Brain Builders
The brain’s ability to change and rewire through experience and practice.
What is neuroplasticity?
We teach you that you should practice this way.
What is like you play?
Closing your notes and writing everything you remember. Hint: The BPM is a technique of this strategie
What is retrieval practice?
During retrieval practice, should you try to remember the answer before or after looking at it?
What is before?
You should try to do this before flipping a flashcard.
What is answer?
Looking back over notes or material you already learned is called this.
What is reviewing?
Practice designed to actually improve performance rather than simply spend time is called this.
What is deliberate practice?
Studying for 15 minutes a day across four days instead of cramming.
What is spaced practice?
During retrieval practice, your notes should usually be open or _____?
What is closed?
You should spend more time practicing cards that are _____.
What is difficult?
When ______ repeatedly fire together, the connection between them becomes stronger.
What are neurons?
If you're getting every practice question right without much effort, your practice is in this range of difficulty.
What is too easy?
Mixing different types of problems or topics during the same study session.
What is interleaving?
Highlighting your notes falls closer to this side of the study spectrum. Its almost like not studying at all.
What is passive?
A type of flashcard asking you only to identify or define something is what.
What is basic recall?
The fatty coating that helps signals travel faster and more efficiently along a brain pathway.
What is myelin?
Deliberate practice focuses on these instead of reviewing everything you already know.
What are weaknesses?
Teaching a concept in your own words as if your listener has never learned it.
What is self-explanation?
Studying that is aligned with almost taking the test.
What is active
A type of flashcard asking you to explain how or why something works uses this type of retrieval.
What is deeper retrieval?
“Neurons that fire together, _____ together.”
What is wire?
This tells you exactly what went wrong so you can correct it.
What is feedback?
You have a midterm three weeks away but plan to start studying only a few days beforehand. This strategy would best improve your plan.
What is spaced practice?
Retrieval practice requires pulling information from this instead of looking at your notes.
What is memory?
Quizlet mode that focuses practice on material you struggle with.
What is Learn Mode?