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 …

Tests, as learning events, can enhance subsequent recall more than do additional study
opportunities, even without feedback. Such advantages of testing tend to appear, however …

People learn from tests. Providing tests often enhances retention more than additional study
opportunities, but is this testing effect mediated by processes related to retrieval that are …

A new theoretical framework for the testing effect—the finding that retrieval practice is
usually more effective for learning than are other strategies—is proposed, the empirically …

The facilitative effect of retrieval practice, or testing, on the probability of later retrieval has
been the focus of much recent empirical research. A lesser known benefit of retrieval …

The current study explored the elaborative retrieval hypothesis as an explanation for the
testing effect: the tendency for a memory test to enhance retention more than restudying. In …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 35 (1) of Journal of
Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (see record 2008-18581-005) …

Many studies have shown that retrieving information during a test facilitates later memory for
that information. Most research on this testing effect has focused on retention of information …

We discuss the findings from our 2006 article in Psychological Science on the testing effect
and describe how the project arose. The testing effect (or retrieval-practice effect) was first …

The testing effect refers to the retention benefit conferred by prior retrieval of information from
memory. Although the testing effect is a robust phenomenon, a common assumption is that …