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Cohen, Michael S.; Yan, Veronica X.; Halamish, Vered; Bjork, Robert A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Despite the clear long-term benefits of spaced practice, students and teachers often choose massed practice. Whether learners actually fail to appreciate the benefits of spacing is, however, open to question. Early studies (e.g., Zechmeister & Shaughnessy, 1980) found that participants' judgments of learning were higher after massed than after…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Intervals, Time Management, Time Factors (Learning)
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Moravec, Marin; Williams, Adrienne; Aguilar-Roca, Nancy; O'Dowd, Diane K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Actively engaging students in lecture has been shown to increase learning gains. To create time for active learning without displacing content we used two strategies for introducing material before class in a large introductory biology course. Four to five slides from 2007/8 were removed from each of three lectures in 2009 and the information…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Lecture Method, Introductory Courses
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Kee, Daniel W. – Integrated Education, 1972
Reports a study comparing the efficiency in paired associate learning of second grade children from four ethnic groups: black, white, Chinese-American, and Spanish-American. (JM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Chinese Americans, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students