Active Recall Made Simple: A Guide to Smarter Studying with Voovo Flashcard App
In the world of effective learning, there is one study technique has stood the test of time — active recall. Backed by science, active recall is a powerful strategy that we will explore in this blog!
“Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”
- John Dewey, Researcher of Education
In the world of effective learning, there is one study technique has stood the test of time — active recall. Backed by science, active recall is a powerful strategy that focuses on HOW students like you study, not what you are studying. It is much more effective than traditional passive study methods, and when incorporated into your study routine… boosts your academic career! 📚
With the Voovo app, this approach becomes easy for you to incorporate into your study routine! As a result, your studying is more efficient AND more fun. And who wouldn’t want to have some fun while also getting higher results?
In this blog, we will dive into the world of active recall — the science behind it, its benefits, and how you can use Voovo to incorporate this method into your study routine. 🤖
What is Active Recall?
At its core, active recall is a learning technique in which you have to actively retrieve information from your memory rather than passively reviewing material. For example, instead of re-reading notes 📚 over and over again, you quiz yourself on key points of the material or try to recall key points without looking at your notes. Highly effective ways of using active recall are: flashcards, and quizzes! Both of which are base features that Voovo app has expanded on, to make studying easier for you.
The Science Behind Active Recall
It is a proven fact that when given the opportunity to actively engage with the information that you are learning, you will by default perform better. Why? Because the process of actively trying to remember the answer to a question forces your brain to form strong, long lasting neuronal connections so that the next time you are trying to remember something, it’ll come to you a lot faster.
The process of remembering an answer to a question or recalling a key point gives your brain an opportunity to connect new and old information and fix previous mistakes in memorization. Sometimes, you’ll find yourself struggling to remember the answer to a question… and this is actually good! Why? Because:
The more effort we put into recalling something, the stronger our memory of it becomes.
How Active Recall Helps Students
Improves Memory Retention — regularly going through Voovo flashcards and quizzes forces your brain to effectively form new neuronal connections and put information in its long term memory. This process is highly efficient and effective!
Improved Critical Thinking — the act of recalling information also makes you think about other concepts in a topic and learn to connect different concepts to each other. This is very beneficial in complex interwoven subjects that require a lot of critical thinking.
Better Exam Preparation — because you are putting information into your long term memory and forming connections between different topics, you will find yourself better prepared for exams when they come! In addition, active recall is like giving yourself small practice exams while you are studying. As a result, you will be much better prepared for an exam when it comes.
Less time spent studying — why? Because you are wasting less time struggling to memorize something by passively studying. You will find yourself having a lot more free time because your study time is used efficiently!
Using Voovo for Smarter Studying with Active Recall
I am sure a lot of you, just like me, have wanted to incorporate flashcard and quiz style learning into your study routine but have found it challenging due to how time consuming they are to make. Well, this is exactly the struggle that the creator of Voovo had, and he created a solution😍 Voovo’s goal is to make your study life as easy, fast, and fun as possible, because you should not be spending hours and hours reading a text over and over again!
Voovo makes your study life a lot easier and faster!
With Voovo, you can generate automatic AI 🤖 flashcards from long texts that you insert into the app! 📚 This alone is an amazing feature. On top of this, you can also insert a complicated diagram into the app and have up to 300 flashcards (depending on how many labels there are) generated in less than a minute! 🤩
Custom Quizzes
Voovo has a feature that automatically generates quizzes from your own flashcard (Voovo App) decks or your institution’s course material (Voovo Classroom) with the help of AI. This is great, because instead of spending a great amount of time creating quizzes manually… you are spending your time actually studying.
Integrates spaced repetition on top of active learning!
Voovo app has an integrated spaced repetition system that automatically schedules review sessions at optimal time intervals. This is key because you will spend more time studying things that you don’t know, and less time reading over flashcards / doing quizzes on things that you already know!
Progress Tracking
Voovo also provides you insights into where your strengths and weaknesses are in your studies, this helps you know what specific things you should read up on again and what things you don’t need to study as much anymore! Time is valuable in the life of a student, this is why your precious time should be spent on things that need your time.
Gamification
By turning quizzes and recall exercises into fun challenges, Voovo will definitely keep you motivated while you study!
Download Voovo App to help yourself master active recall and excel in your studies!
With the Voovo app, you can harness the full potential of this scientifically proven method and transform the way you study. Start using active recall with Voovo today and take the first step toward smarter studying!
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Written by - Dr. Kasey Chen (Social media manager)