Paper Tiger

Guided path

Build the topic in blocks

Small prompts first. The app recommends the next useful step.

Topic map

Getting close

3/4

blocks tried

1

strong

1

nearly there

1

Why rereading feels fluent

Foundation

Recognition fluency is clear.

Strong

2

What retrieval makes visible

Recommended

Building block

Sharpen the repair point.

Nearly there

3

False confidence vs real recall

Building block

Needs one more pass.

Developing

Guided practice

Blurt one block

One focused prompt. The learner answers from memory before feedback.

Guided practice

Mastery Check

Step 2 of 5 · Building block

Explain what retrieval makes visible that rereading can hide.

Target: 2-4 sentences. Clean causal link, not a long essay.

Why this matters

Familiarity is not proof that you can produce the idea unaided.

Sample blurt transcript

Rereading feels familiar. Blurting exposes missing links.

Result

Feedback finds the repair

The result shows status, what worked, and the precise repair.

Result saved

Nearly there

Nearly thereGuided practice

Good core idea. The repair is to say exactly how the gap becomes the next thing to fix.

One precise repair

Add the causal link: retrieval exposes the gap, then the gap becomes the next repair.

Status shown

Repair saved

Review queued

Finish the topic

Synthesis then Mastery

Synthesis links blocks. Mastery Check is the strict proof step.

Mastery readiness

Ready for synthesis

4/4

blocks attempted

3

strong

0

needs repair

Step 1 of 2

Synthesis practice

Coached linking. Good for joining the blocks.

Step 2 of 2

Mastery Check

Strict full-topic proof. This can count toward mastery.

Important distinction

Blocks first. Link them next. Then prove the whole topic.

Review queue

The weak point returns

Nearly-there points come back later as targeted review.

Review queue

Repairs return later.

Retrieval exposes the repair point

Due tomorrow

Nearly there

False confidence from rereading

Due in 3 days

Strong

Flashcard-style review

Why can rereading create false confidence, and what does blurting make visible instead?

Why blurting beats rereading

Build the topic in blocks

Blurt one block

Explain what retrieval makes visible that rereading can hide.

Feedback finds the repair

Nearly there

Synthesis then Mastery

Synthesis practice

Mastery Check

The weak point returns

Repairs return later.

Works across subjects