PETALING JAYA: Most students’ idea of examination preparation, not surprisingly, involves studying long hours and putting a lot of effort into memorising every single fact. Many still passively absorb what they are taught with minimal active retrieval practice and will resort to cramming facts and trying to do past Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination papers or trial papers only several weeks before the examinations. Yet most students will share similar experiences where their top-performing peers do not seem to work hard and still do very well in their examinations. This is because studying is just one part of the equation, said EduKaji’s co-founder and chief executive officer Rickson Khaw.