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This guy is so legit that my professor made us watch his videos once a week and post a discussion about it in our class. Jokes on him, I've watched Ali before and he's great.
cuz all students study in different ways and they cant teach a method effective for everyone. Also, a lot of the students wont care and the ones who will, already get good grades
I can tell you that even if they did it would be harder for people who actually try because they would have to try harder. Let's take for a example Asian countries who have cram schools (private tutoring school for high school students that students go after the proper school). In these countries and even my country Greece it is about the competition not the final grade. If you write 30/100 and everyone else writes 10/100 then you are still the top of the class. If everyone keeps hitting 80/100s and 90/100s then they would have to adjust the curriculum and make it harder because they would never assume the students are geniuses. Instead they will assume the content is too easy. The content would become harder and you would have to run even faster than before. In my country kids go to school for 7 hours and to cram schools another 5 every day and that is not including the homework for both.
Akash Walavalkar nah that’s bs.. it just scientifically makes no sense (in terms of neuron pathways and how memorization works in your brain).people say everyone studies in different ways but they don’t really realize what they actually mean is they’re just USED to studying a certain way, and that way somewhat works for them so they don’t change it.. little do they realize if they were to use a scientifically proven method they would turn that B- into an A. Just because someone re-reads, highlights, and take notes and it “works” for them since they’re getting b’s doesn’t mean they couldn’t work less hard and do a better job with objectively superior studying methods such as active recall
For us they told about the tip that ali said in his video(How my friend got first in Cambridge) 'Making Question and Answers is better that writing notes.' They didn't tell about Ali Though, but I'm Sure our teachers watched his video and told us.
Active Recall= Test yourself as you learn the content, not when you think you’ve learned it Beat the forgetting curve at spaced intervals with spaced repetition
What’s insane is that I’ve always been doing this since 6th grade. I was very competitive and I would actively test myself and learn a ton of information in 2-3 hours.
Thank you so much! Okay, I'm gonna test the method by summarising this video. 1. understanding + remembering. 2. memorization isn't always useful. First, you have to understand the content by using active recall while reading through your material (questioning and thinking about the topics until you got it.) Eg, making questions for yourself. Then, you move on to remember, you have to use spaced repetition overtime to beat the forgetting curve, thus keeping information in your brain for much longer. Eg, drawing spider diagrams to see what you need to review. Understand first before attempting memorization. (Is this the correct way to do it?) Much love! Cheers mate.
There are 2 Components of Learning (01:24): 1. Understanding (03:14): Understanding something is essentially the ability to explain that something to a friend and answer the questions they have about that thing; if you can teach a concept to someone, that's when you know you truly understand it; Basically, he is describing the Feynman Technique; Also, as you're reading stuff or getting exposed to new content, try to use active recall then (e.g. when you're reading two paragraphs of a topic, close the book and ask "What Have I Just Read?", "What Are the Key Ideas", and "Can I Rephrase This in My Own Words"; Active Recall can be used while learning the material for the first time, and not just when you've learned it 2. Memorizing Use Active Recall (Testing Yourself) & Spaced Repetition (Interrupt the Forgetting Curve) for Memorizing by: 1. Writing Questions for Yourself (Use Anki for this) 2. Close the book, and write out everything you know about a topic in a spider diagram and fill in what you've missed
On behalf of all students, thank you for making our study lives better. After all, what's the most important thing for a student, if not to learn how to study effectively so you don't waste your time? :)
The most important thing is learning things yourself, and not just relying on school for everything. It’s a bit boring to have everyone with the same knowledge.
Active recall while learning something new is basically what you do when you take notes during a lecture, if you do it right. Taking notes (from a person or a book) is not about putting down every word or copying the sentences as they are in the book, but about understanding the information, and putting it down in your own words, plus adding questions or ideas to follow up on later on the margin. So whan I studied biology, if the teacher was talking about, say, a cell process, I wrote down what I understood (because the actual process in full detail was in the book, or at least some book or paper that was in the library, so I didn't need to take it down) and if something made me think of, say, cancer, I wrote "cancer?" on the margin, then later on researched if there was a connection.
Lucia Moreno Velo the point of note taking is to write down every key point so you HAVE the information, so when you study you learn the information you copied and understand it.
@@gkawrbool You already have the information in a textbook or lecture slides. Note taking is necessary to write the information in a way that makes sense to YOU.
for procrastination something called “habit stacking” is pretty effective! when we create solid habits they lead to solid routines. So when you make studying a habit and a routine then you’ll do it almost automatically!
@McoParkour Yeh, most people have to realize procastination is in most cases a response to fear, for example, people that tend to fail may experiment fear of failure even when they didn't try, that would be a main reason.
Done with med school already and over the years I have realized and learned all these techniques and it does have a significant impact on your performance in exams to say the least .Understanding a concept is necessary for conversion from short to long term memory.Active recall, repeating things in your mind, visualization etc are all super important and completely change the picture.
1) Understand your content - if you have understood your material that means you have the ability to explain it to someone eg - a 5 year old child, your friend etc & able to answer their questions 2) using active recall - read 2-3 para of the content , close your book & recall what you have learnt, explain it to yourself or imagine teaching someone & wonder what questions would that person ask from what you have just read , questioning & answering yourself 3) make questions of what you have learnt side by side & review them daily or regularly to overcome the forgetting curve 💜💞💖
"make it stick" was the best thing to happen to me. Thanks for suggesting it! It is helping with my learning background info for my publications and getting me ready for med school in June!
I use to use this technique when I was younger it was natural... I use to do it naturally without thinking about it as a technique... My grades were always on top... Not so much anymore.. Will use it again Thanks!!
I watched all of ur videos and created notes for myself .. if anyone needs it 1 : active recall :test yourself before during and after learning period 2: space testing : he uses anki (flashcards) to test himself as often as he can to remember 3: google sheet : have topics written on to one side and on the other have it marked green red yellow according to how you perform your space repetition ( red being the weaker yellow ok and green very good) 4: interleaving mix around the flashcards /knowledge.. This is everything in my own words not explaining as much as he does as this is rough notes
Thanks for another great video! The only thing I think you missed when learning new stuff is to use the concepts of problem based learning. - Activate your prior knowledge (by quizzing yourself on what you know about the topic already before reading new content) - Think of questions of the stuff you don't know yet and read the textbook (or whatever material you have access to) with those questions in mind (e.g. Atrial fibrillation, how does it work? What are the possible complications? What can you do to treat? And then continue in the way you described already by summarising it for yourself and using active recall. Hope this helps others as well.
Your videos really changed my life, I thought that I was just a slow learner before but It turns out I just don't know that time how to study properly, your channel is a life saver!
I have been using Active Recalling and Spaced Repetition since I came by these concepts on your videos. Needless to say that I've never been more efficient and confident on my academic skills. Thank you, Ali. :)
I'm the guy who studies the most among my classmates just by reading reading and rereading the stuff.Then b4 xam i realize I can't even retrieve 50% what I've studied.its the reason why I couldn't top in my class.the notes I prepared for my exams are pretty solid but I couldn't rewrite those information in the exam hall as I was not testing myself through active recalling on a daily basis.active recalling seems slower,energy draining to me.Wish our education system could teach us how to learn first before giving us what to learn.I even went into sort of depression as I was disheartened with my results and all since the last couple of years..Its not that I don't want to study or that I don't enjoy it.I just don't know how to study.anyway I've just finished my 5th semester.one more semester before I graduate.hoping to score more than 80% in this semester.still i think I could have done better only if someone have guided me before. I'm a biotechnology student btw.
