Retrieval practice instructions improved final recall of translations in Experiment 1¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 Purdue undergraduates who received retrieval practice instructions recalled more translations on a delayed criterial test than a neutral-instruction control group. → Ariel 2018

Evidence¶

Ariel 2018¶

Ariel, R., & Karpicke, J. D. (2018). Improving Self-Regulated Learning With a Retrieval Practice Intervention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000133

q3 · i2 · causal · r2

Randomized experiment with 60 undergraduates assigned to retrieval practice instructions or control, learning 20 Lithuanian–English translations with self-regulated practice before a delayed final test. The instructed group recalled more (M = .87 vs .64), "t(58) = 3.36, p < .001, d = 0.88".

"The retrieval practice instructions group recalled more translations (M = .87, SE = .03) than did the control group (M = .64, SE = .06) on the delayed criterial test, t(58) = 3.36, p < .001, d = 0.88"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Long-Term Memory — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Learners underuse effective learning strategies such as spacing and retrieval practice — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Students given retrieval practice instructions spontaneously used a repeated retrieval strategy on new materials one week later without further instructions — related
• Retrieval practice enhances final-test recollection of contextual details and speeds final retrieval, as shown by list discrimination, response time, and cumulative recall measures — a broader claim this one bears on
• The benefits of retrieval practice do not depend on an exact match between initial retrieval practice conditions and the final test format — a broader claim this one bears on
• Repeated successful retrieval during learning predicted final recall in both experiments — related
• Retrieval practice improves long-term retention — a broader claim this one bears on
• Retrieval practice instructions led students to recall items to a criterion of about three correct retrievals before dropping them — related
• Lay forecasters predicted that practicing alone would produce more learning than practicing with AI, contrary to the experimental results — related
• VeriForge's integrated workflow is associated with higher one-week delayed recall of domain terms and a higher retention rate (exploratory) — related
• Effects of instructions on some measures were inconsistent across experiments, and instructed students did not recall all items to criterion — related
• Mental effort did not explain the testing effect: retrieval practice effort did not predict delayed test scores — related