Not as efficient as we think
Have you ever heard of these techniques?
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Elaborative interrogation
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Self-explanation
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Summarizing
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Highlighting/underlining
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Keyword mnemonics
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Imagery
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Re-reading
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Practice testing
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Distributed practice
- Interleaved practice
According to a recent study published on BBC, most of the techniques students use to prepare for tests are not effective – so when we think we are getting an upper hand on our studies we are actually wasting a lot of time that could be spent practicing a hobby or broadening our cultural horizons,
The question is, like anything in life, we have to find what works for us, even if that something just has a psychological effect.
So which of these techniques do you use? What other techniques do you normally resort to and how effective are they?
Which of these techniques would be useful to prepare for the TOEFL iBT?
Post your answers in the comments box.