Review of Make it Stick

Question 1

Reflection is a form of ____________ practice

Answer 1

retrieval

Question 2

Studies show that _____________ strengthens retention more than testing alone.

Answer 2

feedback

Question 3

All new learning requires a foundation of _______________-_______________

Answer 3

prior knowledge

Question 4

___________ tells you what you haven’t mastered, arrests forgetting, and strengthens your ability to connect to prior knowledge.

Answer 4

Quizzing

Question 5

Giving new material meaning by expressing it in your own words and connecting it with what you already know is called _______________.

Answer 5

elaboration

Question 6

What effect does cramming have?

Answer 6

Higher scores on immediate test but lower long-term retention.

Question 7

What type of practice involves cycling back to key skill sets in a seemingly random sequence?

Answer 7

Interleaved practice

Question 8

Trying to ________ a problem before being taught the __________ leads to better learning.

Answer 8

problem, solution

Question 9

Which study strategy is the most effective?

Answer 9

Create and use flashcards to test your understanding

Question 10

It is better to _______ a problem than ________ a solution

Answer 10

solve, memorize

Question 11

Taking a few minutes to review what has been learned from experience and asking yourself questions is referred to as ___________.

Answer 11

reflection

Question 12

What are the cognitive activities (3) involved in reflection that lead to stronger learning?

Answer 12

Retrieval, elaboration and generation

Question 13

The act of trying to answer a question or attempt to solve a problem rather than being presented with the information or solution is known as ______________.

Answer 13

generation

Question 14

What are three ways of mixing up your practice?

Answer 14

Spaced practice, interleaved practice and varied practice

Question 15

____________ is the process of converting sensory perceptions into meaningful representations in the brain. (The creation of memory traces occurs during this process).

Answer 15

Encoding

Question 16

The process of strengthening mental representations for long-term memory is called _________________. (Forming connections to prior knowledge is an important task during this process).

Answer 16

consolidation

Question 17

The process of associating new material with a diverse set of cues that will make us adept at recalling the knowledge later is called ___________.

Answer 17

retrieval

Question 18

People who are taught that learning is a struggle that often involves making ________ will go on to exhibit a greater propensity to tackle tough challenges.

Answer 18

errors

Question 19

_____________ is the act of aligning your judgments of what you know and don’t know with objective feedback so as to avoid being carried off by the illusions of mastery that catch many learners by surprise at test time.

Answer 19

Calibration