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The practice loop, the three modes, and a reference for the terms used in feedback. For help with the page in front of you, open the Help button for page-specific guidance, questions and reporting.
The method
Choose a topic from your course, module or syllabus. Each topic is broken into building blocks so you can learn progressively instead of trying to master everything in one vague answer.
Why rereading feels fluent · What retrieval makes visible · False confidence vs real recall · Synthesis practice · Mastery Check
Read the short primer if you need it, then speak or type your answer from memory. No notes. No copy-pasting. This is the dry run: the place where it is safe for the answer to be messy. The point is not to sound perfect — it is to expose what breaks.
Paper Tiger grades your answer against the specific points the topic requires — conceptual accuracy, structure, terminology, application, missed distinctions, misconceptions and overconfidence. The AI grading feedback appears directly in the result.
If an answer has a gap in one building block, Paper Tiger does not just say “revise this topic”. It identifies the relevant next task.
Re-blurt this building block · Try the quick repair check · Try synthesis practice · Move from building blocks to Mastery Check · Create two targeted flashcards
Paper Tiger builds a daily plan from your recorded results. It prioritises answers with blocking gaps, overdue recall, topics you nearly know, building blocks that need repair, and new topics only when review load allows. You always know what to practise next, and why.
Practice modes
| When you are... | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Learning a topic | Guided practice | Build one building block at a time. |
| Linking the pieces | Synthesis practice | Practise joining the building blocks before the strict check. |
| Checking the whole topic | Mastery Check | Answer the full-topic prompt under strict grading. |
For first-pass learning
The topic is broken into smaller building blocks. You answer one part at a time, get feedback, and build toward the full answer.
Best for
For linking the building blocks
You connect the building blocks into one coherent explanation. This is coached practice, not the strict mastery attempt.
Best for
For strict full-topic recall
This is the strict full-topic attempt. You answer from memory against the full answer key, and strong results can count toward full-topic readiness.
Best for
You may see older attempts labelled Standard or Integrated. Current learning uses Guided practice, Synthesis practice and Mastery Check.
Why it works
You can recognise an idea in your notes and still be unable to produce it. That is the familiarity trap — it feels like knowledge because the page makes sense while you are looking at it. When the page disappears, the structure disappears too.
Paper Tiger is output-first. Instead of asking, “Have I read this?” it asks: Can I say this? You explain a topic from memory, Paper Tiger grades it against a fixed answer key, and then it tells you what to repair and when to return.
| Normal study | Paper Tiger |
|---|---|
| Read the notes | Explain the idea |
| Highlight key lines | Produce the answer |
| Make broad flashcards | Create flashcards only from specific gaps |
| Feel familiar | Test actual recall |
| Move to the next topic | Repair the most important gap first |
| Track coverage | Track readiness |
The research behind answer-first practice — retrieval, spacing and desirable difficulty — lives on the evidence page, with citations.
Reference
The terms Paper Tiger uses in feedback and scheduling. Practice modes have their own section above.
Where to go
Review the study-use boundaries, cookie/storage notice, privacy choices and data handling terms.
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