Mastery Loop:

​1. Free recall w/ stepwise cueing​​​​​​​​​​

• Free recall everything you can

• Look at an overview of the topic, and recall anything else you can

2. Review the material

• Continue to recall what you can as you review the material

3. For each missed detail...​

• Self-explain the detail in context

  • without peeking​

• If applicable, self-explain the "why?"

• Write down a recovery cue to recall the detail later

4. Final recall

• Recall every missed detail on the recovery cue list

• Repeat until no recovery cues are left​​​​​​

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​​​Step 2: Put a card in the "Free Recall" deck

• front: lecture / reading topic​

• back: list of subtopics (doesn't have to be perfect) AND (if applicable): link to source material

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Anything procedural (skills, problem solving):

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Step 1: Solve a sample of problems representative of what you learned until proficient:

• Attempt the problem on your own first.

• Check a worked example (AI, slides, book).

• If wrong: try the problem again from memory.

  • Don’t move on until you get it right unaided.

• Use conceptual self-explanation to explain why each step works.

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Step 2: Put problems into the "Practice" deck as you complete them

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Regular Study 

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• Complete all scheduled cards daily

  • Declarative: use mastery loop (process listed above)​

  • Procedural: use process listed above

• Take a 15 minute break every 90 minutes for efficient consolidation (use Pomodoro timer)

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Hit the "good" button​​​​​​​​​​​