Me too but I'm in high school I've always topped the class but in the last two years my grades really dropped like I haven't failed but my grades are C's and D's and after I discovered this channel 2 weeks ago Im seeing improvement I hope I come back to becoming a straight A student.
I have faced the same situation in life... seen failures as well..active recall and spaced repeatation are best..I had tried in previous exams it helped to great extent but one disadvantage is it's time consuming..I need something for last minute study..
Hey Ali thanks for all the help you've given us little med students so far! But it'd be great if you could teach us how to write effective active recall questions in depth and how you decide on what information to include in them!
I would highly suggest the article "Effective learning: Twenty rules of formulating knowledge" by Dr Piotr Wozniak to effectively format active recall questions - he is the father (founder) of the spaced repetition algorithm. This is the link: www.supermemo.com/en/articles/20rules
You play guitar, piano! You're so good academically and personality wise! You provide such good and useful content for us! Is there's anything you CAN'T?!
@@kallmekoko6277 Ummm yeah! 1million subscribers is pretty average or maybe below average especially seeing how helpful his videos are and same goes for the views
The two main parts of how to learn new content are Understanding and Remembering. 1. Understanding: Forget about memorizing, you need to understand the contents that you are learning to make your studying effectively. You know that you understand something when you can explain it in your own words, or like you can explain it to your friends, to a 5 years old child and answer their questions. That shows that you truly understand the content that you've learned. 2. Remembering: You need to remember the content that you've learned because according to forget curve if you don't remember the things you've learned over time, you'll forget it. And to remember effectively, you have to do 2 things are retrieval practice and spaced repetition. Retrieval practice literally means you try to recall the things you've learned from your memory without see or hear any materials, you can look up those and check if you're on the right track but while you do retrieval practice, you can't do that. The idea of spaced repetition is you space your study time over a while, like one day, a day later, a week later. This is to cut the forgetting curve, and when you do it long enough, you'll find the forgetting curve is very flat and you'll remember the content very long.
I feel blessed after I watched all this video study tips before taking a course as before that there's no one teaching me about how to study smart instead of study hard ,really appreciated of the videos ,thank you so much 😊 ☺
Thank you for all these study tip videos! I have been on the hunt and left unsatisfied with every bible study and reading video, article and book (3 years of searching at least weekly). I'm already feeling more organized and less overwhelmed after trying your tips for the past few days. Its easier to manage daily learning! Thank you
For me, based on your videos, the following technique worked: When learning new stuff, I read the slides/scripts given to me by the professor, and I make notes on the sides, summarising the key facts. Afterwards, I write a short summary (an actual written text) with focus on connections. After that, I actually wait one day before writing my index cards, and for writing those I also try not to look stuff up. Only if I can't remember something, I allow myself to look it up - but in the text written by me, so I have to recall the connections. After that I am doing this 1-2-3-4-5-days-of-break-system in recalling the cards. This has worked out extremely well for me.
I have always studied like this just naturally and I’ve never known any other way because I just can’t move forward if I don’t understand something thoroughly and be able to recall it. But this has lead me into thinking lately that I am just too slow because I end up losing on so much content now that I am in uni and there is so much to cover. I reckon I just have to better manage my time and give more hours to study.
I'm having the exact same experience at uni. I think it's impossible to really learn everything. Some of these things, people commit their whole lives to study
study tips - planning spaced repetition (eg. learning a topic lets say - first derivatives, once you apply active recall to learn it the first time when would you know to revisit that subject again. Obviously, you are learning new stuff each day but how you a) learn all the new stuff you are taught each day while b) finding the time to revisit older content) hope that wasn't too much and somehow made sense... love your videos and have found them incredible useful in developing habits and changing techniques :) xx
Huge thank you Ali!! I have passed my first CPA exam (Regulation) and I used a ton of your study tips for preparation (anki, google sheets, spider diagrams, and endless active recall). Wish me luck on the next 3 and keep doing what you do! Stay awesome.
The fact that I formed these learning habits more recently without even knowing they had actual terms makes me feel like I'm on the right path...I've been getting straight As. There's nothing wrong with flash cards but I never felt like I actually learned with them unless it was for a test based on terminology. I know this sounds tedious but writing sloppy (legible) notes during lecture, mostly focusing on (understanding) the lecture rather than copying things down...then going home and re-writing my notes making sure that I fully understand & comprehend the material has helped me so much. I do have a blister on one of my fingers from writing so much and holding on to my pen like it's going to grow wings & fly away but has helped SO much! Loved this video. The methods you mentioned are life-changing if you really implement them. In the end, it makes those cumulative exams so much easier too!
This is such a great video. I was trying the active recall technique for memorizing school stufffs and it worked incredibly well. Additionally, I was also doing it unconsciously during the class which makes me deemed as a clever person. I am so happy that because of these techniques I have gotten almost full marks in my recent exam. All the thanks to Ali!
I'm really glad I found your channel before starting college. Your videos have made me look deeply at my study methods. Looking back at my high school years I've realized why I wasn't retaining as much information as I could have, especially in physics. So thank you so much and I hope you keep making these videos.
I recommend the Corson technique for understanding new content, or if a student has difficulty with comprehension. Thomas Frank and woman from the Socratica TH-cam channel did a video mentioning the Corson technique. One is advanced study tips from a Thomas video, and two is how to use office hours ft. Corson technique from the Socratica YT channel. Usually in textbooks depending what the students are assigned there should be sample questions when you pre read the chapter. Or you can create your own questions before you read or while reading so you can use those questions after reading for recall without looking at the source.
As a parent of an A level student, I watched this video, by far the best advice I have seen . Well done for making it so clear for students. Wish you' d been around when I was a student!
Then you need to see Ali's intro video to his Skillshare masterclass _How To Study For Exams_ which you can find here: skl.sh/39KuUUN! It's 1 min 42 seconds long!
I wish I came across these concepts (active recall and spaced repetition) in my earlier study years things would have been a lot easier, now I'm a final year med student, but it's never too late I guess, ill use these tips for the remaining time, and in the preparation for my post grad exams. thank you so much Dr.Ali much love ^_^
Dude I love you - I want to be a lifelong learner and this video gave me a lot to clarify the path forward. Especially loved what you said about having a mental model of the subject in your head. That’s such a great way to put it.
