How to study for exams - Evidence-based revision tips

Decades of cognitive psychology research (led by Dunlosky et al. and Bjork's 'Desirable Difficulties') prove one law: memory is built when you pull information OUT of your brain, not when you try to pour it IN. Ditch F-Tier habits (re-reading, highlighting, copying notes) and spend 80% of your study time in S-Tier and A-Tier: Active Recall Practice Testing (Pocket Quiz), Spaced Repetition (2-3-5-7 schedule), Interleaving, and Feynman Elaborative Interrogation.