End-of-semester recall of course material was better for relearning than for restudying¶
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q2 i? Recall of course material at the end of the semester was better for relearning compared to restudying. → Philip A. Higham 2020
Evidence¶
Philip A. Higham 2020¶
Philip A. Higham, Bettina Zengel, Laura Bartlett, and Julie A. Hadwin (2020). The Benefits of Successive Relearning on Multiple Learning Outcomes. https://osf.io/nx4va/?view_only=049ee04aab4f420e9fa0091b3b69b9d0
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The article's abstract reports the outcome of the semester-long within-participants experiment in which students alternated weekly between relearning and restudying with exposure time controlled: "Recall of course material at the end of the semester was better for relearning compared to restudying."
"Recall of course material at the end of the semester was better for relearning compared to restudying."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Individual differences were not associated with the retention benefit of relearning over restudying — related
- Spaced retrieval practice produces better final retention than massed retrieval even though spacing lowers initial retrieval success, and more absolute spacing enhances long-term retention — related
- Total exposure time per session was significantly lower in the relearn condition than in the restudy condition, ruling out an exposure confound — related
- Testing benefits retention over a conservative restudy control, establishing the testing effect as robust — a broader claim this one bears on
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End-of-semester recall of course material was better for relearning than for restudying |
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End-of-semester recall of course material was better for relearning than for restudying |
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2020 |
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