Rote-Memorisation: Why The Top 0.1% Students DON’T Use It to Study (And What To Do Instead)
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01:02 - What is Rote-Memorisation?
02:42 - Possible questions at a high-academic level
03:03 - Higher-order learning
04:37 - Step 1
07:30 - Step 2
11:09 - Step 3
13:30 - Relying on Rote-Memorisation
14:45 - Summary
We often think of rote memorisation as the pinnacle of learning, but it's far from the truth. Many students are trapped in this practice, mindlessly repeating and rewriting information, wasting hours of time and energy for an extremely meagre result.
Rote memorization might work for simple content, like when we're young, but as you progress through higher levels of education, not only does the volume of the material we need to learn increase but so does the difficulty of the content. We never really upgrade our internal “learning operating system” and are often still using an outdated and slow computer system to run sophisticated software. At higher levels of education, the exams and tests do not just require you to recall details word-for-word from the textbook. They require you to critically analyse, evaluate, and judge.
To excel in complex subjects, we need to upgrade our learning approach. Instead of memorizing isolated facts, we should focus on higher-order learning, understanding how information connects and applying it efficiently. This approach reduces the need for rote memorisation and aligns with modern education demands.
By harnessing the power of the Relational Prioritised Learning technique, you can skip repetitive rote-memory revision for good. Say goodbye to the days of rote memorisation!
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Months ago I was searching for videos for revision techniques and also how to use Anki for example. What ever popped up below my search bar were A-level students (UK) showing methods and also how to use Anki, whatever. One of my favs used to be *Smile with Sola* until I have discovered a title reading: 'How to revise effectively, WITHOUT flashcards' which indeed shocked me as I have never seen a video controversial to anything like flashcards before. This lead me to discover this remarkable channel.
Thank you Archer for your particapation in this video. This means a bounty of supreme pleasure to me ❤
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It's crazy that so much time in school is spent writing notes (where school is the only form of study people have).
And then never review them again... and never recall what we wrote.
it is a bit odd! glad youre here now
Correction at 5:30: "Our brain forgets the parts of pieces that seem IRRELEVANT."
banger after banger!!! thank u so much guys. im considering getting into the course when i have the money. thank u for these samples on youtube you are seriously amazing!! thank u so much
Archer you're the best. Articulate, relevant examples, to the point and recap at the end.
Please come back!!
Archer will be back for more next week!
Man Archer you're such a great teacher.
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I feel like i have been here mentally with the knowledge you shared in things that interest me, i just didn't know how to apply or coneptualize it.
Thanks.
Keep going.❤
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Thanks! More to come from the team soon!
This is what I am talking about. Direct start-to-the-point videos on the studying process. Well done!!
Thank you for your comment :)
This is your best video yet! Very actionable and fundamental advice on how to improve learning.
Thank you! see you next time :)
wow great video man love your channel and edits!!
Amazing, very instructive! Thank you so much.
Besides, as a request, I would appreciate a lot for you guys to make a video about language learning specifically. Keep it up!
THIS IS AMAZING. I'm losing hope with nursing school, since I can't seem to understand how I am studying so much but not passing the exam. I will apply these concepts for my next exam and see the results!!! Thank you for this community, you guys are the best!!!!
Is it working?
In nursing school too. I never have time to go over the material, and never remember anything. I'm just good at figuring out how to do multiple choice. I've found the Klimek videos on here are good at teaching you how to do that.
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You know its kinda scary(an good for me) that this video got suggested to me exactly when i needed it( i was wondering and trying to find how should tackle biology and bleed my brain) anyway thx archer
I visualise and try to connect concepts.
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Hey, I'm not an ics member neither can i afford it but can you guide me a bit about what it covers?
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I hope more people get to see your videos :)
we hope so too
My Summary:
- Rote Memorization is NOT effective. It's also dangerous for learning, since it destroys your neurons (literally, since you forget info faster after doing it first time around).
- Instead, learn by connecting stuff. This means to see how facts or concepts are related to each other. Literally spend ALL your study time doing this. Forget reading like a 'normal' person. Normal people aren't effective.
- Humans are goal oriented creatures. See how the individual things you are learning are connected to achieving a certain goal within the topic, and the overarching goal of the whole subject you are learning.
- Instead of reviewing, imagine teaching what you are learning to others, especially a kid (feynman technique). Notice your confusions and use it as feedback to know what to research next.
- Focus on the process. Find the EXACT steps leading to the goal of the topic you are confused about, and plug them into the process required to get to the goal. This is like inquiry-based learning, where you mainly focusing on finding out things you don't know, instead of learning stuff you already know.
- Work backwards. Identify the goal of the topic first, and then work to see how the individual facts work together as a process to achieve that goal. Process, in this context, means step by step.
- For the steps you don't know, you spend most of your time looking up and seeing how they connect to everything else.
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Did I hear that right? 5:30 "Our brain forgets the parts or pieces that seem relevant."
That should be irrelevant! Thank you for picking this up!
So, how long does it take to get used to this method?
thanks bro, thank god , this made me actually study well :D
How to apply higher order learning / thinking on language learning?
Connect words in your native language , understand where it is used etc
Love the video. I'd be curious to see your guy's thoughts on multiple choice test taking strategies. It didn't seem to be a topic in your course.
