 |  Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading, 3/e Joe Cortina,
Richland College
Janet Elder,
Richland College
Rehearsing Textbook Information and Preparing for Tests
Glossary
| Long-term memory:
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Permanent memory.
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Temporary memory.
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Steps taken to transfer information into long-term memory; techniques include saying the information aloud and writing it down.
| | | | | Distributed practice:
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Study sessions that are spaced out over time; a more efficient study method than massed practice.
| | | | | Test review card:
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Index card with an important question on the front and the answer on the back.
| | | | | Test review sheet:
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Single sheet of paper consolidating and summarizing, on its front and back, the most important information to be covered on a test.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education