rudestuff
My personal strategy is as follows:
- Study the material.
- Write bullet-pointed notes of key points, especially stuff that isn't likely to stick in your head. Refrain from copying what you've just read and keep it brief!
- Type this up on the computer. This acts as a second pass to reinforce your learning.
- Read your bullet points making sure you understand everything. This is the third pass to reinforce the knowledge.
- Practise questions.
- Go back and revise anything you got wrong. Make sure you understand why you got it wrong.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6 as needed.
Of course, everyone is different and learns in different ways, but this works for me.