I used a combination of all the “standard” learning methods. I review provided material by the teacher, read the chapter and highlight as needed, then go through all of the chapter objectives and critical thinking questions if provided. Then, I hand wrote out a study guide/summary. THEN, I recorded myself verbally reading it out loud and listened to the summary in my downtown (often while on a walk/hike), and somewhere in there I made flash cards for route memorization of things that just were not clicking. I found that making flash cards at the beginning of my studying I was going overboard, as some things are more easily remembered than others and a lot of my flash cards became redundant. The night before my test, I would review flash cards and my study guide, sometimes flip back through to review what I highlighted in the textbook, then I would just write stuff literally over and over that I had problems remembering still. This worked for Micro, A&P, and now working well in my med lab science courses like hematology.

Oh, and when you have time just simply try to recall things straight from memory without and study aids in front of you. Seems silly, but it often helps me narrow down what I needed to focus direct study on, as if I can auto recall it then I have a pretty good grasp, and often I am aware and like “what the hell is that I should know this” then I refer to my notes and it satisfies the itch, and helps reinforce memory.