Highlighter Trap: Why your favorite study method is useless.DE

"The Highlighter Trap - Why your favorite study method is useless" is a wake-up call for students. Based on the comprehensive 2013 review by Professor John Dunlosky, it reveals that the most popular study techniques-highlighting, rereading, and summarizing-are also the least effective. They create an "illusion of competence" (it feels like you're learning, but you aren't).Education expert Sarah Wright presents the alternatives that actually work: "Active Recall" (testing yourself) and "Spaced Repetition" (spreading study out over time). These methods feel harder and more frustrating, which is exactly why they work-the brain has to struggle to retrieve information.This book is a practical guide to studying smarter, not harder. It encourages students to put down the neon pen and pick up the flashcards.