Glossary term
What is Active recall (retrieval practice)?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Active recall (retrieval practice)" means: Studying by testing yourself instead of rereading. You try to recall first, then check. It is taught in Learn Faster and Get More Done. Related terms include Recall, Recognition, Baseline and Pretesting effect. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Active recall (retrieval practice)?
Studying by testing yourself instead of rereading. You try to recall first, then check.
Where is Active recall (retrieval practice) taught?
Active recall (retrieval practice) is defined in Learn Faster and Get More Done.
Which terms are related to Active recall (retrieval practice)?
Next to Active recall (retrieval practice) in the course glossaries: Recall, Recognition, Baseline, Pretesting effect and Feedback.
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Active recall (retrieval practice)?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Learn Faster and Get More Done: None. You need one skill you want to learn and some time each week to practise it.