Educator workshops on retrieval practice as the authors' science-communication vehicle

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 theoretical), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The authors report that their efforts to increase science communication with educators "have included workshops", through which they engage educators in conversation about implementing retrieval practice. These workshops are the setting in which the three recurring concerns about workload, scope of usefulness, and test anxiety surfaced, and in which the authors attempted to address them by discussing nuances of the retrieval practice literature. The article describes the workshops as the experiential basis for its commentary.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Face-to-face or interactive conversation with educators so that concerns can surface and be discussed

Constraints

• The article reports no formal evaluation of the workshops' effects on educator implementation

Target Learners

• Educators (teachers and instructors) learning about retrieval practice

Learning Goals

• Understanding and implementing retrieval practice effectively in teaching

Claims

• Three concerns about retrieval practice implementation consistently arise during educators' workshop conversations: workload, perceived restriction to basic knowledge, and test anxiety [+W]
• The three named educator concerns are time or workload of planning, enacting, and evaluating retrieval practice; perceived usefulness limited to basic knowledge; and test anxiety [+W]

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Key Sources

• Sumeracki, M. A., Nebel, C. L., Kaminske, A. N., and Kuepper-Tetzel, C. E. (2024). Turning roadblocks into speed bumps: a call for implementation reform in science communication about retrieval practice. Educational Psychology Review, 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09854-5

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Field	Value
type	design
id	retrieval-practice-educator-workshops-sumeracki
title	Educator workshops on retrieval practice as the authors' science-communication vehicle
description	The authors report that their efforts to increase science communication with educators "have included workshops", through which they engage educators in conversation about implementing retrieval practice.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-22
trust	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources	1 — sumeracki-2024

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