Using ‘The Great Explainer’ Method to Study for the BOC Exam

When we’re studying, it can be easy to think that we know something, especially if we think we’ve memorized our notes and can answer questions nicely. When was the last time you explained a concept to someone instead of just assuming that you understood it and moving on?

Knowing something’s name isn’t the same as understanding it — a key difference we ignore in our studies. All of us have fallen into that trap at some point. This is where the Feynman Technique comes in.

A great way to improve your understanding of a topic is to imagine you’re teaching it to someone who doesn’t know anything about the topic you just learned, like a kid.

Feynman’s method was named after him since he was known for simplifying complex scientific concepts into terms people could understand, earning him the nickname ‘The Great Explainer’.

So how do you use it? There are four steps to follow:

• Identify a topic you’ve recently studied and/or one you’d like to test your understanding and knowledge of.
• Use simple language to explain the concept. Imagine you are teaching and explaining it to a young child who has never encountered the topic before. Explain the concept in simple terms. In the case of a mathematical concept, for example, work…