I really appreciate your videos, thank you. I’m a mature student who left school believing I was just plain stupid, I have learnt a great deal about myself since starting my degree (for the second time). Watching your mini series (active recalling, space repetition, learning new content) as well as various other videos about discovering my ‘learning style’ has been life changing... But I had to watch a fair few videos and read a couple research papers to learn about learning styles, which kind of complicated things for me... So I would love it if you did one about different learning styles and studying tips for different people :)
Hi ! I really have to thank you for all your videos. I live in Norway now and I’m studying to become a Medical secretary. My first exam was in Medical terminology, and there was ALOT of Latin to learn. The fact that I am Swedish and not that familiar with the Norwegian grammar did NOT make it easier..... I had 6 weeks to prepare to my exam and didn’t know where to start. I actually took a whole week from these 6 study weeks that I had to go through most of your videos so I could learn to adapt the method you always talk about .....active recall and space repetition. I bought myself a IPad Pro 12,9 “ and started. My boyfriend though I was crazy to spend 1 out of 6 weeks to watch all of your TH-cam videos and try out all the different apps....BUT today I got my result and I got an A !!! So happy I could burst but I also felt it went well. I just want to thank you for your great videos and inspiration! Keep posting and take care of yourself in these Corona days. Wish you the best, Lise , Oslo Norway
I was so behind. I have not understood my subject yet as I was overwhelmed by new material so I got into bad study habits by not studying. Now I need to revise stuff I don’t even know or have understood. I will start doing this from now on
1. So... understand the content first via active recall (What are the key ideas? What did I just learn? Can I rephrase this in my own words?). - I find it difficult to understand content if I'm focused on writing questions rather than listening during a live lecture. Occasionally, I take handwritten notes as a way to active recall if I struggle to pay attention. Otherwise you can do it in your head... while trying to link back to anything else you learnt. - Trying to write everything the lecturer says because you fear missing out any important information is counterproductive when you can just revisit the content at a later date and also because you are no longer implementing active recall. 2. Then make questions after understanding to target your weaknesses. Memorise with flashcards only for arbitrary stuff that you are hard to understand i.e. drug names 3. Spaced repetition: repeat within a few days using a retrospective revision timetable.
Great tips as usual! Sometimes I know things like using spaced repetition are helpful, but I want to plow through and finish a huge set of videos before I move on to the next resource. It’s a weird urge I have.
This was exactly what I needed. Using the Quizlet app, I found that it worked really well when I needed to learn some Latin verbs. so I made a Quizlet and got an A in my test and I was very pleased. But when my Latin teacher introduced the different places of the verbs (that to learn well you had to understand how the verb got conjugated) I made a Quizlet and memorised the individual endings for each place, but months later, when we were doing some class work, I found that by not understanding but simply memorising the material I wasn’t able to remember and understand the material. This just shows the difference between memorising and actually learning. Thank you very much for this video, Ali. Keep up the good work.
Not a medical student but I am a nursing student , hearing you explain the atrial fibrillation just makes me know that am doing something right in studying session . I active recall but not all the time I need to do more of these techniques now
Time Stamps 01:22 - Good Learning: "There are just two components of good learning." i.e, (i) Understanding (ii) Remembering 01:47 - "What not to do" Don't solely rely on memorization 02:42 - "The key thing is to not rely on memorization but instead to rely on understanding the stuff" And only memorize stuff that you absolutely have to. 03:16 - How do you define understanding? I know that I understand something if I can competently explain it to a friend. 04:08 - Active recall is not just for revising. Active recall is also the best way of learning. What everyone recommends is that as you're reading stuff, you should start actively testing yourself on that content as you go along. Example: So let's say you've read two paragraphs or something, you would stop, close the book and ask yourself, all right, What have I just learned? What are the key ideas? Can I rephrase this in my own words? 07:35 - "all he did was quiz himself and stuff as he went along." "you just have to trust the process. And that was really the biggest hurdle for me, was getting myself to trust it" 08:27 - Remembering: The two absolute key pillars of remembering anything are: (1)active recall, i.e. testing yourself. (2)spaced repetition, "repeating that testing of yours" over a period of time.
but in remembering main contents 10 to 20 having , and also having sub contents of 10 to 12 than how one can remember all this ? i mean list of things. now here memorisation plays role i means if we try to recall all in order
@@shubhamrane0 i mean just word having no context , we know meaning of words but recalling back is really difficult thats what i asked him , anyway thank you for response
@@phanikatam4048 oh my.....was not expecting a reply from you ok let me give you proper answer, so firstly you are right it comes to memorization when you you are not understanding it but here space repetition plays a important role make sure when you learn first make it understand and other basic strategies you can apply it like retrospective time table,anki,spider diagrams etc. This is my strategy from now on actually recently one of my professor shared his videos on the class group so everyone is eager to try it for the upcoming exams. Best of luck 😃
@@shubhamrane0 thank you for the reply by the way brother i am software engineer . i am using survey the topic about , questioning what , why , how , interleaving if any topic related to it , teach someone who is laymen , active recall the topic in spaced repitation by questioning it . yeah retrospectic is also best one.. spaced repitation and active recall covers all
1. Understanding 2. Memorizing Key- rely on understanding and only using rote memorization only when you have to Ask Do I really need a flash card to remember his? Can you explain this to a friend? (Feynman technique) Active recall is also best for learning, actively test yourself while learning - rephrase in own words, then find holes and go back to book to understand what you previously didn’t Basically quiz yourself as your reading along a textbook or something Read: Make It Stick Memorizing: active recall and spaced repetition - write questions for yourself - grab blank piece and make spider diagram of everything you know
I like the idee of the active recall of the information that was read. Also trying to figure out simple questions about concepts or ideas is an easy way to use actively the brain on the material that needs to be learned. Thank you for the insight.
This is great. I'm a business major and have been using your study techniques. It's going pretty well so far! I am forced to recall and really think deeply about what I am reading. Another point you make is simply trusting the process. Thanks for this tip!
Hey Ali and people who are still interested in the theme I have just found a really good book about just that, understanding new information. Even better is that is recomended by Mark McDaniel, which was one of the authors of Make it Stick and one of the revisers of the book i've found. Another good point is that it is interely based on evidence-based tips. The name of the book is Learning as a Generative Activity from the authors Logan Fiorella and Richard E. Mayer. My personal strategy is going to be use this one as a guide for learning new information and Make it Stick to revising for coming exams. Sorry for my bad english, i've learnt only from duolingo.
Hi Ali! Thanks for this! I'll be taking Board Exams on July and yes, I'm following this advice and trusting the whole process even though it takes more time than my traditional learning strategy (reading-highlighting-summarizing-which is proven by studies to be less effective lol) So yeah.. I'll update you guys about the result! 🌸🌸🌸
Hi Ali, I have now watched all 3 study technique videos. Thank you! I wondered if you would consider videos on teaching topics e.g. rheumatology cases +guidelines, CVS etc. I think they’d be fantastic. Thanks again for these videos!
learning is composed of 2 main parts: 1. understanding - being able to teach others the idea you're trying to understand - as you are reading -> you need to actively recall -> read a select portion and then pause (look away) and rephase the portion you just read (maybe as if you are teaching others what you just read) -> this can be summed up as active learning - this technique is a way to quiz yourself as you progress through your reading material. 2. memorization - the forgetting curve will eat away what you have understood/learnt earlier unless you use the following: -active recall -the more often you test yourself the stronger the neural connections that are holding the ideas you have understood/experienced: there are loads of methods for active recall...use spider diagrams, fold a page in half and have questions on one side and answers on the other half, flash cards...etc... -spaced repeatition -this way you can interrupt the forgetting curve so eventually it will flatten out instead of having a negative slope decline. eventually it'll be almost impossible to forget what you have learned even though you are not revisiting the ideas frequently. books to read: -make it stick - the science of successful learning by mcdaniel & brown
When I saw Ali’s video about active recall, I realised that it is exactly what have been doing since grade4. After I study a chapter, my mother asks me about the chapter I am in 10th grade now
I wish I had found your channel years ago. Starting a strenuous medical lab science program this semester and I’m going to use the things I’ve learned in several of your videos. Thank you so much.
