Chapter 1 - learning is misunderstood Flashcards
1
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What is retrieval practice?
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It’s recalling facts or concepts or events from memory - it’s a more effective learning strategy than review by rereading.
2
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What a new learning requires?
A
It requires a foundation of prior knowledge.
3
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What is elaboration?
A
It’s the process of giving new material meaning by expressing it in your own words and connecting it with what you already know.
4
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What is a mental model?
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It’s a mental representation of some external reality.
5
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What does make learning more advanced?
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Making mistakes and correcting them.
6
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What does mastery require?
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Mastery require bothe the possesion of ready knowledge and the conceptual understanding of how to use it
