, and then I watched this video to get better and realized I've been using this method all along subconsciously. Amazing.

  • @owenp475
    @owenp475 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am lucky, I got a 5 by having a great teacher who had us practice DBQs LEQs SAQs and milked our brain cows through use of huge slideshows

  • @stanky5187
    @stanky5187 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've actually been using this method occasionally, and i never even realized it. I've simply just been tutoring my friends, and that actually really helped myself on tests, probably more than my friends who i tutored
    Unfortunately this only works when i need to memorize things

  • @ollicron7397
    @ollicron7397 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Active recall for me doesn't work long term, which is what I want. So I use method of loci. But it takes a lot of practice, and for a lot of stuff also requires mastery of active recall. The reason why is because for method of loci to work you need an action and an emotion, which information tends to lack so you'd need to invent a different way to remember information.

    • @kittycatgirl1139
      @kittycatgirl1139 ปีที่แล้ว

      What exactly did u go to combine- struggling w long term

  • @aviyususpov6637
    @aviyususpov6637 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Heimler, I think your videos really helped!

  • @jonathan_8100
    @jonathan_8100 ปีที่แล้ว

    The connection of the neurons is called synapse, and the strengthening of them is called long-term potentiation. The way you strengthen them is like you said, through active recall. If you force your brain to constantly remember something (putting your brain through repeated stimuli) your neurons will strengthen in connection, therefore making your ability to retain the information more efficient. I learned that in Ap psych this year 😭

  • @swagmoneybuge
    @swagmoneybuge ปีที่แล้ว +6

    so ive been accidentally using this method to just learn. dope. one thing that helps is just put everything in a funny/vernacular way that u know u gon remember.

  • @kevintuan2483
    @kevintuan2483 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lol, you were streaming an final review last year while I WAS TAKING MY AP EXAM in Asia, and I got a 5. And all I did was watching your video last night

  • @bowenjudd1028
    @bowenjudd1028 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my gosh, I use this especially for math, it just happens passively because I enjoy it

  • @abhaygupta9967
    @abhaygupta9967 ปีที่แล้ว

    active recall is basically you need to study or watch the cpntents/syllabus. then review it
    in mind speak out loud , then write it

  • @oxy3147
    @oxy3147 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I recently started studying for my Apush exam through practice only, meaning that I only study by answering SAQs, LEQs, or DBQs (I'm covered for the MCQ). I only read when I can't answer the question or when I had a hard time doing so. My guess, or hope, is that after enough repetition, the writing will just come naturally.

    • @rafanoodles5811
      @rafanoodles5811 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heroryan7859 you should check out apactiverecall, it has a great question guide that you can check out and it's rlly helpful

    • @_SomyaY
      @_SomyaY ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to know how well you do in the exam

    • @Insights8300
      @Insights8300 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How much u got

  • @wheatwhole_
    @wheatwhole_ หลายเดือนก่อน

    idc if there was filler this was so worth my time

  • @BaileyStone-ue3hy
    @BaileyStone-ue3hy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do this with spanish too, it really is the best way to study. ANother method that works for though is combing subjects, like if I have Spanish flashcards, and history flashcards, and math flash cards, whatever, I mix them up and I'll end up making connections between the subjects and it helps me remember it. But even if you just do like 15 minutes each night with each subject you will be way better off then the rest of the class, it takes less time and effort in the long run, you just have to actually do it.

  • @gshepherd6141
    @gshepherd6141 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'll never "do" it, but I will listen to this video.

  • @jtris01
    @jtris01 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I think the biggest part you didn't cover is how he did eight practice essays, countless mock exams and mcqs.

    • @nuwang2381
      @nuwang2381 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I honestly think this vid is horrible for allot of reasons ngl

    • @RuachelRuiz
      @RuachelRuiz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Active recal

  • @anjubyabang-i6g
    @anjubyabang-i6g ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:33 straight to the method

  • @alee5024
    @alee5024 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i got a 6 on my first dbq thanks to you! kind of worrying about the second cause the first my timing was off

  • @epack1281
    @epack1281 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Can you make a video about hot topics from each unit to use active recall on

    • @phias916
      @phias916 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At 2:30 he says he will post it next week :))

    • @Gorboduc
      @Gorboduc ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Use your book's Table Of Contents and try to remember what's in each section.

