Paired Associates Strategy
The Paired Associates Strategy helps students independently and in an organized way approach large bodies of information they need to master. Using the strategy, students identify pairs or groups of items that are important to learn, such as names and events, places and events, or names and accomplishments. They create study cards, create a mnemonic device for each card, and use the study cards to learn the information.
Instruction in this strategy produces relatively quick and significant performance gains for most students. Because of this, it builds low-achieving students' confidence in their test-taking abilities and enables them to improve their grades in required courses.
Checklists
PA: Verbal Practice Checklist (Fillable PDF)
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Cue Cards
PA: Cue Card #1: Facts to Remember
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PA: Cue Card #10 Examples for Step 4: Make a Code
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PA: Cue Card #11 Make a Code
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PA: Cue Card #12 Steps for Mastering Paired Associates
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PA: Cue Card #13 Visual Clues
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PA: Cue Card #14 Word Clues
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PA: Cue Card #15 Importance Clues
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PA: Cue Card #17 Cards with Three Items
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PA: Cue Card #18 Requirements for Paired Associates
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PA: Cue Card #19 Identify the Questions for a Pair
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PA: Cue Card #2 Steps for Creating Memory Devices
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PA: Cue Card #20 Identify the Questions for Three Items
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PA: Cue Card #21 The "W" and "H" WOrds
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PA: Cue Card #22 Generalization Stages
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PA: Cue Card #23 Affirmations
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PA: Cue Card #24 Building a Knowledge Base
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PA: Cue Card #4 Create a Picture
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PA: Cue Card #5 Examples for Step 2: Relate Something
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PA: Cue Card #6: Relate Something
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PA: Cue Card #7 Examples for Step 3: Add Boxes
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PA: Cue Card #8 Add Boxes
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PA: Cue Card #9 Number-Letter Substitution Chart
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PA: Ue Card #16 Cards with Two Items
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Poster / Visual Aid
2 files
PA: Classroom Posters
Other resources
PA: Assignment Sheet (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Progress Chart
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 1A and 1B (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 1C and 1D (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 2A, 2B (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 2C, 2D (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 3A, 3B (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 3C, 3D
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 4A, 4B (Fillable pdf)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 4C, 4D (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 5A, 5B (fillable pdf)
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PA: Controlled Practice Quiz 5C, 5D (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Controlled Practice Studey Sheet 1C and 1D
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 1A and 1B
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 2A
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 3A, 3B
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 3C, 3D
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 4A, 4B
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 4C, 4D
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PA: Controlled Practice Study Sheet 5a, 5B
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PA: Controlled PRactice Study Shet 2C, 2D
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PA: Example Controlled Practice Progress Chart
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PA: Example Oral Quiz Score Sheet
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PA: Example Progress Chart
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PA: Example Score Sheet
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PA: Example Weekly Planning Sheet
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PA: Examples for Step 1: Create a Picture
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PA: Management Chart (fillable PDF)
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PA: Mastering Information Pretest Sample
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PA: Model Passage Native Americans in the 1800s
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PA: Oral Quiz Score Sheet (Fillable PDF)
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PA: Posttest Quiz #1
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PA: Posttest Quiz #2
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PA: Posttest Study Sheet #1
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PA: Posttest Study Sheet #2
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PA: Pretest Quiz (fillable pdf)
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PA: Pretest Sample
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PA: Pretest Study Sheet
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PA: Progress Chart
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PA: Score Sheet (Fillable PDF)
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2 files
PA: Scoring Explanation for Mastering Information Pretest Sample
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PA: Scoring Explanation for Pretest Sample
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PA: Weekly Planning Sheet (Fillable PDF)
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PA:Controlled PRactice Study Sheet 5C, 5D
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