Quick Reference STUDY METHODS · No. 20 NOTES → PRACTICE

Notes are not practice.

Convert them, then retrieve.

Convert notes into questions, cloze, flashcards, and problem sets, then retrieve.

NOTES → QUESTIONS → RETRIEVE

1

Structure the notes

Organise so claims and examples are separable. (L8)

2

Generate questions

You write the questions you expect on the exam. (B3)

3

Atomic cards

Q&A from notes only, with no invented facts. (B13)

4

Cloze lines

Blank key terms in your own sentences. (B14)

Prompt · Notes → practice set

Here are my notes: [PASTE]. (1) Help me write 8 exam-style questions I should be able to answer; do not answer them. (2) Turn key claims into atomic flashcard fronts only. (3) Generate 3 practice problems for the weakest skill I name. Do not invent facts absent from my notes.