How to Study Effectively

• You can’t rely on intuition about how well your studying practices are working for you. Intuitive judgments of learning are often inaccurate and tend to produce an inflated perception of progress. 
•  Avoid defaulting to habitual, passive approaches to studying such as rereading and highlighting sources. These do not take advantage of the reconstructive nature of memory, and make it more tedious and less effective. 
•  Systematic engagement with the meaning of your source material is the key to successful studying. 
•  Rather than cramming your studying into an extended session before the exam, it’s much more effective to distribute the time you have available for studying over a larger number of shorter sessions. 
•  When you are studying similar topics that might be easily confused, it’s a good idea to interleave your studying – to alternate between the topics during your study sessions. This can help you identify the differences between the topics and reduce the chances of them being conflated. 
•  You should view self-testing as an integral part of your studying. One way to do this is the read, recite and review (3R) method: read a section of text, set it aside as you try to recall its content in your own words, and then check your recall, repeating as necessary.

Credits:  "How to study effectively. Forget cramming, ditch the highlighter, and stop passively rereading. The psychology of learning offers better tactics."  by Paul Penn. Source: https://psyche.co/guides/how-research-from-psychology-can-help-you-study-effectively , viewed 3 Sep 2022.