Fiducia TogetherRetrieval practice
Also called Testing effect, Active recall, Spaced repetition, Interleaving
Making yourself remember something without looking. The best-evidenced revision method there is.
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40 terms filed under R, showing 31–40 (page 4 of 4).
R
Reversible reactions and equilibrium
Reactions that go both ways, and how conditions shift the balance.
Revision by topic weighting
Spending most time on what carries most marks.
Revision timetable
Also called Revision plan, Study schedule
A plan for when you will revise what. Useful, and frequently a way of avoiding revising.
Rhetorical devices
The named techniques of persuasion, and what each does to a listener.
Risk assessment in practicals
Identifying what could go wrong and what you will do about it.
River processes
Erosion, transport and deposition, and the landforms they make.
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's tragedy of two teenagers, a feud and a series of very small accidents.
Rounding and truncation
Cutting a number short, two different ways.
Rural change
How the countryside is changing, and why some rural areas grow while others empty.
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