Flashcards – The Secret to Memorization When Study Time is Limited

Flashcards are one of the most effective ways for students to study and retain information, making it an amazing study tool for daily practice and exam revision. Here’s the top 3 reasons why flashcards are so effective:

1. Flashcards engage “active recall” 
   When you look at the front side of a flashcard and think of the answer, you are exercising the brain to do active recall. You are remembering the concept rather than staring at the text in your book. With repetition, constant usage and drilling, the concepts are sealed into memory and you get fast and effective recall in times of exams and daily homework.
   
   
2. Flashcards utilize your metacognitive faculties
   When you reveal the answer side of a flashcard, you are basically asking yourself, “How does my answer compare to this correct answer?” and “How well did I know (or not know) it?” This act of self-reflection is known as metacognition. Research shows that applying metacognition tends to ingrain memories deeper into your memory recall.
   
   
3. Flashcards allow for confidence-based repetition
   As flashcards are in a loose form, not tied to a book or document, you are able to separate them into piles based on whether (or how often) you need to study them again. This practice of confidencebased repetition has been proven by decades of research to be the most scientifically optimized way to improve memory performance.
   
   

You can play games with flash cards too, see them in action below!

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