effortful learning
nounUK /ˈɛfətfʊl ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˈɛfərtfəl ˈlɜrnɪŋ/
Learning that makes your brain work hard, like solving a tricky puzzle.
Studying spelling words by testing yourself is effortful learning.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of studying where you try hard to remember things instead of just reading them.
Flashcards are a kind of effortful learning because you have to recall the answer.
3. Learning that feels difficult but helps you remember better later.
Even though the math problems were hard, the effortful learning helped her on the test.
4. When you keep trying to understand something even when it is tough.
He used effortful learning to figure out the science experiment step by step.