Thank you so much for this awesome video! Will definitely use it but I’m a bit confused on how to use higher order learning when it comes to mathematics. Hopefully there’s a video on this 😊
The way that I'm currently doing it is in my Obsidian vault, by creating (atomic) notes for definitions (Topological Space, Metric Space, Compactness, etc), and then create new notes based on results which come from other notes. E.g. "Every metric space is a topological space" would be a separate note which would link to "Metric Space" and "Topological Space" (as well as have the proof, or at the very least the gist of it, for more complex results). I can also link this result inside the other notes, inside a "Properties" heading, which helps to show a "Big Picture" kind of view.
It's been fun doing it this way, really makes you question every hypothesis you use for proving propositions/lemmas/theorems etc
thank you! hopefully soon
I think it's about finding relationships and themes between the concepts you are learning. For example, let's think about integrals. What are they? How is it related to area? why do we need integrals? how does it relate to derivatives? Where can we apply integrals? And on and so forth. You can ask the same type of questions for any other mathematical concept so that you can get a good understanding of how everything fits together. And the last thing is to not get stuck in the details.
Thanx . Ilove ics team they changed my live essential Justin
I wish you would have shown how you'd draw the protein synthesis paragraph with the dna, mrna etc. including the definition and purpose, using the non linear method. without that it's confusing.
Can I ask, how can I differentiate concepts and details in a text when learning, can't seem to distinguish them and can mistakely perceive concept as details or vice versa?
Same here
@yeyezsasa Details mean facts, which can include concepts. Concepts are abstract ideas relating facts and/or other concepts together. So yeah, sometimes they're the same, depending on the context.
Usually a concept can be summed in to one word.
Got to love archer 😊
Thank you :)
Excellent video and explanation!
hope you enjoyed
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
thank you for watching!
the way he talks is pretty similar to vinh giang
I think it's the Australian accent
We love Vinh!
Well how can i apply This to subjects like geography and economics where there are no concept only facts
@Nobody15623 There are, though. The lot of facts are connected and structured. For example, you have consistent reasons for why price ceilings tend to cause shortages, how taxes cause deadweight losses, seasonalities of unemployment, the importance of specialization and scale. Even in geography you have principles such as the fact that geographic settings such as mountains and archipelagos affect language diversity and ecological diversity, that people tend to agglomerate near rivers flowing outward to seas, and so on.
Economics is mostly concepts and few facts
How can all these be applied to computer programming
Hey @kayodedaniel6174, thanks for the question. The techniques discussed in the video definitely can be applied for com sci.
Relational prioritised learning can be used when you need to learn how certain algorithms or functions are interconnected. You can also use relational prioritised learning to learn more of the theory behind how computers actually work and the mechanics behind certain languages.
Interleaving is great for computer programming as well. This is because now instead of just writing code, you need to consider other angles. For example, having to explain certain functions and how they work to a 10-year old if you do a teaching session. There are endless ways to apply these to your learning!
In this case, how to draw the mind map to explain transcription
How to schedule revision sessions?
Thanks for this video
Good work
How would this apply for psychology, thank you
Hey @jason2b29 thanks for the question. The basic principles will still apply!
For something like psychology, a lot of the information is interconnected. Applying relational prioritised learning through non-linear note taking here is golden. You can also apply revision and interleaving to your content as well through the methods we recommend.
@@icanstudystudent I've tried but it is very difficult to draw a mindmap that links different ideas together, Can you make a more detail video? Thank you
But which method to use if 5he concept are not connected with each other ?
Hey @catanddoglov6582, hope all is well. Once you have used relational prioritised learning first, this will actually reveal that certain topics and content are 80%-90% relational. The remaining 10%-20% of content that needs to be memorised can be learnt using flashcards or through rote learning.
This approach of using relational prioritised learning is much more sustainable, since students try using rote memorisation and flashcards for 100% of their learning instead! This takes up too much time and is a stressful way of learning.
We've got some videos coming very soon that covers your question in-depth, so stay tuned!
Where is the difference between topic and concept. Dont quite seen to get it even though its nicely put together
@db2360 Usually a topic can mean a group of related objects, which can include concepts, and also what makes something a topic is also a concept relating the objects, also distinguishing it from other topics.
does Justin have any recommendations for education psychology books? I'm reading "Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction" right now.
Hey @sampl3970, hope all is well. We don't have any explicit books that we recommend, however we do have a report on learning that explores some fundamental principles on how we base our learning techniques in our program.
Check it out here! There are some references you can check out if you wanted some more reference for books and research papers.
icanstudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Report-on-Learning-August-2022.pdf
thank you! really great video
thank you!
How to schedule revision sessions
Hey @abdelhakimkhabir thanks for the question here! Scheduling in revision sessions is super simple. All you really need is a schedule!
I would recommend using Google calendar and blocking in all the fixed events you need to go to (school, uni, work). You can then schedule your study and revision sessions around your fixed events.
We'll have some more videos around time management very soon! So be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for the videos :)
Being good at anything is just luck
You can improve by technique but only upto a point
The lucky ones will destroy u without even doing a thing
False belief
Picasso sucked at art when he started. Don’t bend reality to excuse your underperformance. It’s ok to underperform but don’t disrespect the truth with a lie
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Sadly, I have spent all my studying time viewing videos about how to study. Makes no sense!
PEAK
i think the step-by-step highlighting of words / display of words is quite irretating.
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Yor are wonderful
How to schedule revision sessions