How to Use Active Recall to Improve Your Grades

🧠 ACTIVE RECALL Rereading notes can feel productive, but it doesn’t always translate to retention. Active recall focuses on retrieving information from memory before looking at a resource. That process strengthens your memory pathways and helps you identify gaps in your understanding. This matters in nursing school because exams test application, not familiarity. Examples of active recall: • writing out what you remember before checking notes • teaching a topic out loud • using practice questio