This doesn't really say anything about effective learning, it kind of just talks around it.<p>As an elementary school teacher and a MSc Psych student, I can tell you that spaced repetition is the best way for learning facts. And it's not just my fancy - here's one of the many studies that prove it:<p>"Practice tests, spaced practice, and successive relearning: Tips for classroom use and for guiding students’ learning."
<a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-13426-004" rel="nofollow">http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-13426-004</a><p>You can google the paper and get it free online.<p>While we're at it, learning styles are not a real thing:
<a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/04/03/another-nail-in-the-coffin-for-learning-styles-students-did-not-benefit-from-studying-according-to-their-supposed-learning-style/" rel="nofollow">https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/04/03/another-nail-in-the-cof...</a><p>If you need more proof, just read the papers in the references.<p>If someone asked me what the two most important things for an average person to know about learning, it would be that 1. Ebbinghaus's "Forgetting Curve" is real, and you will forget most things that you learn within 30 days if you don't review them properly and 2. Spaced repetition, especially aided by software such as Anki, is the best way for the average person to learn and retain large amounts of information.<p><a href="https://apps.ankiweb.net/" rel="nofollow">https://apps.ankiweb.net/</a><p>Now, if one is keen, you can upgrade you learning with the use of mnemonics, both mental and visual, and drawing things helps immensely: <a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/11/22/the-act-of-drawing-something-has-a-massive-benefit-for-memory-compared-with-writing-it-down/" rel="nofollow">https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/11/22/the-act-of-drawing-some...</a><p>But for the average person that won't put in the extra effort, 1. Ebbinghaus's Forgetting Curve and 2. Spaced Repetition are probably the most important things to know about.
Impossible to read on mobile. Try this link instead:<p><a href="https://thestempedia.com/blog/things-every-learner-needs-to-know-about-effective-learning/amp/" rel="nofollow">https://thestempedia.com/blog/things-every-learner-needs-to-...</a>
I just sent a screenshot of this page to my friends as an example on how awful modern websites are. There is one gigantic banner about their black friday sale that covers the top, a cookie notice that covers the lower left, a floating "can I help you?" window that covers the a third of the screen on the right on my 12" screen, and a blocking "Black Friday Deal is ON" banner that blocks all of the middle. I don't see a single character of content.