I used to do this Active recalling making questions for myself so I can understand better than given but in my first year Engineering I didn't did because of procastination and negative emotions thorough out but I have passed my examination and now I have got a job in Engineering company and Nowdays again I have started using this technique wish me luck 🍀 and All the best ❤️🙏
Super helpful video. Thanks for making it! I would love to see more content tailored to particular subjects just like you explained your note taking for radiology.
This is excellent advice. When you first start out you're likely to feel uncomfortable doing active recall because you'll think wow I don't know any of this stuff then you'll get anxiety like I did. But take your time go over it test yourself as you go summarize the key points put them in your own words and explain them to people even when they don't ask lol
I read the made it stick book too but there s this lingering feeling that it s too good to be true and didn't apply them in my life. But watching this brilliant guy explaining it in real life is life changing
After all these videos, and application of them, I am still struggling with 'spaced repeatation'. I understand quite well, I learn the content (understanding + memorization) quite well the first time. All of my life, my bottleneck to excellence was lack of revision or in your words, 'spaced repeatation'. So now coming to the point, I am new to Anki and I am not quite comfortable with it applying in my current exam preparation (usmle step 1). So then I came to your Excel sheet method. Still struggling with queries like 1. When to revise? How to maintain to the timeline of so many topics that I am learning/reviewing ? 2. How to fit revision/review/spaced repeatation in day to day to schedule of learning new things/subject? If I start revising regularly , I lag behind on learning new content and vice versa. That's my dillema. Any suggestions?
Some apps,like Lets Review in android ,just need to enter the topic name you study(which can be included under subjects),the app shows Your pending revisions for the day according to ur frequecy of days..you can test the topic in any way you want..app just provides what the topic you have to study.. . Whats the use of studying new things if you forget them??Nothing..so even if you have to devote some time for reviews ,its totally worth it..and with number of reviews you do, you can do the review faster
I feel the same way! I feel like I don't have the time to revise my questions, and if I do so it takes me way to much time. I also fear that I miss the point in my forgetting curve so the information is just lost again.
Arjun Kelaiya Hey Arjun! I also struggled with spaced repetition, especially with multiple topics. What I found to be helpful is to break down the topics into smaller categories. After I’ve actually learned them, I revise them every other day, then I add another day in weekly. For example, for the first week I would revise the topic every other day, then the next week I would revise it every two days and so on. However, I learn the topic in a way that I can condense the revision into 5-10 minute increments so as to not get overwhelmed. I find that I’m able to revisit and revise previous topics this way while I’m learning new material. In terms of timelines, I write out a schedule of what I want to review that day. And because the space between my spaced repetitions increases over time, it makes room for the new topics to be revised. Lol I hope that makes sense and good luck!
Hey ali, could you do a video about what to do when starting med school for the first time, such as organization, and what apps to use for note taking and other apps that could be useful. Thanks
Ure my life savior, ali I am struggling with modules like Genetics and neurobiology (especially when it’s closed-book exam) I am glad that u knock the sense out of me from rereading and making tons of notes. I look forward for more helpful videos from you!
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This guy is so legit that my professor made us watch his videos once a week and post a discussion about it in our class. Jokes on him, I've watched Ali before and he's great.
You have a great professor btw, mine just read slides.
@@berasehebi5464 poor you, lol. But so happy when we are here.
Mine doesn't even read slides, they just read books out loud. And we as students have to take time out to discuss the topics etc.
your professor is a miracle. Mine just voices the text out with the most monotone voice ever...
you guys have professors?
Why aren't these methods taught at school across the country as a basic program?
cuz all students study in different ways and they cant teach a method effective for everyone. Also, a lot of the students wont care and the ones who will, already get good grades
Its called homework in laymans term
I can tell you that even if they did it would be harder for people who actually try because they would have to try harder. Let's take for a example Asian countries who have cram schools (private tutoring school for high school students that students go after the proper school). In these countries and even my country Greece it is about the competition not the final grade. If you write 30/100 and everyone else writes 10/100 then you are still the top of the class. If everyone keeps hitting 80/100s and 90/100s then they would have to adjust the curriculum and make it harder because they would never assume the students are geniuses. Instead they will assume the content is too easy. The content would become harder and you would have to run even faster than before. In my country kids go to school for 7 hours and to cram schools another 5 every day and that is not including the homework for both.
Akash Walavalkar nah that’s bs.. it just scientifically makes no sense (in terms of neuron pathways and how memorization works in your brain).people say everyone studies in different ways but they don’t really realize what they actually mean is they’re just USED to studying a certain way, and that way somewhat works for them so they don’t change it.. little do they realize if they were to use a scientifically proven method they would turn that B- into an A. Just because someone re-reads, highlights, and take notes and it “works” for them since they’re getting b’s doesn’t mean they couldn’t work less hard and do a better job with objectively superior studying methods such as active recall
For us they told about the tip that ali said in his video(How my friend got first in Cambridge) 'Making Question and Answers is better that writing notes.' They didn't tell about Ali Though, but I'm Sure our teachers watched his video and told us.
Active Recall= Test yourself as you learn the content, not when you think you’ve learned it
Beat the forgetting curve at spaced intervals with spaced repetition
Da bestt
What’s insane is that I’ve always been doing this since 6th grade. I was very competitive and I would actively test myself and learn a ton of information in 2-3 hours.
you are a genius
how?! How can you learn a ton of information within 2 hours.?!
@K'cia W wow!how in world
@@adnin8968 I studied usmle when I was an infant and it took me 5 secs. Now am a doctor
@@29957fred madness 🤣
Thank you so much! Okay, I'm gonna test the method by summarising this video.
1. understanding + remembering.
2. memorization isn't always useful.
First, you have to understand the content by using active recall while reading through your material (questioning and thinking about the topics until you got it.) Eg, making questions for yourself.
Then, you move on to remember, you have to use spaced repetition overtime to beat the forgetting curve, thus keeping information in your brain for much longer. Eg, drawing spider diagrams to see what you need to review.
Understand first before attempting memorization.
(Is this the correct way to do it?)
Much love! Cheers mate.
Thanks for summarising ✨
And to test if you actually understand something by teaching it others
You have to use active recall in both phases ie understanding and remembering
Thanks bro!
So meta
it saddens me that I've only stumbled across this channel in the last leg of my final year of uni
It doesn't matter if u are in last sem , you can always use this in your life .
In life we constantly learn new things
I saw this after graduating uni sadly.
was thinking the same thing! haha
Only 2 months left mate, time flies..
