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Can you tell what you really know?

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 16-18
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which check gives evidence that you can explain an idea without notes?

    • Explain it while reading your notes
    • Explain it with notes hidden, then check its accuracy
    • Explain it from memory and judge accuracy by how confident you feel

  2. Which action checks whether your score prediction was accurate?

    • Compare the predicted score with the marked test result
    • Compare your result with a classmate's score
    • Compare your predicted score with the number of questions you attempted

  3. Ravi predicted 9 out of 10 and scored 6. His prediction underestimated his score on this quiz.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. You already know the basic methods for problem types A and B. Which practice order is an example of interleaving?

    • Practise all A problems before starting B problems
    • Alternate A and B problems within the practice session
    • Copy both methods before doing only A problems all session

  5. Leah can follow a worked solution while reading it. She has not tried a fresh problem without notes. Which conclusion is supported?

    • She can choose the method unaided, but still needs to check her calculations.
    • She can recall the steps unaided, but still needs to practise choosing a method.
    • She can follow visible steps, but her unaided performance is still untested.

  6. Your checked work uses the right method and substitutes the values correctly. In the final calculation you copy a minus sign as a plus. Which next task targets this miss?

    • Practise checking signs and redo the affected calculation steps.
    • Compare worked methods and practise selecting one for each problem.
    • Review the meanings of the quantities and practise substituting their values.

  7. Nia predicts 7 out of 12 and scores 7 on a biology quiz. She wants to check whether her predictions are accurate across biology and history. Which plan best tests that claim?

    • Predict and check fresh quizzes covering the relevant material in both subjects.
    • Predict and check several fresh biology quizzes covering the relevant biology material.
    • Predict and check the original biology quiz and one history quiz repeatedly after feedback.

  8. Leo self-tests on Tuesday and Thursday but marks both tests on Friday. Thursday's work repeats Tuesday's errors. Which change directly addresses those repeated gaps while keeping practice on separate days?

    • Add a Wednesday test; keep marking all tests together on Friday.
    • Lengthen Thursday's test; mark both tests on Friday.
    • Mark Tuesday's test and repair its gaps before Thursday's retry.
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  1. Explain it with notes hidden, then check its accuracy · Producing an explanation without notes checks unaided recall. Comparing it with a source also checks whether it is accurate.
  2. Compare the predicted score with the marked test result · Compare your prediction with the marked result of your own test. A classmate's score or the number of questions attempted does not show whether your predicted score matched your result.
  3. False · His prediction was 3 points above his result. That is overestimating, not underestimating.
  4. Alternate A and B problems within the practice session · Interleaving mixes familiar problem types in practice. Alternating A and B gives you practice choosing between their methods.
  5. She can follow visible steps, but her unaided performance is still untested. · Following a visible solution shows what Leah can follow with support. It does not yet establish unaided recall, method choice or calculation.
  6. Practise checking signs and redo the affected calculation steps. · The identified miss is a copied sign, not method choice or substitution. Checking signs and redoing the calculation targets the observed slip.
  7. Predict and check fresh quizzes covering the relevant material in both subjects. · Fresh quizzes in both subjects test the scope of Nia's claim. Biology alone leaves history untested; repeating known quizzes gives limited evidence about fresh questions.
  8. Mark Tuesday's test and repair its gaps before Thursday's retry. · Earlier feedback lets Leo correct Tuesday's gaps before trying again. More or longer tests still leave those gaps unchecked until Friday.
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