Retrieval and spaced practice

What is retrieval practice?

• The process of recalling previously learnt material from our long-term memory

• The process of recalling previously learnt material from our short-term memory

• The process of recalling higher order thinking.

• The process of recalling skills.

For information to be stored in pupils’ long-term memories, they should have been taught it at least how many times?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 10

Retrieval is when pupils....

• Recall information from their long-term memories to their working memories.

• Recall information from both their long-term and working memories.

• Recall information from their working memories to their long-term memories.

What are the four different types of memory retrieval? Tick all that apply.

• recall

• recognition

• recollection

• relearning

Spaced practice helps pupils by

• Learning concepts deeper

• Memorising information

• Enhancing understanding

• Being able to knowledge in a new situation

Examples of retrieval practice include...

• Quizzes

• Flashcards

• Cops and Robbers

What is spaced retrieval?

• The strategy of getting students to actively recall their learning.

• It is the active practice of recalling previous learning at a point in time after the initial lesson.

• It is the strategy of recalling information from the working memory.

• It is the active practice of recalling previous learning once.