Judgments of learning:
- function: as I'm studying, making an assessment as to whether I'd studied an item enough
- might impair my studies by causing me to skip over items that seem too hard or too easy to be worth the time
- might foster my performance by helping me to optimize my time
- Useful heuristic: if I make a flash card on the topic, do I know the answer to the question
- Would be useful if... I have made a flash card that represents what will be on the test
- Would not be useful if... I have low retention beyond the study session
- function: how strongly I feel confident about the item
- might impair my studies by being distorted by my emotional state -- am I stressed, depressed, etc.
- might foster my performance by encouraging me to re-study even items I know
- Useful heuristic: When I look at the question on my flashcard, do I know if I know the answer, or am I guessing
- Would be useful if... I can assess the accuracy of my answers
- Would not be useful if... the answers are open-ended or not provided
- function: after answering, checking back over to see if I'm right
- might impair my studies if I allow myself hindsight bias (doing the exercise in my head)
- might foster my performance by take a practice test, assess my own performance, and then repeat it
- Useful heuristic: how well do I usually do on tests of this type?
- Would be useful if... I've taken similar tests and accurately recall my results
- Would not be useful if... the other tests were not comparable
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