A clean example of how the learning process should NOT go
By learning, we refer to the process of converting acquired data to thoughts or actions which can be recalled or replicated at will with minimum effort. This process could be divided into four main subprocesses.
Data is acquired in a given context and environment by the means of one or more mediums.
Data is converted to information and then memorized.
Memorized information needs to be available to be replicated.
Once able to replicate memorized information, the aim is to minimize the time and effort needed. This could be acchieved by customization and optimization.
One thing to keep in mind when approaching learning methodologies, is that the concept of persistance and recollection are not necessarily linked. Did it ever happen to you that you could not remember something when you needed it, but it suddenly came to mind at another random time? Just think about it. The problem here is not that you didn't memorize but that you couldn't remember. So, with this simple example we could grasp that when we think we don't remember something, the problem may or may not lie in the fact that we haven't memorized it.