Evidence-Based Learning Techniques

Testing yourself instead of rereading is called ____.

• active recall
• spaced repetition
• fluency
• interleaving

Which psychologist discovered the 'forgetting curve'?

• Hermann Ebbinghaus
• Henry Roediger
• Jeffrey Karpicke
• Francesco Cirillo

Spreading study sessions over time is called ____.

• multitasking
• cramming
• interleaving
• spaced repetition

Cramming the night before works better than studying a little each day.

• True
• False

Mixing different topics in one session is called ____.

• fluency
• recall
• spacing
• interleaving

What program schedules flashcard reviews automatically?

• Cirillo
• Anki
• Ebbinghaus
• Pomodoro

About how long is a focused Pomodoro work period?

• 5 minutes
• 60 minutes
• 90 minutes
• 25 minutes

The brain strengthens memories during sleep in a process called ____.

• interleaving
• fluency
• memory consolidation
• divided attention

Multitasking speeds up learning because the brain handles tasks at once.

• True
• False

Which psychologists studied retrieval practice in the 2000s?

• Ebbinghaus & Cirillo
• Karpicke & Ebbinghaus
• Cirillo & Anki
• Roediger & Karpicke

The false sense of learning from familiar material is called ____.

• recall
• interleaving
• consolidation
• fluency

Effective study that feels harder is called 'desirable difficulty.'

• True
• False

Studying while checking a phone divides attention, often called ____.

• recall
• multitasking
• interleaving
• spacing

Who created the Pomodoro Technique?

• Henry Roediger
• Hermann Ebbinghaus
• Jeffrey Karpicke
• Francesco Cirillo

Interleaving can feel harder at first even though it helps learning.

• True
• False