Learning Scientists Study Strategies

How many study strategies are suggesting the Learning Scientists?

• 3

• 6

• 10

• 12

Which of the following highly effective strategies suggested by the Learning Scientists?

• Summarising

• Elaborating

• Dual Coding

• Spaced Practice

• Highlighting

Which of the following highly effective strategies suggested by the Learning Scientists?

• Retrieval practice

• Re-reading

• Skimming notes

• Interleaving

• Concrete examples

Switch between ideas or formulas (rather than doing 10 similar questions in a row) while you study is called:

• Spaced practice

• Dual coding

• Interleaving

• Summarising

Using specific examples to understand abstract ideas is called:

• Retrieval

• Dual coding

• Mastery

• Concrete examples

Combine words (written and spoken) and visuals (images, diagrams, actions) is called:

• Dual coding

• Elaboration

• Retrieval

• Spaced practice

Explain and describe ideas with many details (like in a brain dump) is called:

• Retrieval

• Dual coding

• Elaboration

• Interleaving

Simply reading and re-reading notes is not an effective strategy because:

• It creates an illusion of confidence (because it's easy to do your brain thinks you know the information but you don't)

• It doesn't require as active processing as doing practice questions or other strategies

• This is incorrect - re-reading is highly effective

• It doesn't allow you to practice using information, which is the skill you will need in your exam

Spacing out your studying over time (eg doing a practice question on content you learned 4 weeks ago, without looking at your notes) helps combat the forgetting curve and challenge you brain to hold on to information long term. It is called:

• Spaced practice

• Interleaving

• Dual Coding

• Elaboration

Any sort of practice bringing information to mind is called:

• Elaboration

• Interleaving

• Retrieval practice

• Dual coding