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Download full textAgarwal, 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
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Direct linkRoediger, Henry L., III; Agarwal, Pooja K.; McDaniel, Mark A.; McDermott, Kathleen B. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2011
Three experiments examined whether quizzing promotes learning and retention of material from a social studies course with sixth grade students from a suburban middle school. The material used in the experiments was the course material students were to learn and some of the dependent measures were the actual tests on which students received grades.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Multiple Choice Tests, Tests
