Joe Salvatore

“Trying to solve a problem before being taught the solution leads to better learning, even when errors are made in the attempt.”
― Peter C. Brown, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

“Rereading text and massed practice of a skill or new knowledge are by far the preferred study strategies of learners of all stripes, but they’re also among the least productive.”
― Peter C. Brown, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

“In another surprise, when letters are omitted from words in a text, requiring the reader to supply them, reading is slowed, and retention improves.”
― Peter C. Brown, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

“Rereading has three strikes against it. It is time consuming. It doesn’t result in durable memory. And it often involves a kind of unwitting self-deception, as growing familiarity with the text comes to feel like mastery of the content. The hours immersed in rereading can seem like due diligence, but the amount of study time is no measure of mastery.”
― Peter C. Brown, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning