Benefits of retrieval practice have persisted for 6 months in medical students and 9 months in middle-school students¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The chapter reports, citing Larsen et al. (2013), that initial testing of clinical neurology topics enhanced medical students' retention 6 months later relative to studying a review sheet. → Karpicke 2017 q2 i? The chapter reports, citing Carpenter et al. (2009), that retrieval practice of history facts enhanced middle-school students' retention relative to repeated study on a test 9 months later. → Karpicke 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Karpicke 2017¶

Karpicke, J. D. (2017). Retrieval-Based Learning: A Decade of Progress. Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 2nd edition, Volume 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21055-9

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The chapter reports, citing Larsen et al. (2013), research with medical students in which "initial testing of clinical neurology topics enhanced retention 6 months later", relative to a review sheet. No effect size is printed.

"For example, in research with medical students, Larsen et al. (2013) found that initial testing of clinical neurology topics enhanced retention 6 months later, relative to initially studying a review sheet."

Karpicke 2017 (2)¶

Karpicke, J. D. (2017). Retrieval-Based Learning: A Decade of Progress. Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 2nd edition, Volume 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21055-9

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The chapter reports, citing Carpenter et al. (2009), research with middle-school students where "initial retrieval practice of history facts enhanced retention relative to repeated study" on a final test 9 months later.

"In research with middle-school students, Carpenter et al. (2009) found that initial retrieval practice of history facts enhanced retention relative to repeated study on a final test given 9 months after the initial learning session."

Discussion¶

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