    • @epack1281
      @epack1281 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@phias916 I missed that thanks

    • @epack1281
      @epack1281 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Gorboduc was this for Apush if not we don’t have a book for world

  • @xyf_serpent
    @xyf_serpent ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ACTIVE RECALL METHOD
    1. Read or watch a single bit of information you need to know
    2. Reformulate that information in your own words
    3. Write it out by hand

  • @itsaboutproductive
    @itsaboutproductive ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Basically this means,
    Read the sentence which you need to remember and read it then say it without looking it 👀.

  • @YOhansakuya
    @YOhansakuya 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    POV:
    you just realised that you are cooked because your exam is tomorrow.

  • @gzhosty
    @gzhosty ปีที่แล้ว

    ive been doing this since elementary and never knew it was some serious method

  • @whoadude30
    @whoadude30 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will say that this works better for me when I'm talking to someone else about a subject, like for instance I was teaching my girlfriend about integrals a few weeks ago as a way to help me study it and I still remember that and the info far better than I would've otherwise today.

  • @PetBuddies
    @PetBuddies ปีที่แล้ว

    GOD, I don't know how my mom linked to Jerry there... My mom always tells of writing the things after learning and while reading try to read aloud so that the words go to ear and to head (not just seeing and reading in head) .... Also whenever there is so much theory to memorize making custom rhyme that I can recall easily and writing it down!!!.
    I might not be an excellent student but those tricks helped me come this far...

  • @ZanarkandIsntReal
    @ZanarkandIsntReal หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wait a minute... Are you telling me that it's easier to remember something that you have heard 10 times than it is to remember something you have heard only once??? Wow mind blown. Who ever could have figured out such a crazy concept as repetition?

  • @Liran_15
    @Liran_15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first mistake was taking an AP class. Glad this year is almost over

  • @Kae-denator
    @Kae-denator 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Before I watched this video I had used this method but never knew it was already a concept… my version is a little different I treat it as though I’m teaching myself the concept and act as a teacher explaining it.

  • @sarhadsardar513
    @sarhadsardar513 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mind palace and repetition is the key of master learning and remembering, with my opinion.

    • @Skiis44
      @Skiis44 ปีที่แล้ว

      People with aphantasia can’t use the vaunted Mind Palace method. This works for people who can’t see with their mind. Saying and writing have worked for me. As an alternate process Being able to see with the mind for mind palace would be a slam dunk..

  • @SensiblyCatholic
    @SensiblyCatholic ปีที่แล้ว

    Can confirm, remember everything you possibly can.

  • @JahangirAlam-md9bt
    @JahangirAlam-md9bt ปีที่แล้ว

    There is a similar method like this but it is not s good than his method which depends how many times you do it
    It is called the 1 2 3 study method
    1.Read information
    2.Summaize it in your own words
    3. Do step 1 and 2 three times
    This is a good structure for beginners but try and review mor than three times after using this method many times.

  • @MugishaReineDestine
    @MugishaReineDestine 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Apush is driving me crazy. Thinking of dropping it

  • @marius4363
    @marius4363 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know I have been doing this for a while without knowing this was some method it just felt natural

  • @kittiponwariwong6722
    @kittiponwariwong6722 ปีที่แล้ว

    So the reason to learn well is having many language is this a reasonable conclusion

  • @scara_meow
    @scara_meow 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want to use this method for this and next year because i really want to take many math and science classes for astrophysics ☹️ tysm

  • @LeoJayTagaylo
    @LeoJayTagaylo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    but the exam is thought provoking question and we can't use active recall because it is only working for remembering.

  • @wokewoke
    @wokewoke ปีที่แล้ว +1

    seeing this the day after the exam :)

  • @kirnyy
    @kirnyy ปีที่แล้ว

    So basically i'd just make it quite easy , rather than reading or watching important points...
    Jot down then in a paper first for example the highlited parts , the only parts you think thatll ask in exam...(chapter wise)
    Then as you wrtie them youll certainly get an idea of the parts you write about..
    After go through the shorten note you took 2wice ...
    Write it again in another paper as answers to questions...
    Re read the parts missed
    To memorise faster : try teaching what you remember in the chapter you memorised to a person or a toy :) thats gonna make you memorise very fast..
    Trust the process

  • @etherealceleste
    @etherealceleste ปีที่แล้ว

    I always paraphrase everything. Everything. Always. It annoys everyone I know, but I've always made straight A's with almost no effort. I only ever studied when I wanted a perfect score and almost always succeeded.

