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What does it mean to “know” a word?

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

What do you get when you review a word with flashcards or a spaced repetition system?
When you can go through a list and give all the correct answers, what have you accomplished? Do you know the words or are you simply adept at reciting answers?
What does it mean to “know” a word? At [...]

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What Did Your Last Test Teach You?

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

I’ve never been a fan of tests or reviews for the simple reason that they are rarely used to move you forward.
Did poorly on a test because you had difficulty understanding the material? That’s nice, the class will be moving on now.
Reviews, Tests, Quizzes and the like are typically used to determine what you [...]

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