Hey better than someone who has already finished her uni 8 years ago !!!
There are 2 Components of Learning (01:24):
1. Understanding (03:14):
Understanding something is essentially the ability to explain that something to a friend and answer the questions they have about that thing; if you can teach a concept to someone, that's when you know you truly understand it; Basically, he is describing the Feynman Technique;
Also, as you're reading stuff or getting exposed to new content, try to use active recall then (e.g. when you're reading two paragraphs of a topic, close the book and ask "What Have I Just Read?", "What Are the Key Ideas", and "Can I Rephrase This in My Own Words"; Active Recall can be used while learning the material for the first time, and not just when you've learned it
2. Memorizing
Use Active Recall (Testing Yourself) & Spaced Repetition (Interrupt the Forgetting Curve) for Memorizing by:
1. Writing Questions for Yourself (Use Anki for this)
2. Close the book, and write out everything you know about a topic in a spider diagram and fill in what you've missed
On behalf of all students, thank you for making our study lives better. After all, what's the most important thing for a student, if not to learn how to study effectively so you don't waste your time? :)
Wonderful question!!!
The most important thing is learning things yourself, and not just relying on school for everything. It’s a bit boring to have everyone with the same knowledge.
I really like the penguin in the background.
Same
A constant companion in Ali's videos, usually somewhere on the couch.
Hugsy
Coding Tutorials UK hahahahhahahahhaahahahahahha extremely random comment , super LIKE
Adds personality to the video.
Active recall while learning something new is basically what you do when you take notes during a lecture, if you do it right. Taking notes (from a person or a book) is not about putting down every word or copying the sentences as they are in the book, but about understanding the information, and putting it down in your own words, plus adding questions or ideas to follow up on later on the margin. So whan I studied biology, if the teacher was talking about, say, a cell process, I wrote down what I understood (because the actual process in full detail was in the book, or at least some book or paper that was in the library, so I didn't need to take it down) and if something made me think of, say, cancer, I wrote "cancer?" on the margin, then later on researched if there was a connection.
Lucia Moreno Velo the point of note taking is to write down every key point so you HAVE the information, so when you study you learn the information you copied and understand it.
isnt that cornell note taking?
@@gkawrbool You already have the information in a textbook or lecture slides. Note taking is necessary to write the information in a way that makes sense to YOU.
That's what I do too!
@@divyanair5705 Malayali?
Can you do a vid about procrastination and its scientific explanation (dopamine, reward pathway etc) and how to beat it
U just lazy thats it
for procrastination something called “habit stacking” is pretty effective! when we create solid habits they lead to solid routines. So when you make studying a habit and a routine then you’ll do it almost automatically!
@@oxygeninhaled885 it's more than that
Watch Tim Urban's TED Talk, "Inside the mind of a master procrastinator"
@McoParkour Yeh, most people have to realize procastination is in most cases a response to fear, for example, people that tend to fail may experiment fear of failure even when they didn't try, that would be a main reason.
whenever I don't feel like studying, I watch your videos beacuse they push me to be more efficient. Thank you!!!
For so long i "survived" with understanding only... Correctly applying the remembering will take me to the next level.
Έλληνας; Χαχα παντού είμαστε
Done with med school already and over the years I have realized and learned all these techniques and it does have a significant impact on your performance in exams to say the least .Understanding a concept is necessary for conversion from short to long term memory.Active recall, repeating things in your mind, visualization etc are all super important and completely change the picture.
1) Understand your content - if you have understood your material that means you have the ability to explain it to someone eg - a 5 year old child, your friend etc & able to answer their questions
2) using active recall - read 2-3 para of the content , close your book & recall what you have learnt, explain it to yourself or imagine teaching someone & wonder what questions would that person ask from what you have just read , questioning & answering yourself
3) make questions of what you have learnt side by side & review them daily or regularly to overcome the forgetting curve
💜💞💖
"make it stick" was the best thing to happen to me. Thanks for suggesting it! It is helping with my learning background info for my publications and getting me ready for med school in June!
I use to use this technique when I was younger it was natural... I use to do it naturally without thinking about it as a technique... My grades were always on top...
Not so much anymore..
Will use it again
Thanks!!
Same here.. Now I know how much I went astray
I watched all of ur videos and created notes for myself .. if anyone needs it
1 : active recall :test yourself before during and after learning period
2: space testing : he uses anki (flashcards) to test himself as often as he can to remember
3: google sheet : have topics written on to one side and on the other have it marked green red yellow according to how you perform your space repetition ( red being the weaker yellow ok and green very good)
4: interleaving mix around the flashcards /knowledge..
This is everything in my own words not explaining as much as he does as this is rough notes
Thanks for another great video! The only thing I think you missed when learning new stuff is to use the concepts of problem based learning.
- Activate your prior knowledge (by quizzing yourself on what you know about the topic already before reading new content)
- Think of questions of the stuff you don't know yet and read the textbook (or whatever material you have access to) with those questions in mind (e.g. Atrial fibrillation, how does it work? What are the possible complications? What can you do to treat?
And then continue in the way you described already by summarising it for yourself and using active recall.
Hope this helps others as well.
Your videos really changed my life, I thought that I was just a slow learner before but It turns out I just don't know that time how to study properly, your channel is a life saver!
I have been using Active Recalling and Spaced Repetition since I came by these concepts on your videos. Needless to say that I've never been more efficient and confident on my academic skills. Thank you, Ali. :)
Update the comment...what do you think about them after 3yr....
I'm the guy who studies the most among my classmates just by reading reading and rereading the stuff.Then b4 xam i realize I can't even retrieve 50% what I've studied.its the reason why I couldn't top in my class.the notes I prepared for my exams are pretty solid but I couldn't rewrite those information in the exam hall as I was not testing myself through active recalling on a daily basis.active recalling seems slower,energy draining to me.Wish our education system could teach us how to learn first before giving us what to learn.I even went into sort of depression as I was disheartened with my results and all since the last couple of years..Its not that I don't want to study or that I don't enjoy it.I just don't know how to study.anyway I've just finished my 5th semester.one more semester before I graduate.hoping to score more than 80% in this semester.still i think I could have done better only if someone have guided me before. I'm a biotechnology student btw.
Me too but I'm in high school I've always topped the class but in the last two years my grades really dropped like I haven't failed but my grades are C's and D's and after I discovered this channel 2 weeks ago Im seeing improvement I hope I come back to becoming a straight A student.
abram grey hey abram, it’s like I wrote this paragraph. I agree with you :( This is so me too. You are not alone.
Same story I think we are procastinating by rereading and making notes as it doesn't require much effort and it makes an illusion of studying you know
@@neellavgogoi1453 placebo effect.
I have faced the same situation in life... seen failures as well..active recall and spaced repeatation are best..I had tried in previous exams it helped to great extent but one disadvantage is it's time consuming..I need something for last minute study..
Hey Ali thanks for all the help you've given us little med students so far! But it'd be great if you could teach us how to write effective active recall questions in depth and how you decide on what information to include in them!
