Implement retrieval practice in class through everything-you-know recall, multi-representation flashcards, and practice test questions that differ from the actual test¶

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Description¶

The article describes three concrete retrieval-practice routines a math teacher used: a student tells a peer or teacher everything they know about an area to be assessed, flashcards containing multiple representations such as a definition and an image, and practice test packets. Practice questions were deliberately "structured in a similar way to each upcoming test, but not exactly the same" so students still had to apply knowledge in new situations.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Students must engage in the effortful retrieval the article calls desirable difficulties, which the article notes students may initially resist

Constraints¶

• The article notes some students wanted extra credit for participating, suggesting an incentive challenge during adoption

Target Learners¶

• high school students in academic courses

Target Learning Goals¶

• retention and recall of assessed material
• applying knowledge in different types of situations

Related Strategies¶

• Retrieval Practice Activities
• Flashcard Drill
• Timed Retrieval Practice
• Spaced Retrieval
• Schools adopting learning sciences research should start small, be explicit with students, track progress with classroom data, and share learnings

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• The Art and Science of Learning: How New Mexico School for the Arts Uses Research. (2016). Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/4e829bdc-764f-4f2e-85de-abc138e21bdd