Education & Learning · The Science of Learning
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The Value of Applied Research: Retrieval Practice Improves Classroom Learning and Recommendations from a Teacher, a Principal, and a Scientist
Pooja K. Agarwal, Patrice M. Bain & Roger W. Chamberlain · 2012
Reports a multi-year classroom study in which regular low-stakes quizzing raised exam scores by a full letter grade, and argues the effect survives…
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The Power of Testing Memory: Basic Research and Implications for Educational Practice
Henry L. Roediger III & Jeffrey D. Karpicke · 2006
Reviews a century of testing-effect research to argue that taking a memory test is not neutral assessment but an event that itself strengthens…
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Pooja K. Agarwal, Patrice M. Bain & Roger W. Chamberlain
Reports a multi-year classroom study in which regular low-stakes quizzing raised exam scores by a full letter grade, and argues the effect survives the move from the lab to a real school.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Henry L. Roediger III & Jeffrey D. Karpicke
Reviews a century of testing-effect research to argue that taking a memory test is not neutral assessment but an event that itself strengthens retention, often more than an equivalent period of restudying.
30 pageslink checked 17 Sept 2026Jeffrey D. Karpicke & Henry L. Roediger III
In a controlled vocabulary experiment, repeated testing after initial study produced far better long-term retention than repeated restudying, even though the learners doing the restudying judged it more effective.
3 pageslink checked 17 Sept 2026