Familiar is not the same as learned
See why recognising an idea can feel convincing even when you cannot retrieve it without help.
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Metacognition
Judge what you know using evidence instead of feeling alone.
A wrong answer needs the right response
Use a simple four-part scaffold to choose more informative feedback.
Start lessonHow do you know you really learned it?
Replace one immediate success with a richer set of learning evidence.
Start lessonWhy rereading feels more effective than it is
A careful explanation of fluency, comprehension and recall without the text.
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