Interleaving
Interleaving means switching between topics. Like spacing practice, interleaving allows your brain to work a bit more to remember information you learned, making a stronger learning connection.
See below for details or review this downloadable poster.
How to Do It
Switch between ideas during a study session. Don’t study one idea for too long.
Go back over the ideas again in different orders to strengthen your understanding.
Make links between different ideas as you switch between them.
Note:
While it’s good to switch between ideas, don’t switch too often, or spend too little time on any one idea; you need to make sure you understand them.
Interleaving will feel harder than studying the same thing for a long time. But don’t worry – this is actually helpful to your learning!
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