Retrieval-based learning and prior knowledge.

ZL Buchin, NW Mulligan - Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
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 …

Reducing students' misconceptions with refutational teaching: For long-term retention, comprehension matters.

P Kowalski, AK Taylor - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of refutational teaching for
reducing student misconceptions produces longer lasting change when compared with …

APA-style citations can create a roadblock to textbook comprehension for less skilled readers

JJ Stiegler-Balfour, KV Jakobsen… - Teaching of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We examined the effect of in-text American Psychological Association (APA)-style citations
on quiz performance as a function of structure building ability, measured by the Multi-Media …

Backward design, the science of learning, and the assessment of student learning.

CE Overson, VA Benassi - 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
In backward design, the teacher begins with developing course learning goals or, in the
language of assessment, student learning outcomes (SLOs). This chapter describes three …

[PDF][PDF] Applying the Science of Learning: The Cognition Toolbox at 15 Years and Counting

VA Benassi, CE Overson, LL Kordonowy… - Copyright and Other …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Relatively few faculty enter the profession of college and university teaching with much more
than a smattering of knowledge of the science of learning or of its applications in the courses …