Experiential Processing
Thought that is passive, effortless, and automatic.
Reflective Processing
Thought that is active, effortful, and controlled.
Reflective Learning
Deliberate reflective and active self-guided study.
Self-Reference
The practice of relating new information to prior life experience.
Critical Thinking
An ability to evaluate, compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information.
Reflective SQ4R Method
Survey, question, read, recite, review.
Reflective Listener
A person who knows how to maintain attention, avoid distractions, and actively gather information from lectures.
LISAN
Lead, Ideas, Signal Words, Actively Listen, Note Taking.
Self-Testing
Evaluating learning by posing questions to yourself.
Spaced Practice
Practice spread over many relatively short study sessions.
Massed Practice
Practice done in a long, uninterrupted study session.
Overlearning
Continuing to study and learn after you think you’ve mastered a topic.
Procrastination
The tendency to put off unpleasant tasks.
Weekly Time Schedule
A written plan that allocates time for study, work, and leisure activities during a one-week period.
Term Schedule
A written plan that lists the dates of all major assignments for each class for an entire term.
Specific Goals
Goals with clearly defined and measurable outcomes.
