Originally posted by Rath
I never used this particular technique, because I tend to remember things just fine from lectures, but I know many people who use this technique and find it perfect. It does have scientific research behind it, Google pomodoro technique. From my brief understanding, you study for a certain amount of time, each study session is a quarter of a tomato, between sessions you take a break, then once you amass a tomato you study a bit longer or something. I'm not entirely sure how it works, as I have never used it.
You can also use triple highlighting. Highlight what you don't know in yellow. Then you highlight important points emphasized during the lecture in blue. You finish up by highlighting answers to questions/learning objectives in pink. I used it one time, and it worked out pretty good. But you'll have to highlight in your textbook, or in your notes depending on the material addressed during a lecture.
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