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Lorin Min
4,259 PointsWill it be better to repeat a course 2 times for more effective learning?
After finishing a basic course about how to make a website, I came to think that I might need to listen it again. Not only this one specific course, but everything I'm going to subsequently learn.
This is because even though there were no big problems in understanding, I'm a bit dubious whether I absorbed everything I need to utilize on practical terms.
And I also have little confidence in the idea of doing the coding, which I did by following the mentor's instructions, all over again by myself.
Do you think this kind of repetition on each course should be necessary?
And is there anyone who's doing it like this?
2 Answers
Justin Hicks
14,290 PointsSometimes I go back and just basically review something I may have been a little sketchy on. It's always good to review a few times to make sure you get it. At times when ever I'm writing the code for a webpage even then I may jump to google or back on here (google leads me back here alot) just to find somthing that I dont remember all the specifics to. For me the best way I've found the really get it to stick is just cycle back and forth writing code as a hobby/fun then back to tree house to then learn some new stuff. Just my 2 cents lol. I Hope it helps you out.
David Good
12,348 PointsIt wouldn't hurt. Take good notes during the videos. They are pretty packed full of info and I have to pause them often and write down stuff in my notes. Then I can take my notes and do a small project with what I've learned. I can also refer back to the notes when working on larger projects. I tend to title a page in my notebook by the name of the video so I can go back and review the video if I need more clarification