There is currently no direct empirical connection established between teachers' learning about retrieval practice and their classroom implementation of it¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r1 · q1
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The article states it is currently unclear whether science communication efforts on the science of learning influence decision making in the classroom, a gap needing empirical investigation. → Pooja K. Agarwal 2024 q1 i? The author proposes implementation science, originating in medicine and public health, as a directly applicable research area for studying teachers' uptake of evidence-based practices. → Pooja K. Agarwal 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

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

q1 · i? · qualitative · r1

The author's stated gap: while retrieval practice consistently improves learning in classrooms, a direct connection between teachers' learning about it and their implementation has yet to be established. This is an interpretive claim with no data offered.

"it is currently unclear whether science communication efforts on the science of learning influence decision making in the classroom, a critical consideration as the number of blogs, books, social media posts, online courses, and professional development workshops for teachers continues to grow"

Pooja K. Agarwal 2024 (2)¶

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

q1 · i? · qualitative · r1

The author identifies implementation science, which originated in medicine and public health, as a growing research area directly applicable to studying how teachers adopt evidence-based practices such as retrieval practice.

"A growing area of research that is directly applicable is known as implementation science, which originated in the fields of medicine and public health (Bauer & Kirchner, 2020; Soicher, Becker-Blease, & Bostwick, 2020)"

Discussion¶

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