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Waterman, Amanda H.; Blades, Mark – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2011
Adults ask children questions in a variety of contexts, for example, in the classroom, in the forensic context, or in experimental research. In such situations children will inevitably be asked some questions to which they do not know the answer, because they do not have the required information ("unanswerable" questions). When asked unanswerable…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Adults, Children, Questioning Techniques
Agarwal, Pooja K.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Thomas, Ruthann C.; McDermott, Kathleen B.; Roediger, Henry L., III – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The use of summative testing to evaluate students' acquisition, retention, and transfer of instructed material is a fundamental aspect of educational practice and theory. However, a substantial basic literature has established that testing is not a neutral event--testing can also enhance and modify memory (Carpenter & DeLosh, 2006; Hogan &…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Testing, Educational Practices, Classroom Environment