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Study strategies and clear thinking

20 key concepts, retrieval questions and a learning checkpoint.

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Retrieval practice

Trying to recall information from memory before checking the answer.

Spaced practice

Returning to material in separate sessions spread over time.

Interleaving

Mixing related kinds of problems rather than completing only one kind at a time.

Worked example

A problem shown together with its solution steps and reasoning.

Feedback

Information about performance that can guide improvement.

Self-explanation

Explaining to yourself why a step or idea makes sense.

Metacognition

Monitoring and reflecting on one's own thinking and learning.

Learning objective

A statement of what someone should know or be able to do after learning.

Checklist

A list used to verify that required steps or criteria have been addressed.

Prioritization

Deciding which tasks deserve attention first.

Planning

Choosing a sequence of actions and resources to reach a goal.

Reflection

Looking back on experience to identify meaning, strengths and improvements.

Evidence-based claim

A statement supported by relevant observations or sources rather than assertion alone.

Observation

A description of something noticed or measured without adding an unsupported explanation.

Inference

An interpretation drawn from observations and reasoning.

Assumption

Something treated as true for an argument or model without being established within it.

Limitation

A boundary on what a method, source or result can justify.

Revision goal

A specific improvement a learner intends to make to their work.

Progress record

A record of completed practice and areas that still need work.

Rubric

A set of criteria describing how work will be evaluated.

Test your recall

  1. Study strategies and clear thinking: which term fits this description? Trying to recall information from memory before checking the answer.

    1. Retrieval practice
    2. Reflection
    3. Limitation
    4. Metacognition

  2. Study strategies and clear thinking: which term fits this description? Returning to material in separate sessions spread over time.

    1. Learning objective
    2. Revision goal
    3. Spaced practice
    4. Self-explanation

  3. Study strategies and clear thinking: which term fits this description? Mixing related kinds of problems rather than completing only one kind at a time.

    1. Metacognition
    2. Progress record
    3. Interleaving
    4. Self-explanation

Check and explain

Answers and marking notes
  1. Retrieval practice

    Retrieval practice: Trying to recall information from memory before checking the answer.

  2. Spaced practice

    Spaced practice: Returning to material in separate sessions spread over time.

  3. Interleaving

    Interleaving: Mixing related kinds of problems rather than completing only one kind at a time.

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