RHS ESSENTIAL
Don’t just reread your books and notes!
As a teen, Cynthia Nebel studied by reading her textbooks, worksheets and notebooks. “Over and over and over again,” recalls this psychologist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Now, she adds, “we know that’s one of the most common bad study skills that students have.”
In one 2009 study, some college students read a text twice. Others read a text just once. Both groups took a test right after the reading. Test results differed little between these groups.
Too often, when students reread material, it’s superficial, says McDaniel, who also co-wrote the 2014 book, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Rereading is like looking at the answer to a puzzle, rather than doing it yourself, he says. It looks like it makes sense. But until you try it yourself, you don’t really know if you understand it.
One of McDaniel’s coauthors of Make it Stick is Henry Roediger. He, too, works at Washington University. In one 2010 study, Roediger and two other colleagues compared test results of students who reread material to two other groups. One group wrote questions about the material. The other group answered questions from someone else. Those who answered the questions did best. Those who just reread the material did worst.
Today's birthdays:
Comfort Chirwa (Grade 8)
Jamie Hutton (Grade 9)
Karabo KONyana (Grade 11)
Tshepang Mokoena (Grade 10)
Thuto Nomnganga (Grade 9)
Neo Setlhodi (Grade 9)
Saseka Sithole (Grade 11)
Larona Tlalang (Grade 11)
TODAY'S NSC EXAMINATION:
Geography Paper 1
Physical Sciences Paper 1 Power Session
GRADE 11 ASSESSMENTS:
Mathematical Literacy Paper 1
Mathematics Paper 1
Life Orientation
GRADE 10 ASSESSMENTS:
Business Studies Paper 1
English Paper 2
GRADE 9 ASSESSMENTS:
Geography
Economic Management Sciences Paper 1
GRADE 8 ASSESSMENTS: Study Sessions
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