The testing effect has been demonstrated across a variety of mostly low-element-interactivity materials, but problem-solving tasks had received very little testing-effect research attention¶

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q2 i? The testing effect (testing beats restudy for long-term retention) has been shown with word lists, facts, prose, symbol-word pairs, lectures, maps, functions, and animations; problem-solving tasks were little studied. → Tamara van Gog & Liesbeth Kester & Kim Dirkx & Vincent Hoogerheide & Joris Boerboom & Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen 2015

Evidence¶

Tamara van Gog & Liesbeth Kester & Kim Dirkx & Vincent Hoogerheide & Joris Boerboom & Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen 2015¶

Tamara van Gog & Liesbeth Kester & Kim Dirkx & Vincent Hoogerheide & Joris Boerboom & Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen. (2015). Testing After Worked Example Study Does Not Enhance Delayed Problem-Solving Performance Compared to Restudy. Educ Psychol Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-015-9297-3

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Background synthesis in the article's introduction, citing prior reviews and studies (e.g., Roediger and Karpicke 2006a) showing the testing effect across varied materials; the article notes problem-solving tasks "have received very little attention in research on the testing effect". This is second-hand attribution, not a new empirical result of this study.

"The testing effect refers to the finding that after an initial study opportunity, testing is more effective for long-term retention than not testing and even than restudying (for a review, see Roediger and Karpicke 2006a)."

Discussion¶

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• Retrieval practice improves long-term retention — a broader claim this one bears on
• No testing effect was found for acquiring problem-solving skills through worked example study across eight experiments — related
• Retrieval practice enhances performance on final inference and transfer questions relative to restudying, although a single-word fill-in-the-blank task did not — related