Least effective methods: 

1. Highlighting: Does very little to engage you in a subject 
   
1. Also draws your attention to certain bits of information and you don’t see the bigger picture 
2. No marked improvement in test scores when used as a lone study method 
2. Re-reading: Once you’ve read the text, any additional re-reading will diminish the information you get from the text 
1. When used as a lone study method is ineffective as it is a passive learning activity 

So-so study methods:

1. Mnemonics: Our brain remembers weird, quirky things better
1. However, it only works when studying certain content like remembering definitions and words; but not good for remembering ideas that aren’t so fixed in place
2. Requires training as you need to create memorable images that have to be re-visited many times to get it stuck in your head 
3. But if you do the above well, it creates a “memory palace” 

Great methods:

1. Distributed practise: Space out your learning and use your flashcards to test yourself
   
2. Practise testing: Active recalling strengthens the information and re-organises things so that it is easier to retrieve in the future 
1. Practise past papers
2. Test yourself anywhere, anyplace with flashcards. Re-read textbooks, summarise and highlight keywords as well