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You learn faster when you expect to teach the material.
A 2014 study found that participants who prepared to teach information performed significantly better on recall tests than those who prepared to be tested themselves.
The anticipation of teaching forces your brain to organize the information into a logical, hierarchical structure. This 'teacher mindset' results in more efficient processing than simple rote study.
The best way to understand a subject is to prepare to explain it to someone else.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Nestojko et al., 2014, Memory & Cognition
- What the check found
- The study 'Expecting to teach enhances learning and organization of knowledge in free recall of text passages' (Nestojko et al., 2014) accurately describes the finding mentioned in the claim.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.