Feynman-style explanation
Practice: Explain an idea in plain language without copying the source.
In Tessarion: Teach-back exposes vague wording, missing mechanisms, and borrowed familiarity.
Learning methods
Methods that require the learner to reconstruct, connect, and correct.
Tessarion combines established study practices with explicit evidence and workflow boundaries. It supports these methods; it does not guarantee a learning outcome.
Retrieval practice
Practice: Reconstruct information from memory before seeing the answer.
In Tessarion: Tessarion evaluates the explanation produced from recall rather than rewarding rereading.
Elaboration
Practice: Connect a concept to causes, examples, contrasts, and prerequisites.
In Tessarion: The concept graph gives diagnosis a structure beyond keyword matching.
Socratic questioning
Practice: Use one targeted question to repair a specific gap.
In Tessarion: The tutor avoids giving a complete answer too early and routes the learner back to teach-back.
Spaced review
Practice: Return to a concept after a delay chosen from the learning evidence.
In Tessarion: Review is scheduled from gaps, severity, prior attempts, and mastery signals rather than decorative streaks.
Metacognition
Practice: Inspect why a learning decision was made.
In Tessarion: Evidence and workflow traces help learners distinguish confidence from demonstrated understanding.