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Spaced repetition is a learning technique that involves reviewing information at increasing intervals over time. It's based on the psychological spacing effect, which shows that we learn more effectively when studying is spread out.
Active recall, or practice testing, is a study method where you actively stimulate your memory for information by testing yourself, rather than passively rereading or reviewing material.
The Protégé Effect suggests that one of the best ways to learn something is to prepare to teach it to someone else, or to actually teach it. The act of explaining forces deeper processing and organization of information.