Retrieval Practice for Improving Learning

What is retrieval practice?

• A strategy to improve test anxiety

• A strategy to assess students' knowledge

• A strategy to get information out of students' heads

• A strategy to get information into students' heads

How does retrieval practice improve learning?

• By focusing on getting information into students' heads

• By increasing reliance on technology

• By providing more class time for studying

• By making learning effortful and challenging

What are the potential challenges of implementing retrieval practice?

• Changing the textbook materials

• Changing the style of teaching

• Increasing teaching time

• Decreasing learning effectiveness

In teaching, what does “cold calling” mean?

• Calling on students to answer questions after giving them prior notice
• Calling on students to perform a skit in front of the class
• Calling on students to recite the alphabet backwards
• Calling on students to answer questions without giving them prior notice

How is retrieval practice different from 'cold calling'?

• It decreases learning effectiveness

• It increases test anxiety

• It only calls on one student to provide a response

• It engages the entire class in recalling information

Should retrieval practice be provided for a grade?

• Yes, to increase test anxiety

• No, to maintain focus on learning strategy

• Yes, to decrease learning effectiveness

• No, to punish students

What types of questions should be included in retrieval practice?

• A variety of question types

• Only higher order/transfer questions

• Only conceptual questions

• Only fact-based questions

Does retrieval practice increase test anxiety?

• It depends on the student's age

• It has no effect on test anxiety

• No, it decreases test anxiety

• Yes, it increases test anxiety

What are the benefits of retrieval practice?

• Decreasing metacognition

• Improving long-term learning

• Decreasing learning effectiveness

• Increasing test anxiety

Should feedback be provided after retrieval practice?

• No, feedback is not necessary

• Yes, feedback helps improve metacognition

• No, feedback increases test anxiety

• Yes, feedback decreases learning effectiveness