The science of effective learning with spacing and retrieval practice
The support for #retrievalpractice (quizzing) is inexorable. Here, Shana Carpenter, Steven Pan and Andrew Butler take a more practical view of retrieval together with the …
Quizzes improve academic performance #retrieval practice
If you occasionally swing past this blog you’ll not be surprised by the headline. What you may not be aware of is that quizzing also …
Higher grades in College Classroom – #retrievalpractice
More evidence that “distributing low stakes multiple-choice questions throughout lectures is effective for increasing test performance.” However, that was not the focus on this paper. …
Adaptive quizzing in the field
The final post in the Heitmann series. What have we learnt so far? Adaptation enhances the benefits of practice quizzing and is therefore a suitable …
Adapting quizzing: perception of cognitive load #retrievalpractice
This is part two of a three part series reviewing Svenja Heitmann Dissertation “On Optimising the Use of Practice Quizzing: Benefits Increase by Adapting and …
Retrieval Practice: research from the classroom
Snapshot of Schwieren et al., (2017) The focus of testing is shifted from the assessment of learning outcomes to supporting the learning process – assessment …