Map drawing after 30 min is more accurate for maps learned through covert-retrieval tests than for maps learned through equal conventional study time¶
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q3 i? Subjects' map drawings after 30 min were significantly better for maps learned through test/study than through study alone, under liberal quadrant scoring. → Shana K. Carpenter and Harold Pashler 2007
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Shana K. Carpenter and Harold Pashler 2007¶
Shana K. Carpenter and Harold Pashler. (2007). Testing beyond words: Using tests to enhance visuospatial map learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 14 (3), 474-478. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03194092
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Controlled within-subjects laboratory experiment with 50 undergraduates, each learning one map via test/study and one via study, total time held at 120 sec per map. A mixed ANOVA showed a significant main effect of test condition on final drawing accuracy, e.g. F(1,46) = 10.85, p < .005, MSe = .026, for "liberal quadrant (LQ) scoring". Means were .74 (test/study) versus .63 (study) on LQ scoring.
"The test/study condition was significantly more beneficial than the study condition by all four scoring procedures. According to a 2 4 mixed ANOV A with test condition (test/study vs. study) as the within-subjects factor"
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Map drawing after 30 min is more accurate for maps learned through covert-retrieval tests than for maps learned through equal conventional study time |
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Map drawing after 30 min is more accurate for maps learned through covert-retrieval tests than for maps learned through equal conventional study time |
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2007 |
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2026-10-20 |
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