Over the last century hundreds of studies have demonstrated that testing is an effective
intervention to enhance long-term retention of studied knowledge and facilitate mastery of …

The testing effect is a well-known concept referring to gains in learning and retention that
can occur when students take a practice test on studied material before taking a final test on …

Engaging in a test over previously studied information can serve as a potent learning event,
a phenomenon referred to as the testing effect. Despite a surge of research in the past …

A freshly updated edition featuring research-based teaching techniques that faculty in any
discipline can easily implement Research into how we learn can help facilitate better student …

The widely used STEM education book, updated Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical
Guide covers teaching and learning issues unique to teaching in the science, technology …

Many students are being left behind by an educational system that some people believe is in
crisis. Improving educational outcomes will require efforts on many fronts, but a central …

The authors describe a research-based conceptual framework of how students learn that
can guide the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of teaching practice. The …

The development of students' higher order learning is a critical component of education. For
decades, educators and scientists have engaged in an ongoing debate about whether …

Knowing how to manage one's own learning has become increasingly important in recent
years, as both the need and the opportunities for individuals to learn on their own outside of …

Learning is usually thought to occur during episodes of studying, whereas retrieval of
information on testing simply serves to assess what was learned. We review research that …