Knowing Knowledge
Section 06

Illusions

Learners judge their own learning by how the material feels while they are reading it — the one signal shown not to predict later recall. These entries cover the illusion, its persistence, and the conditions under which it breaks.

Student chews a pencil while studying a textbook at a classroom desk
FIG. 01Cards make the check cheap, which is the only reason the illusion is ever caught.Photo: BOOM 💥 Photography / Pexels