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Retrieval Practice Enhances New Learning: the Forward Effect of Testing
Pastötter, Bernhard and Bäuml, Karl-Heinz T. (2014) Retrieval Practice Enhances New Learning: the Forward Effect of Testing. Frontiers in Cognitive Science 2014.Date of publication of this fulltext: 07 Apr 2014 14:35
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.29775
Abstract
Inthelastcoupleofyears,therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinlaboratoryresearchexaminingthebenefitsofrecalltestingonlong-termlearningandretention.Thisworkwaslargelyonthebackwardeffectoftesting,whichshowsthatretrievalpracticeonpreviouslystudiedinformation,comparedtorestudyofthesamematerial,renderstheinformationmorelikelytoberememberedinthefuture.Goingbeyondthisprominentwork,morerecentlaboratoryresearchpr ...
Inthelastcoupleofyears,therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinlaboratoryresearchexaminingthebenefitsofrecalltestingonlong-termlearningandretention.Thisworkwaslargelyonthebackwardeffectoftesting,whichshowsthatretrievalpracticeonpreviouslystudiedinformation,comparedtorestudyofthesamematerial,renderstheinformationmorelikelytoberememberedinthefuture.Goingbeyondthisprominentwork,morerecentlaboratoryresearchprovidedevidencethatthereisalsoaforwardeffectoftesting,whichshowsthatrecalltestingofpreviouslystudiedinformationcanenhancelearningofsubsequentlypresentednewinformation.Here,weprovideareviewofresearchonthisforwardeffectoftesting.Thereviewshowsthattheeffectisawellreplicatedphenomenoninlaboratorystudiesthathasbeenobservedforbothveridicalinformationandmisinformation.Inparticular,thereviewdemonstratesthattheeffectmaybeappliedtoeducationalandclinicalsettings,enhancinglearninginstudentsandreducingmemorydeficitsinclinicalpopulations.Thereviewdiscussescurrenttheoreticalexplanationsoftheforwardeffectoftestingandprovidessuggestionsforfutureresearchdirections.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Frontiers in Cognitive Science | ||||
| Publisher: | Frontiers | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Volume: | 2014 | ||||
| Date | 4 April 2014 | ||||
| Institutions | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie IV (Entwicklungs- und Kognitionspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Bäuml | ||||
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| Keywords | learning,longtermmemory,testingeffect,retrievalpractice,interference | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-297759 | ||||
| Item ID | 29775 |
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