I remember Ali briefly mentioning writing question like "What's the deal with x?" ie: writing very broad questions
I would highly suggest the article "Effective learning: Twenty rules of formulating knowledge" by Dr Piotr Wozniak to effectively format active recall questions - he is the father (founder) of the spaced repetition algorithm.
This is the link: www.supermemo.com/en/articles/20rules
Yes true
@@bradgarrett7159 thank you.
Hey man, you write questions on a computer or using pen and paper?
You play guitar, piano! You're so good academically and personality wise! You provide such good and useful content for us! Is there's anything you CAN'T?!
This channel is actually very underrated. I would say it has the best study techniques in youtube
A channel with 1 million + subscribers and thousands of views is underrated?
@@kallmekoko6277 Ummm yeah! 1million subscribers is pretty average or maybe below average especially seeing how helpful his videos are and same goes for the views
@@merrie478 its hard to get views because there are a lot less people want to watch there type of videos
@@renesh that does make sense, it's kind of unfair though😞
Make a video about yourself. Draw my life ☺️
create newthings yasssssss plz
Don't
plz no
The two main parts of how to learn new content are Understanding and Remembering.
1. Understanding: Forget about memorizing, you need to understand the contents that you are learning to make your studying effectively. You know that you understand something when you can explain it in your own words, or like you can explain it to your friends, to a 5 years old child and answer their questions. That shows that you truly understand the content that you've learned.
2. Remembering: You need to remember the content that you've learned because according to forget curve if you don't remember the things you've learned over time, you'll forget it. And to remember effectively, you have to do 2 things are retrieval practice and spaced repetition. Retrieval practice literally means you try to recall the things you've learned from your memory without see or hear any materials, you can look up those and check if you're on the right track but while you do retrieval practice, you can't do that. The idea of spaced repetition is you space your study time over a while, like one day, a day later, a week later. This is to cut the forgetting curve, and when you do it long enough, you'll find the forgetting curve is very flat and you'll remember the content very long.
It’s sad that school just throws loads of information at us, but we don’t know HOW to learn it...this was very helpful!👏
I love how this subject makes you on the verge of smiling almost this entire video. And of course, the valuable content. I love that too.
I feel blessed after I watched all this video study tips before taking a course as before that there's no one teaching me about how to study smart instead of study hard ,really appreciated of the videos ,thank you so much 😊 ☺
Thank you for all these study tip videos! I have been on the hunt and left unsatisfied with every bible study and reading video, article and book (3 years of searching at least weekly). I'm already feeling more organized and less overwhelmed after trying your tips for the past few days. Its easier to manage daily learning! Thank you
The saddest part about education institutions is that they dont teach you how to actually learn their teachings. Ty Ali, for everything!
For me, based on your videos, the following technique worked: When learning new stuff, I read the slides/scripts given to me by the professor, and I make notes on the sides, summarising the key facts. Afterwards, I write a short summary (an actual written text) with focus on connections. After that, I actually wait one day before writing my index cards, and for writing those I also try not to look stuff up. Only if I can't remember something, I allow myself to look it up - but in the text written by me, so I have to recall the connections. After that I am doing this 1-2-3-4-5-days-of-break-system in recalling the cards. This has worked out extremely well for me.
I am an oncologist and I was very depressed because my studying for master was going very bad
But u gave me a push
Thank u ❤❤❤
I have always studied like this just naturally and I’ve never known any other way because I just can’t move forward if I don’t understand something thoroughly and be able to recall it.
But this has lead me into thinking lately that I am just too slow because I end up losing on so much content now that I am in uni and there is so much to cover.
I reckon I just have to better manage my time and give more hours to study.
I'm having the exact same experience at uni. I think it's impossible to really learn everything. Some of these things, people commit their whole lives to study
study tips - planning spaced repetition (eg. learning a topic lets say - first derivatives, once you apply active recall to learn it the first time when would you know to revisit that subject again. Obviously, you are learning new stuff each day but how you a) learn all the new stuff you are taught each day while b) finding the time to revisit older content) hope that wasn't too much and somehow made sense... love your videos and have found them incredible useful in developing habits and changing techniques :) xx
Huge thank you Ali!! I have passed my first CPA exam (Regulation) and I used a ton of your study tips for preparation (anki, google sheets, spider diagrams, and endless active recall). Wish me luck on the next 3 and keep doing what you do! Stay awesome.
This came on exactly the time when I needed some 'actually helpful' tips.. :) Ali u're the saviour! ❤
I second this
Agreed.
Also, your DP ❤ He's my bias.
Ik right, he is the King of studytubers in my opinion!
True that!
The fact that I formed these learning habits more recently without even knowing they had actual terms makes me feel like I'm on the right path...I've been getting straight As. There's nothing wrong with flash cards but I never felt like I actually learned with them unless it was for a test based on terminology. I know this sounds tedious but writing sloppy (legible) notes during lecture, mostly focusing on (understanding) the lecture rather than copying things down...then going home and re-writing my notes making sure that I fully understand & comprehend the material has helped me so much. I do have a blister on one of my fingers from writing so much and holding on to my pen like it's going to grow wings & fly away but has helped SO much! Loved this video. The methods you mentioned are life-changing if you really implement them. In the end, it makes those cumulative exams so much easier too!
Ali you looked so young 2 years ago. You have grown as a person and became an inspiration for others. Watching you grow made me happy .
This is such a great video. I was trying the active recall technique for memorizing school stufffs and it worked incredibly well. Additionally, I was also doing it unconsciously during the class which makes me deemed as a clever person. I am so happy that because of these techniques I have gotten almost full marks in my recent exam. All the thanks to Ali!
1. understand
2. memorise
- active learning (quiz/flash cards)
- space based rep
I'm really glad I found your channel before starting college. Your videos have made me look deeply at my study methods. Looking back at my high school years I've realized why I wasn't retaining as much information as I could have, especially in physics. So thank you so much and I hope you keep making these videos.
His point is clear recalling by understanding is the method not recalling by memorizing...great
I recommend the Corson technique for understanding new content, or if a student has difficulty with comprehension. Thomas Frank and woman from the Socratica TH-cam channel did a video mentioning the Corson technique. One is advanced study tips from a Thomas video, and two is how to use office hours ft. Corson technique from the Socratica YT channel.
Usually in textbooks depending what the students are assigned there should be sample questions when you pre read the chapter. Or you can create your own questions before you read or while reading so you can use those questions after reading for recall without looking at the source.
As a parent of an A level student, I watched this video, by far the best advice I have seen . Well done for making it so clear for students. Wish you' d been around when I was a student!
Thanks alot, Ali! Your study tips helped me alot. I scored the highest CGPA among all A level students in my college.Thanks 👌😁
Also, asking questions help develop and strengthen your understanding. Making it easier to recall and apply information
here‘s a universal fact：“short video” and “ali abdaal” are the hardest words to put in the same sentence
Lol ikrr i was wondering if i had the time to watch this one then i saw only 12 mins whatt
Then you need to see Ali's intro video to his Skillshare masterclass _How To Study For Exams_ which you can find here: skl.sh/39KuUUN!
It's 1 min 42 seconds long!
@@youngmarker9925 i laughed way too loud...
