Learning How to Learn
by cinojosa0705 · learning science
A meta-course: the science of mastery, applied to itself.
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modules
3
lessons
2.2h
estimated work · target 3h
What's inside
9 tasks · 8 flashcards · 6 concepts · 6 recall prompts
remember
4
understand
1
apply
1
analyze
1
evaluate
1
create
1
Sample recall prompts — this is what studying it feels like
- In your own words, what is the testing effect and why does re-reading feel better but work worse?
- Describe the Roediger & Karpicke result. What was compared and what happened after a week?
- What does the forgetting curve look like, and what does each spaced review do to it?
Syllabus
Memory & Retrieval
Why retrieval beats re-reading, and how spacing reshapes forgetting.
- The Testing Effect flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 3 cards
- Spacing and the Forgetting Curve flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 3 cards
Difficulty & Metacognition
Desirable difficulties, the 85% rule, and knowing what you actually know.
- Desirable Difficulties and the 85% Rule essay · flashcard · teach_back · 2 cards
Concepts it teaches
Testing EffectFluency IllusionForgetting CurveSpaced RepetitionDesirable Difficulty85% Rule