GENIUS METHOD for Studying (Remember EVERYTHING!)

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!

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

Me watching this the night of the exam 💀

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...

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

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.

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.

Me who doesnt study at all ...

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.

you are saving my apush grade king 🙏🙏

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

How much information should we try to memorize per unit? I don’t want to spend to much Time on units 1,2 and 9 bc they appear 4-6% of the time on the test but what if there’s a FRQ or LEQ about those said units??

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

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).