deliberate rehearsal

noun
UK /dɪˈlɪbərət rɪˈhɜːsl/
US /dɪˈlɪbərət rɪˈhɜːrsl/

Deliberate rehearsal is when you practice something on purpose to remember it better.

She used deliberate rehearsal to learn her spelling words by repeating them every night.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In psychology, the conscious repetition of information to keep it in short-term memory or move it to long-term memory.

Deliberate rehearsal helps students keep new vocabulary in their memory.

3. A planned, careful run-through of a performance or procedure.

The choir held a deliberate rehearsal before the concert.

4. The act of thinking through something carefully in advance.

His deliberate rehearsal of the speech made him feel confident.