Glossary term
What is Pretesting effect?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Pretesting effect" means: The finding that trying questions before learning, even getting them wrong, seemed to help later learning. It is taught in Learn Faster and Get More Done. Related terms include Baseline, Feedback, Recognition and Card (flashcard). Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Pretesting effect?
The finding that trying questions before learning, even getting them wrong, seemed to help later learning.
Where is Pretesting effect taught?
Pretesting effect is defined in Learn Faster and Get More Done.
Which terms are related to Pretesting effect?
Next to Pretesting effect in the course glossaries: Baseline, Feedback, Recognition, Card (flashcard), Active recall (retrieval practice), Spacing effect, Recall and Cramming (massed practice).
BaselineFeedbackRecognitionCard (flashcard)Active recall (retrieval practice)Spacing effectRecallCramming (massed practice)
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 Pretesting effect?
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.