Quick Reference STUDY METHODS · No. 2 7-STEP SESSION

One session. Seven artefacts.

Leave each step with something written down.

Seven prompts that take you from setup to wrap-up in one study session.

ONE SESSION · SEVEN WRITTEN ARTEFACTS

Help me set a revisit schedule for [TOPIC] based on where I usually forget, not on the calendar.

Ask me probe questions about [TOPIC] until you find the earliest idea I cannot explain. Stop there.

Explain [TOPIC] at three levels. After each, ask me to restate it. Stop at the level where I break.

Give me one problem on [SKILL]. Do not show the solution. After my attempt, name the first error and what I seem to believe.

The protocol

i
Set up first Help me set a revisit schedule for [TOPIC] based on where I usually forget, not on the calendar. (B10 Spaced schedule design · impact 6 · evidence strong)
ii
Diagnose Ask me probe questions about [TOPIC] until you find the earliest idea I cannot explain. Stop there. (A1 Prerequisite diagnosis · impact 6 · evidence strong)
iii
First pass Explain [TOPIC] at three levels. After each, ask me to restate it. Stop at the level where I break. (A4 Multi-level explanation · impact 4 · evidence moderate)
iv
Practice Give me one problem on [SKILL]. Do not show the solution. After my attempt, name the first error and what I seem to believe. (B7 Immediate targeted feedback · impact 6 · evidence strong)
v
Go deeper Interview me about [TOPIC]. Ask one question at a time. Do not explain. Probe vague words and unsupported claims. (C1 Socratic questioning · impact 6 · evidence strong)
vi
Check yourself Generate a short closed-book quiz matching my exam format for [TOPIC]. Do not give answers until I finish. (B18 Exam-condition simulation · impact 5 · evidence strong)
vii
Wrap up Here are today's mistakes. Help me log each by cause, not by topic heading, and pick the one pattern to re-test tomorrow. (E1 Error cataloguing · impact 6 · evidence strong)