Metacognition

Key question

How can I study something and still use it next week?

Check your understanding

Find an example, an application and a limit. Explain the concept without using its name, then compare your explanation with a primary source.

Claims to examine

• A useful study routine checks what a learner can recall and apply after a delay, rather than relying on immediate familiarity.

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Follow a learning route

• How can I study something and still use it next week?

  Build a study routine around recall, spacing, feedback and a small transfer test.

Reading connections

• College Success: 2.1 The Power to Learn

  Amy Baldwin

• College Success: 3.6 Goal Setting and Motivation

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• The Learning Scientists: Retrieval Practice

  Yana Weinstein · Megan Smith · Oliver Caviglioli

• College Success: 5.2 Effective Reading Strategies

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• College Success: 6.2 Studying

  Amy Baldwin

• The Learning Scientists: Spaced Practice

  Yana Weinstein · Megan Smith · Oliver Caviglioli

• The Learning Scientists: Concrete Examples

  Yana Weinstein · Megan Smith · Oliver Caviglioli

• College Success: 3.4 How to Manage Time

  Amy Baldwin