Retrieval Practice
Instead of rereading notes, this strategy helps strengthen memory by recalling information
What is retrieval practice?
Spreading study sessions over time instead of cramming is known as this.
What is spacing?
Mixing different types of problems or concepts is known as this.
What is interleaving?
When learners think about their own thinking, they are using this principle.
What is metacognition?
Feedback that tells you why you’re right or wrong is called this.
What is explanatory feedback?
This effect explains why testing yourself improves long-term retention more than rereading.
What is the testing effect?
Spacing helps learning because it forces this cognitive process.
What is retrieval effort or forgetting and relearning?
Interleaving improves this kind of thinking skill.
What is discrimination or flexible thinking?
Accurately judging what you know and don’t know improves this skill.
What is self-regulated learning?
This type of feedback focuses on the task rather than the person.
What is process or task-level feedback?
Retrieval practice is most effective when recall is this level of difficulty.
What is desirable difficulty?
This is the opposite of spaced practice.
What is cramming?
When topics are grouped together instead of mixed, it’s called this.
What is blocking?
Overconfidence often happens when students mistake familiarity for this.
What is understanding or mastery?
Feedback is most helpful when given at this time.
What is immediately or soon after performance?
This happens when students rely on recognition rather than recall.
What is false fluency?
Spaced practice helps strengthen this over time.
What is long-term memory?
Interleaving prevents learners from relying on this kind of pattern recognition.
What is superficial or rote pattern learning?
A strategy like 'muddiest point' helps with this process.
What is reflection or metacognitive monitoring?
Students learn more when feedback prompts them to do this.
What is self-correct or revise?
Combining retrieval with feedback leads to this outcome.
What is improved accuracy and deeper learning?
Spacing works best when the gap between sessions is this length.
What is long enough to forget a little but not everything?
Interleaving helps students learn to choose this correctly during problem-solving.
What is the right strategy or approach?
Effective metacognition involves planning, monitoring, and this final step.
What is evaluating?
Reflecting on mistakes helps strengthen this aspect of learning.
What is metacognitive awareness or self-understanding?