There is a lot of potentially wasteful studying tactics students regularly employ-highlighting while reading, recopying notes, cramming-but today I would like to focus on re-reading.
In truth, I am not against all re-reading. Applied selectively, re-reading is often necessary to pick up on concepts you did not fully grasp the first time around. Instead, what I am against is bulk re-reading. This could mean re-reading chapters from a book, or more commonly, re-reading your notes as a way of trying to remember all of the material.
It is not focused on weak points first.
It encourages passive, rather than active, learning.
Practice questions or self-testing first.
When you get stuck, go back and selectively read the section that pertains to the gap in knowledge.
tactic: n. a planned way of doing something cram： v. to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam bulk: n. large size or mass stuck: adj. not able to continue reading, answering questions, etc. because something is too difficult pertain: v. to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation
