Metacognition Thinking about thinking knowing about knowing knowing when how to use effective strategies for learning and problem solving cid 127 Multitasking is an illusion It is not possible to focus your attention on two things at once You can do an automatic and controlled action at the same time talk and walk Can not do two controlled actions at once text and drive Takes longer for the same amount of work with more errors cid 127 More accurate term is shift tasking we like it because it feels productive and can be more interesting Don t realize how much information is missed keep doing it when you get away with it Memory Strategies Repetition works but not most effective efficient cid 127 Make it meaningful elaboration acromyms rhymes ect cid 127 Multisense organize structure visualize cid 127 Over learning even after you learn it keep learning it cid 127 mix it up don t study things in the same order A text book is not a Novel treat it different don t worry about spoilers read summaries first don t over highlight The Testing Effect Research says for any given amount of time you learn more if you study and quiz than if you just study Practicing retrieving material is as or more important than reviewing or studying the material Distributive Practice Spreading out study time is more effective than cramming 1hr 1hr 1hr 3hrs Practice Distributed Successive Relearning cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127
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