What are TickSmart™ Flashcards? Learning happens best when you can practice what you’ve learned, and TickSmart™ Flashcards make reinforcing learning fast and easy. TickEncounter has created specialized sets of flashcards for you to practice what you already know or need to know about ticks. To really be TickSmart takes practice, and this interactive tool is an opportunity for you to practice anytime, anywhere.
How TickSmart™ Flashcards work. The more you practice recalling a piece of information or retrieving it from memory, the more likely you will remember it later. This psychological finding, pioneered by Hermann Ebbinghaus (1), explains why it can be so much more effective to study using flashcards or taking practice tests than it is to look over notes until you feel like you know them. Getting feedback enhances the remembering effect. TickSmart™ Flashcards are study tools designed to bolster spaced repetition learning leading to improved and longer-lasting recall of important tick facts. Keep practicing every other day or so for a week — even after you get a question right the first time — and then, you’ll likely always have the information when you need it!
Check out our growing catalog of flashcards covering tick identification, prevention strategies, misconceptions about ticks, and tick biology. Users engage in structured or self-directed learning modes with automatic review scheduling that reinforces material needing mastery. The platform operates entirely within the user’s browser, requiring no accounts, servers, or external infrastructure, ensuring data privacy, reliability, and minimal maintenance. Fully mobile-responsive.
TickSmart™ Flashcards support URI TickEncounter’s mission to reduce tick-borne disease risk through effective, science-based education.
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TickSmart™ Flashcards were inspired by students in Dr. Mather’s 2024 AVS/ENT 390H Wildlife & Human Disease Honors class. We especially appreciate the leadership of Robbie Vets and Ari Locklear, and the contributions of Megan Chevalier, Cate Palmer, Kayleigh Hallett, and Ava McLaughlin.