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In 2019 the search phrase "retrieval practice" became more frequently searched on Google than "testing effect"

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q2 i? Google Trends data show that in 2019 the phrase "retrieval practice" became more frequently searched than "testing effect," indicating a terminology shift in public interest. → Pooja K. Agarwal 2024

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Pooja K. Agarwal 2024

Pooja K. Agarwal. (2024). Personal reflections on science communication and sharing retrieval practice research with teachers. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09839-w

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Observational Google Trends search-popularity data from January 2013 to January 2023, shown in Figure 1, mark 2019 as the inflection point when "retrieval practice" overtook "testing effect" in search frequency. No effect size is printed.

"in 2019, the phrase "retrieval practice" became more frequently searched than "testing effect" on Google (Figure 1; data from Google Trends, https://trends.google.com )"

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title In 2019 the search phrase "retrieval practice" became more frequently searched on Google than "testing effect"
description In 2019 the search phrase "retrieval practice" became more frequently searched on Google than "testing effect"
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newest_evidence 2024
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-22
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