The science of learning has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of
effective teaching and learning strategies. However, few instructors outside of the field are …

Given the growing interest in retrieval practice among educators, it is valuable to know when
retrieval practice does and does not improve student learning—particularly for educators …

Educational practice does not, for the most part, rely on research findings. Instead, there'sa
preference for relying on our intuitions about what's best for learning. But relying on intuition …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported online in Psychological
Bulletin on Oct 5 2020 (see record 2020-74925-001). In the article, the Appendix and …

With the rapid progression of technology and the growing presence of natural language
processing applications in everyday life, it is essential to explore how high school students …

Retrieval practice typically benefits later memory more than restudy (ie, the testing effect).
The benefits of retrieval-based learning generalize across a range of materials and contexts …

Given that the active learning literature lacks systematic investigations on how the intensity
and integration of lecture and active learning affect learning, we conducted two experiments …

This article investigates how the timing of quizzes given during learning impacts retention of
studied material. We investigated the hypothesis that interspersing quizzes among study …

Higher education students experience heightened levels of stress and anxiety, and report
experiencing negative thoughts and emotions, which influence information retention and …

Tests following learning serve several important functions, including enabling students to
monitor their progress and identify knowledge gaps, but they are also learning events in …