  • @miketacos9034
    @miketacos9034 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm gonna do this more with my students.

  • @Zeeshhy
    @Zeeshhy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    MY ACTIVE RECALL METHOD:
    1. read the information
    2. say it in my own words (make sense of it)
    3. write it down
    4. PRACTICE PROBLEMS (apply it)
    5. repeat

  • @escapeGOAT12
    @escapeGOAT12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did this since 9th grade and I only realized in university that it actually had a name😂. Thank God!

  • @D.junsah
    @D.junsah ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been doing this for years and it got me through school. About to use this method to study coding

  • @Sami_27bnr
    @Sami_27bnr ปีที่แล้ว

    Uni student taking the last exam of my MSc. (Neuromarketing) this works ;)

  • @davidedmundson8402
    @davidedmundson8402 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been doing this for 60 years, although I don't ever recall hearing the term "Active Recall".

  • @a199719971997
    @a199719971997 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m probably in the wrong part of TH-cam for this and I am also horrible behind (test in 14 hours) but I got an organic chemistry exam that I need to plow through a hundred slides on. Again, I definitely am not doing this on a healthy time table but I’ll try this and update back to y’all

    • @Weird04Life
      @Weird04Life ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yo?

    • @a199719971997
      @a199719971997 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Weird04Life well the parts I had time to study worked
      But I fell asleep :/
      But round 2 in four days!! Got a massive p chem exam and I’m gonna try to cram for it. Will update

    • @Weird04Life
      @Weird04Life ปีที่แล้ว

      @@a199719971997 alr man good luck, i got out of a Comp Sci A one yesterday, and got an APush one tomorrow. Wish you luck

  • @stabigailscreech
    @stabigailscreech 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i wish i had seen this 4 months ago as opposed to two nights before the exam, because i figured this out on my own like a few days ago and i wish i had done that sooner ;-;

  • @Ypstra
    @Ypstra ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm realizing I used active recall accidentally while studying for my AP Bio test by reciting the entire curriculum so honestly if I don't get a good score I'm actually gonna cry

  • @krystek9917
    @krystek9917 ปีที่แล้ว

    So I was always learning right without knowing I was learning right? Nice!

  • @kieverer
    @kieverer หลายเดือนก่อน

    My social studies exam is tomorrow, I know i'm not supposed to cram but i have a couple of hours left. I'm going to try this technique and update yall when my exam comes back.

    • @naturlover_
      @naturlover_ 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ??

    • @kieverer
      @kieverer 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ I got the exact passing score

    • @SophietheBillionith
      @SophietheBillionith 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kieverercongrats

    • @kieverer
      @kieverer 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @SophietheBillionith thanks

  • @CrestToothpaste
    @CrestToothpaste ปีที่แล้ว

    i already do this while cramming/binge watching

  • @ash10298
    @ash10298 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had a question, however. When recalling information, how much should you be recalling at a time? A page, a chapter?

    • @Sbrundin
      @Sbrundin ปีที่แล้ว

      I am also wondering, what is a single bit of information we need to remember?

    • @EragonShadeslayer
      @EragonShadeslayer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don’t rely on recall lol, look up Justin Sung

  • @thecoolvillager666
    @thecoolvillager666 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Acitve recall works I did it for my exam without realizing it was alreayd a thing I looked at information then said it again while looking at the question for the entire syllubus it only took an hour and on exam day I could pull what I found out from my mind instead of just forgeting and then for the second one that was yesterday I studied less and still remembered in the exam day because of the week prior.

  • @SiyabongaSibiya-tl3tu
    @SiyabongaSibiya-tl3tu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't believe I just cried.

    • @Lemurai
      @Lemurai ปีที่แล้ว

      For what???🤔

  • @GHOSTALOID
    @GHOSTALOID ปีที่แล้ว

    Im gonna try this tomorrow thanks

  • @patrdenver
    @patrdenver ปีที่แล้ว

    exam day is in 2 days yay great time to see this video

  • @baconlover1158
    @baconlover1158 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear to god that i was doing this method without knowing that it even exists. It is a 10000% working method. Trust me