[Book Review] Evolving Study Methods

Evolving Study Methods
Ryuto Takeuchi
Seibundo Shinkosha

It comes with a subtitle, something like 'From Kanji learning to arithmetic, English, and programming.' In a sense, it covers human learning, including exercise and daily life, and explains study methods based on brain function that help information stick.
It is recommended not only for students preparing for exams, but also for new employees learning their jobs, business people taking on new tasks, and those in teaching roles such as teachers, seniors, predecessors, and parents.

Highly recommended for anyone thinking about what efficient learning is and how to make things stick in their memory!

Conclusion.
Spacing effect and Testing effect should be known and consciously utilized!

Reviewing is important for memory retention.
And it is said that it is better to do so 'after leaving a little time.' This is spaced learning. It is a study method that utilizes the spacing effect, based on the characteristic that it takes several days for memories to form in the brain.

And the other one is testing.
It is effective to take a short quiz or solve problems after a period of time has passed since you finished studying. It seems that just reading a book is not very effective. I suppose trying to output information helps it stick in your memory and makes it easier to retrieve later. What is even more surprising is that just 'trying to recall it in your head' is also effective.

While there seems to be an optimal interval for spaced learning in theory, the point is that studying, taking a little time off (by doing other subjects, for example), and reviewing at a later date will help it stick in your memory.
Also, based on my own experience, I felt that 'recalling' during spare time is actually the most important thing.

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