Learning how to learn

Study skills that make class time stick.

Memory loves retrieval. Students close the notes and write what they remember, then check. That is stronger than rereading.

A 20-minute loop: 4 minutes of last week’s problems, 8 minutes of a new worked example, 6 minutes independent, 2 minutes summarizing for a classmate. Sleep, water, and a planner are part of the academic system, not extras.