Revising your notes in different ways impacts how much you will remember later. Teaching someone else what you learned leads to remembering 90% of the material. Doing an activity to reinforce the concepts leads to remembering 75% of the material. Simply reading through your notes again results in remembering only 10% of the material.

2. How much will you remember from your revision? This is how much you’ll remember if you revise in the following ways…… Don’t just read through your notes!! 90% TEACHING SOMEONE ELSE 75% DOING AN ACTIVITY 50% DISCUSSING THINGS 30% DEMONSTRATIONS 20% USING SOUNDS & PICTURES 10% READING 5% LISTENING TO A LECTURE