Quick Reference STUDY METHODS · No. 26 SESSION STAGES

Right move. Right stage.

Set up, diagnose, first pass, practice, deepen, check, wrap.

Match the job to the stage: set up, diagnose, first pass, practice, deepen, check, wrap.

MATCH THE JOB TO THE STAGE

Schedules, constraints, personas, organisers: before content. Try B10 spaced schedule, A14 advance organiser, K9 refusal lock.

Find missing links and misconceptions before grinding. Try A1 prerequisite diagnosis, E5 gap mapping, H2 misconception elicitation.

First encounter or new representation. Try A8 worked examples, E6 self-explanation, A4 multi-level explanation.

Attempt, retrieve, drill, generate. Try B1 free recall, B7 feedback, B11 interleaving, A2 contingent hinting.

The protocol

i
Up-front setup Schedules, constraints, personas, organisers: before content. Try B10 spaced schedule, A14 advance organiser, K9 refusal lock.
ii
Diagnose Find missing links and misconceptions before grinding. Try A1 prerequisite diagnosis, E5 gap mapping, H2 misconception elicitation.
iii
First pass First encounter or new representation. Try A8 worked examples, E6 self-explanation, A4 multi-level explanation.
iv
Practice Attempt, retrieve, drill, generate. Try B1 free recall, B7 feedback, B11 interleaving, A2 contingent hinting.
v
Deepen Argument, mechanism, nuance. Try C1 Socratic, C9 counterexamples, C5 steelmanning.
vi
Check Verify, calibrate, exam sim. Try B18 exam simulation, B20 calibration, E18 fluency check, K1 verification.
vii
Wrap Log, plan revisit, close. Try E1 error catalogue, B13 flashcards from notes, E4 process audit.

Session roles from TAGS-v1 / CONTEXT-methods-overview. Counts are distributional, not prescriptions.