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How do I remember and use what I learn?
Start with a short lesson, make a checked recall attempt and return after a gap. Add worked examples or comparison when you need to understand a procedure or tell similar cases apart.
- Foundation 6
- Growth 6
- Mastery 3
- Challenge 3
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Foundation 6
The load-bearing practices you return to. Build the base and keep it in play.
Growth 6
Supporting habits that improve the conditions for useful repetitions: preparation, consistency or necessary recovery.
Mastery 3
Inspect your work, apply a specific correction in later practice and check whether it helped.
Challenge 3
A bounded mission with an observable finish, supported by the practices you use.
Sources
Agarwal, Nunes & Blunt (2021), Retrieval Practice Consistently Benefits Student Learning, Educational Psychology Review. Read the source ↗ Systematic classroom review; supports retention, not automatic real-world transfer.
Pashler et al. (2007), IES Practice Guide, recommendation 2. Read the source ↗ Cao & Carvalho (2026), Striking the Balance, Educational Psychology Review. Read the source ↗ Worked examples and supported problem solving; adult artificial-rule studies do not establish universal transfer.
Mawson & Kang (2025), The Distributed Practice Effect on Classroom Learning, Behavioral Sciences 15, 771. Read the source ↗ Agarwal et al. (2021). Read the source ↗ Spacing and retrieval support retention; the suggested gaps are a starting schedule, not an optimum. Canonical registration of the practice in standalone BM-M04.
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Keep your practice in sight.
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