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To Learn Best, Write an Essay

Trying to remember what you’ve just studied, then writing it down, may be a surprisingly good way to learn.

In a study published January 21 in Science, researchers asked 200 college students to spend five minutes reading a short passage about a scientific subject. Afterwards, they were either told to re-read it several times, as if cramming for a test; make "concept maps" of the material; or spend 10 minutes writing a free-form essay about the passage.

By Brandon Keim

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/learning-methods/

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