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Design practice that survives the study session
Choose review timing, scaffolding, confidence checks and encoding methods for a specific learning job rather than collecting universal study tricks.
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3 heuristics · 4 protocols
7 elements
Protocol
Space review for when the knowledge must last
A smooth second reading can arrive too soon to tell you much.
Read the idea ProtocolRelearn to success on more than one day
One successful recall is a milestone, not a lifetime membership.
Read the idea ProtocolRemove worked steps gradually
There is a useful middle ground between watching and being abandoned.
Read the idea HeuristicJudge readiness after the answer has faded
Confidence beside an open answer key is cheaply purchased.
Read the idea ProtocolMix problems so the method is no longer announced
A page titled 'Use this formula' has already solved part of the problem for you.
Read the idea HeuristicGive selected memory items a spoken trace
Saying an item is a different event from merely seeing it again.
Read the idea HeuristicSketch a simple item you need to remember
A useful sketch does not need to earn a place on the wall.
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