A Simple Study Tip: Stop Highlighting

Published: 25 May 2022
on channel: Benjamin Keep, PhD, JD
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Highlighting your textbook is how most students know they're being diligent. And there is no shortage of advice on how to highlight. But is it really worth the trouble? Nah. Here's some thoughts on why.

00:00 Introduction
00:35 Do we know how to highlight?
01:39 What does it encourage us to do?
02:08 What does it tell us about what we know?

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The onscreen quotes were pulled from a classic review of study techniques:

Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective learning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the Public interest, 14(1), 4-58. https://bibliotecadigital.mineduc.cl/...


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