The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of note taking and review on retention of information presented by lecture. One hundred seventy-two undergraduates enrolled in an introductory psychology course served as subjects for the experiment. All subjects listened to a lecture while engaging in study strategies consisting of…

In two experiments, researchers investigated whether the advantages of studying graphic organizers over outlines for learning text structure and transfer from a chapter-length text are restricted to study sequences that use delayed, rather than immediate, review. In the first of these studies, reported here, 89 undergraduates studied 1 of 3 sets…

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of note taking and reviewing on learning from text. The findings supported the encoding function of note taking and demonstrated that unguided elaboration hindered performance on teacher-made tests. (Author/GK)

Comparison of the National Board Examination performance of dental students who did and did not participate in a review course found that the course was most effective in areas covered during the greatest number of terms, were presented most recently, or had the least number of topics in the examination. (MSE)

Evaluated the effectiveness of vocabulary computerized adaptive tests (CATs) with restricted review in a live testing setting involving 242 college students in which special efforts were made to increase test efficiency and reduce the possibility of obtaining positively biased proficiency estimates. Results suggest the efficacy of allowing limited…

Compared results from computerized vocabulary tests under conditions in which item review was permitted or not permitted. Results from 177 college students reveal that performance gains after review were greater for examinees of high ability, and that review was desired more by examinees with higher test anxiety. The major drawback to review was…

The 1944 G.I. Bill is often thought to have democratized higher education in the United States. This paper reviews evidence showing that the G.I. Bill's impact on education enrollments was more limited than is generally recognized. It attributes the gap between the law's perceived and documented effects to the symbolism surrounding postwar…

The Mathematical Association of America Guidelines for Programs and Departments in Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences recommends the use of a periodic external review as an assessment tool to evaluate the mathematics program and the department. However, there is surprisingly little information on how to conduct an external review for a…

The importance of incorporating Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSRO) and related material in the medical curriculum during a phase of the one-month clerkship in community and family medicine is discussed. (Author/PG)

The hypothesis that being questioned about a narrow topic while reading enhances the recall of other material closely related is supported. The relationship between the performances facilitating adjunct questions requires further explanation. (Author/BJG)

Field-independent and field-dependent college students studied a 1525-word article under a preferred or nonpreferred study condition (read only, underline, or note taking). Half of the subjects reviewed the material prior to an examination and half did not. Results indicated that field-independent subjects who used a nonpreferred study technique…

An academic affairs committee submitted a questionnaire to the 116 U. S. medical schools to obtain specific information concerning the existence of National Board of Medical Examiners' part 1 preparatory review programs and the organization and methods of such courses. Only 25 percent of the respondents indicated an organized program of board…

Describes the game STRATAGEM and its usage by university students preparing for examinations. The game, which comprises questions coded by topic and level of complexity (recall, application, and inference), is designed to focus student attention on important content, foster accurate assessment of team potential, and encourage risk-taking.…

The progress of the study of the National Science Foundation to analyze their peer review procedures is discussed. The results of the first part of the study, published in 1978, are given and questions are posed that are the focus of the second phase of the study. (SA)

Examined whether providing item review on a computerized adaptive test could be used by examinees to inflate their scores. Two studies involving 139 undergraduates suggest that examinees are not highly proficient at discriminating item difficulty. A simulation study showed the usefulness of a strategy identified by G. Kingsbury (1996) as a way to…