Metacognitive Control and Strategy Selection: Deciding to Practice Retrieval During Learning

Retrieval practice is a potent technique for enhancing learning, but how often do students practice retrieval when they regulate their own learning? In 4 experiments the subjects learned foreign-language items across multiple study and test periods. When items were assigned to be repeatedly tested,...

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Published in:	Journal of experimental psychology. General 2009-11, Vol.138 (4), p.469-486
Main Author:	Karpicke, Jeffrey D
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	African Languages Attrition Biological and medical sciences Cognition & reasoning Cognition - physiology Cues Decision Making - physiology Drills (Practice) Effects Encoding Experimental Psychology Experiments Foreign language learning Foreign languages Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human Humans Independent Study Language Language tests Learning Learning - physiology Learning Strategies Learning. Memory Memory Mental Recall - physiology Metacognition Practice Practice (Psychology) Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Reading Recall Recall (Psychology) Retention Retention (Psychology) - physiology Retrieval Self regulation Self-Regulated Learning Students Students - psychology Study Habits Tests Undergraduate Students Word Recognition
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