According to the author of this article, Dunlosky, highlighting and underlining can be beneficial if done correctly (Dunlosky et al. (2013)). There are two ways highlighting can be done, according to Fowler and Barker. Fowler and Barker performed an experiment testing if highlighting was effective, and if so, is pre-highlighted material or the student highlighting the material on their own more beneficial. In their designed experiment their control group included having a student read the article without highlighting any material at all. Their outcome data showed the student that read through the whole article was out tested by the highlighting groups but not by a large margin. The student who …show more content…
This is especially effective to my way of learning and studying in biology because if I learn about cells followed by concepts of the environment, I feel as if I put them in my brain separately when in reality they are related and work together in the world. I also like interleaved practice because I tend to get bored if I go over the same concept over and over. I prefer to go about my time going over multiple topics I none study session. Interleaved practice is also beneficial in sports as well. For example, when playing tennis, if I were to practice only serves the whole practice period, I would get bored and only have improved on one skill. Whereas if I practiced all my skills I would be an all-around better player and perform better