Summarising or applying research
Of course it is meant to be a provocative title. It is adapted from the very first paper I read on retrieval practice back in 2011 via the Purdue Newsroom. It was the press release that first got me interested …
Back in 2011 I read a Purdue Newsroom release and a series of press articles about Jeff Karpicke’s retrieval research. Our research shows that practicing retrieval while you study is crucial to learning,” the study’s author Jeffrey D. Karpicke, an …
So the analogy of a attention-spotlight can be used to describe my experience of test-enhanced learning retrieval routines in the classroom. Routines that both brighten and focus the spotlight (more spotlight and less floodlight). Which is arguably the aim of …
After reading ‘Retrieval-based learning and prior knowledge,’ Buchin and Mulligan (2022) yesterday, Dr Buchin then shared “The Testing Effect Under Divided Attention: Educational Application.” I am acutely aware of the importance of both prior knowledge and attention and keen to …
After posting a review of Gupta et al. (2021) and their summary conclusion that retrieval was “a potent learning tool across most if not all levels of prior content mastery,” co-author Dr Steven Pan signposted a second paper with a …
Investigating “Prior episodic learning and the efficacy of retrieval practice,” Gupta et al. (2021) draw two important conclusions for teachers. The first we have known about for a long time, the second, is an important ‘knowledge nugget’ that can be …
For the past three years, in developing my English teaching pedagogy, I developed a professional interest in production effects, initially with reference to retrieval practice design and vocabulary acquisition and latterly with to proofreading and editing. Production effects: the difference …
I am not too sure we need more convincing that spaced practice trumps masses practice – but there you go. Here it is. Spaced Retrieval Practice Imposes Desirable Difficulty in Calculus Learning – Lyle et al. (2022). Lyle et al …