Ali always considerate of our time
How about: Ali abdaal does not usually make a short video over a long video
Thankyou. I'm a person who's always disappointed by my learning techniques but I'm glad that I found this for a tireless learning.
I wish I came across these concepts (active recall and spaced repetition) in my earlier study years things would have been a lot easier, now I'm a final year med student, but it's never too late I guess, ill use these tips for the remaining time, and in the preparation for my post grad exams. thank you so much Dr.Ali much love ^_^
Dude I love you - I want to be a lifelong learner and this video gave me a lot to clarify the path forward. Especially loved what you said about having a mental model of the subject in your head. That’s such a great way to put it.
Just downloaded the audiobook. Going to try to apply as much of these concepts in my spring semester in pharmacy school.
I really appreciate your videos, thank you. I’m a mature student who left school believing I was just plain stupid, I have learnt a great deal about myself since starting my degree (for the second time). Watching your mini series (active recalling, space repetition, learning new content) as well as various other videos about discovering my ‘learning style’ has been life changing... But I had to watch a fair few videos and read a couple research papers to learn about learning styles, which kind of complicated things for me... So I would love it if you did one about different learning styles and studying tips for different people :)
Love, love, love how you explain study techniques! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your knowledge!
Hi ! I really have to thank you for all your videos. I live in Norway now and I’m studying to become a Medical secretary. My first exam was in Medical terminology, and there was ALOT of Latin to learn. The fact that I am Swedish and not that familiar with the Norwegian grammar did NOT make it easier..... I had 6 weeks to prepare to my exam and didn’t know where to start. I actually took a whole week from these 6 study weeks that I had to go through most of your videos so I could learn to adapt the method you always talk about .....active recall and space repetition. I bought myself a IPad Pro 12,9 “ and started. My boyfriend though I was crazy to spend 1 out of 6 weeks to watch all of your TH-cam videos and try out all the different apps....BUT today I got my result and I got an A !!! So happy I could burst but I also felt it went well. I just want to thank you for your great videos and inspiration! Keep posting and take care of yourself in these Corona days. Wish you the best, Lise , Oslo Norway
Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve is the most shocking but insightful piece of data I’ve ever come across.
I was so behind. I have not understood my subject yet as I was overwhelmed by new material so I got into bad study habits by not studying. Now I need to revise stuff I don’t even know or have understood. I will start doing this from now on
I feel like I could become a doctor and crush it in med school just from watching Ali’s videos and applying his tips
1. So... understand the content first via active recall (What are the key ideas? What did I just learn? Can I rephrase this in my own words?).
- I find it difficult to understand content if I'm focused on writing questions rather than listening during a live lecture. Occasionally, I take handwritten notes as a way to active recall if I struggle to pay attention. Otherwise you can do it in your head... while trying to link back to anything else you learnt.
- Trying to write everything the lecturer says because you fear missing out any important information is counterproductive when you can just revisit the content at a later date and also because you are no longer implementing active recall.
2. Then make questions after understanding to target your weaknesses. Memorise with flashcards only for arbitrary stuff that you are hard to understand i.e. drug names
3. Spaced repetition: repeat within a few days using a retrospective revision timetable.
Great tips as usual! Sometimes I know things like using spaced repetition are helpful, but I want to plow through and finish a huge set of videos before I move on to the next resource. It’s a weird urge I have.
This was exactly what I needed. Using the Quizlet app, I found that it worked really well when I needed to learn some Latin verbs. so I made a Quizlet and got an A in my test and I was very pleased. But when my Latin teacher introduced the different places of the verbs (that to learn well you had to understand how the verb got conjugated) I made a Quizlet and memorised the individual endings for each place, but months later, when we were doing some class work, I found that by not understanding but simply memorising the material I wasn’t able to remember and understand the material. This just shows the difference between memorising and actually learning. Thank you very much for this video, Ali. Keep up the good work.
Study less, study smart -Dr. Ali.
Thank you ❤
Not a medical student but I am a nursing student , hearing you explain the atrial fibrillation just makes me know that am doing something right in studying session . I active recall but not all the time I need to do more of these techniques now
Time Stamps
01:22 - Good Learning:
"There are just two components of good learning." i.e,
(i) Understanding
(ii) Remembering
01:47 - "What not to do"
Don't solely rely on memorization
02:42 - "The key thing is to not rely on memorization but instead to rely on understanding the stuff"
And
only memorize stuff that you absolutely have to.
03:16 - How do you define understanding?
I know that I understand something if I can competently explain it to a friend.
04:08 - Active recall is not just for revising.
Active recall is also the best way of learning.
What everyone recommends is that as you're reading stuff, you should start actively testing yourself on that content as you go along.
Example:
So let's say you've read two paragraphs or something, you would stop, close the book and ask yourself, all right,
What have I just learned?
What are the key ideas?
Can I rephrase this in my own words?
07:35 - "all he did was quiz himself and stuff as he went along."
"you just have to trust the process. And that was really the biggest hurdle for me, was getting myself to trust it"
08:27 - Remembering:
The two absolute key pillars of remembering anything are:
(1)active recall, i.e. testing yourself.
(2)spaced repetition, "repeating that testing of yours" over a period of time.
but in remembering main contents 10 to 20 having , and also having sub contents of 10 to 12 than how one can remember all this ? i mean list of things. now here memorisation plays role i means if we try to recall all in order
@@phanikatam4048 understanding
@@shubhamrane0 i mean just word having no context , we know meaning of words but recalling back is really difficult thats what i asked him , anyway thank you for response
@@phanikatam4048 oh my.....was not expecting a reply from you ok let me give you proper answer, so firstly you are right it comes to memorization when you you are not understanding it but here space repetition plays a important role make sure when you learn first make it understand and other basic strategies you can apply it like retrospective time table,anki,spider diagrams etc. This is my strategy from now on actually recently one of my professor shared his videos on the class group so everyone is eager to try it for the upcoming exams.
Best of luck 😃
@@shubhamrane0 thank you for the reply by the way brother i am software engineer .
i am using survey the topic about , questioning what , why , how , interleaving if any topic related to it , teach someone who is laymen , active recall the topic in spaced repitation by questioning it .
yeah retrospectic is also best one.. spaced repitation and active recall covers all
I love how you smile at how happy you are that youve figured this out
I was so excited by just seeing the thumbnail and the title.
Thanks for clarifying that active recall FITS in the initial learning process , it certainly showed improvement in the first week into my using it :D
kinda sad I found your videos during my last semester of ungrad :( would have been so helpful throughout college!
Why our teachers never tell us how to learn and just Boomm starts teaching us like we knew everything since beginning..
Thanks a lot💜💜
Aw I love this guy he's so helpful and just seems like such a genuine and intelligent guy bless
1. Understanding
2. Memorizing
Key- rely on understanding and only using rote memorization only when you have to
Ask Do I really need a flash card to remember his?
