Using cards with information on both sides to quiz oneself
What is Flashcards
100
A type of retrieval that results in long-term learning; it can feel frustrating and even counter-intuitive
What is effortful retrieval
200
The power of retrieval as a learning tool
What is the Testing-Effect
200
Reading the book, chapter, or section again
What is Rereading
200
Should be given immediately after a test
What is corrective feedback?
300
Allows for some forgetting to occur between retrieving information which leads to better long-term retention than massed practice
What is Spaced Retrieval Practice
300
Reading and answering questions in order to see what you know
What is Testing
300
This phenomenon results in stronger learning and occurs when students are asked to generate answers, or parts of answers, from memory.
What is the generation effect?
300
Compared to immediate feedback, this type of feedback actually has been shown to produce better long-term learning
What is delayed feedback
400
Involves several cognitive activities that lead to stronger learning: retrieving knowledge and earlier training from memory, connecting these two experiences, and visualizing and mentally rehearsing what you might do differently next time
What is Reflection
400
Using what you have learned to actually do something like performing a surgery or an experiment, etc.
What is Hands-On Experience
500
Makes memories more durable but produces knowledge that can be retrieved more readily, in varied settings, and apples to a wider variety of problems
What is Repeated Retrieval
500
Having a handful of questions or less to start class with that allows the teacher and the students to see what they are and are not understanding.