Was a bit hard to get the impression you're using the whole system when you say "activating randomly"
For recall mind map. With mind mapping it becomes self evident whether you're pulling and reviewing the information to your satisfaction.
If you're going to pull trigger words during a postview limit the preview to 90 sec, to know what you're about to photoread is ample. It's just a time killer duplicating your actions pulling out trigger words before and after. Probably spending more than 8 minutes on the preview too.
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I am not spending any time doing normal reading to make sure everything is absorbed.
You cannot recall something that you haven't called upon in the first place. You must do enough activation to call on the information in the first place so that you can recall it at a later date.
Photoreading alone may be enough to get you a passing grade however time spent in activation gives you the ability to have information that you can recall and thus elevate your grade. You'll waste less time chasing your intuition to draw up the answers during the exam because you already did that during activation.
Alex