Can you explain this to a friend? (Feynman technique)
Active recall is also best for learning, actively test yourself while learning - rephrase in own words, then find holes and go back to book to understand what you previously didn’t
Basically quiz yourself as your reading along a textbook or something
Read: Make It Stick
Memorizing: active recall and spaced repetition
- write questions for yourself
- grab blank piece and make spider diagram of everything you know
Thank you! Medical Students in Austria are benefiting from your videos, so keep it up! 😄
I like the idee of the active recall of the information that was read. Also trying to figure out simple questions about concepts or ideas is an easy way to use actively the brain on the material that needs to be learned.
Thank you for the insight.
This is gold! Active recall definitely works, and I'm going to practice spaced repetition now.
This is great. I'm a business major and have been using your study techniques. It's going pretty well so far! I am forced to recall and really think deeply about what I am reading. Another point you make is simply trusting the process. Thanks for this tip!
Finally got around to using Anki and omg! Active recall at its finest! Thanks again Ali you have been a lifesaver
So I had an A in accounting and I used your method happy to see this especially as it’s before the spring semester
Any advice for studying accounting?
My main problem is to keep track of what Ive done and what should I do next. Studying is the easy part
Have you watched his 2nd how to study video on Spaced Repetition? His spreadsheet seems a brilliant way to keep track of what you're studying 👍🏾
Hey Ali and people who are still interested in the theme
I have just found a really good book about just that, understanding new information. Even better is that is recomended by Mark McDaniel, which was one of the authors of Make it Stick and one of the revisers of the book i've found. Another good point is that it is interely based on evidence-based tips.
The name of the book is Learning as a Generative Activity from the authors Logan Fiorella and Richard E. Mayer.
My personal strategy is going to be use this one as a guide for learning new information and Make it Stick to revising for coming exams.
Sorry for my bad english, i've learnt only from duolingo.
Hi Ali! Thanks for this!
I'll be taking Board Exams on July and yes, I'm following this advice and trusting the whole process even though it takes more time than my traditional learning strategy (reading-highlighting-summarizing-which is proven by studies to be less effective lol)
So yeah.. I'll update you guys about the result! 🌸🌸🌸
Result plzz it's about 1 year tell me
Why I watch your videos is just bcaz I love your voice and speaking quality and u look good too!!!!!
I slacked off for 2 semesters. I’m in highschool and i have an exam in 8 hours. I havent touched the syllabus. This video is a lifesaver.
Hi Ali, I have now watched all 3 study technique videos. Thank you!
I wondered if you would consider videos on teaching topics e.g. rheumatology cases +guidelines, CVS etc. I think they’d be fantastic.
Thanks again for these videos!
learning is composed of 2 main parts:
1. understanding
- being able to teach others the idea you're trying to understand
- as you are reading -> you need to actively recall -> read a select portion and then pause (look away) and rephase the portion you just read (maybe as if you are teaching others what you just read) -> this can be summed up as active learning
- this technique is a way to quiz yourself as you progress through your reading material.
2. memorization - the forgetting curve will eat away what you have understood/learnt earlier unless you use the following:
-active recall
-the more often you test yourself the stronger the neural connections that are holding the ideas you have understood/experienced: there are loads of methods for active recall...use spider diagrams, fold a page in half and have questions on one side and answers on the other half, flash cards...etc...
-spaced repeatition
-this way you can interrupt the forgetting curve so eventually it will flatten out instead of having a negative slope decline. eventually it'll be almost impossible to forget what you have learned even though you are not revisiting the ideas frequently.
books to read:
-make it stick - the science of successful learning by mcdaniel & brown
@@aliabdaal thank you for the upload :)
When I saw Ali’s video about active recall, I realised that it is exactly what have been doing since grade4. After I study a chapter, my mother asks me about the chapter
I am in 10th grade now
I wish I had found your channel years ago. Starting a strenuous medical lab science program this semester and I’m going to use the things I’ve learned in several of your videos. Thank you so much.
His videos make me excited to learn and for the pursuit of knowledge!
After 2 years of Uni out of 4 I now learn how to study effectively with very good results, a must see video for all students !!
Loving the bottle of Dettol in the background
Lol🤣
I used to do this Active recalling making questions for myself so I can understand better than given but in my first year Engineering I didn't did because of procastination and negative emotions thorough out but I have passed my examination and now I have got a job in Engineering company and Nowdays again I have started using this technique wish me luck 🍀 and All the best ❤️🙏
Super helpful video. Thanks for making it! I would love to see more content tailored to particular subjects just like you explained your note taking for radiology.
This is excellent advice. When you first start out you're likely to feel uncomfortable doing active recall because you'll think wow I don't know any of this stuff then you'll get anxiety like I did. But take your time go over it test yourself as you go summarize the key points put them in your own words and explain them to people even when they don't ask lol
you've changed my life !!
I read the made it stick book too but there s this lingering feeling that it s too good to be true and didn't apply them in my life. But watching this brilliant guy explaining it in real life is life changing
After all these videos, and application of them, I am still struggling with 'spaced repeatation'. I understand quite well, I learn the content (understanding + memorization) quite well the first time. All of my life, my bottleneck to excellence was lack of revision or in your words, 'spaced repeatation'.
So now coming to the point, I am new to Anki and I am not quite comfortable with it applying in my current exam preparation (usmle step 1). So then I came to your Excel sheet method. Still struggling with queries like
1. When to revise? How to maintain to the timeline of so many topics that I am learning/reviewing ?
2. How to fit revision/review/spaced repeatation in day to day to schedule of learning new things/subject?
If I start revising regularly , I lag behind on learning new content and vice versa. That's my dillema.
Any suggestions?
Some apps,like Lets Review in android ,just need to enter the topic name you study(which can be included under subjects),the app shows Your pending revisions for the day according to ur frequecy of days..you can test the topic in any way you want..app just provides what the topic you have to study..
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Whats the use of studying new things if you forget them??Nothing..so even if you have to devote some time for reviews ,its totally worth it..and with number of reviews you do, you can do the review faster
I really need suggestions to overcome this. It’s an ongoing issue.
I feel the same way! I feel like I don't have the time to revise my questions, and if I do so it takes me way to much time. I also fear that I miss the point in my forgetting curve so the information is just lost again.
I totally relate to your position!
Arjun Kelaiya Hey Arjun! I also struggled with spaced repetition, especially with multiple topics.
What I found to be helpful is to break down the topics into smaller categories. After I’ve actually learned them, I revise them every other day, then I add another day in weekly. For example, for the first week I would revise the topic every other day, then the next week I would revise it every two days and so on. However, I learn the topic in a way that I can condense the revision into 5-10 minute increments so as to not get overwhelmed.
I find that I’m able to revisit and revise previous topics this way while I’m learning new material. In terms of timelines, I write out a schedule of what I want to review that day. And because the space between my spaced repetitions increases over time, it makes room for the new topics to be revised.
Lol I hope that makes sense and good luck!
Hey ali, could you do a video about what to do when starting med school for the first time, such as organization, and what apps to use for note taking and other apps that could be useful. Thanks
Can u please do a video on how to manage studying for a medical exam along side studying the school subjects
Ure my life savior, ali
I am struggling with modules like Genetics and neurobiology (especially when it’s closed-book exam)
I am glad that u knock the sense out of me from rereading and making tons of notes.
I look forward for more helpful videos from you!