THE LEARNING SYSTEM

A Guide by Jun Yuh

The Learning System includes 4 steps that facilitate our brain designed for optimal comprehension and
retention, making learning efficient and enjoyable.

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The list includes four steps in total:

1. Priming
2. In-class notes
3. Post-class immediate review
4. Revision

Priming is equivalent to studying the front of the Lego blocks set before diving straight into making one.
Looking at the front provides a rough sketch of what the blocks will consist of, and can be divided into the basis
of color schemes.

For example, the stem color of the provided Lego set is green according to the front of the box. When we open
the box and see the green color, we can relate it to the material we saw on the box in the front and the blocks
won’t seem irrelevant. Seeing the green color, for instance, would provide an inner stimulus that most probably
belongs to the stem part.

However, if we were unfamiliar with the content we will be organizing/doing the activity about, it would stress
us when we open the box as those blocks would be irrelevant to our brain.

Similarly, priming is a technique that involves understanding the big picture of the topic before going into
classes. It includes the following steps:

1. Go through the popular videos related to the topic.

A. Note down the list of key concepts.

B. List down the points of emphasis.
 C. Jot down the emphasized words.
D. Form groups among the emphasized areas.
E. Form relationships: How is this term relevant to the main topic?
F. Create a flowchart of the topic.

2. Take a short pre-test about the topic, perhaps, 5 questions and correct yourselves using hypercorrection
effect.

For example, fashion is the topic.

Key Concepts Groups Relationships

Casual A. Colors Q: How is this topic relevant to me?

Thickness – Bold & Simple
Length B. Season Ans. Picking out an outfit.
Layering – Layering, Length &
Formal Thickness Relationship outcasted:
Bold C. Occasion Occasion → Season → Colors
Simple – Formal & Casual

In-class Notes help with chunking down information and saving it in your brain while actively engaging through
listening and writing during the lectures. Since you’re already familiar with the study material, you’re able to
relate to the material and listen deeply without nosing deep into noting down everything.
Includes 3 steps to follow.

1. Annotate the diagram/mindmap with important keywords.

2. Make key observations and note down the emphasized areas.
3. Create active recall questions.
A. Effective in facilitating your learning.
B. Forcefully retrieving information out of your brain without the source material in front of
you.
C. It is an integral part of learning.
D. Make general review questions that are immediately relevant to the topic.
E. Why’s it important, how’s it related to the main topic, what are the real-life examples? Etc.
questions while actively recalling in class.

Also, focus 90% on listening to the lecture and 10% on writing the notes.

The third step is the “Post-class immediate review” which includes three steps. This helps us retain the study
material and remember it using active recall. Additionally, it helps in slight revision/summing up the material
we worked on during the day. The steps are as follows.

1. Spend time to review the active recall questions.

2. Addition/modification of key observations in diagram two.
3. Identify strengths and weaknesses (The main objective).

The last step is the “Revision.” It consists of two parts which include the following. This includes two parts,
THE DIAGRAM and THE ACTIVE RECALL METHOD.

1. Diagram III through

(a) Reorganizing key additions
(b) Simplifying the terms

2. Active recall method

(a) BLURTING
- Identify source material — Textbook/YT video.
- Read/watch the source.
 - Put away the source
- Take a blank sheet and completely recall everything you studied.
● WRITE OUT EVERYTHING YOU REMEMBER
● Effort → Meaningful output.
- Fill in the gaps where you missed information.
- Make corrections if any.
● 10-15% retrieval — 1st attempt.
● 30% retrieval — 2nd attempt.
● 60-70% retrieval — 3rd attempt.
● 90% retrieval — 4th attempt.
- Throw away the paper.
- Take a break.
- Retry doing the same process (retrieve more + remember corrections/gaps made).
- Retry until the result is acceptable/up to the mark.

(b) FEYNMAN
- Verbal revision method.
- Study the subject.
- Find gaps where you can add additional knowledge.
- Fill gaps.
- Simplify the explanation.
- Teach again.

“If you can’t teach a 6-year-old child, you don’t know the concept yourself.”

(c) PRACTICE TESTS

- Trick questions & emphasized topic identification using past papers.
- WHAT YOU SHOULDN’T DO:
● Reading questions and immediately seeing the answer without brainstorming
about it.
● Due to this, we won’t be able to attempt similar yet reframed questions and
not relate to the answer or judge if it’s well explained or not.