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The Limitations Of Retrieval Practice


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How much effort should a teacher invest in using retrieval practice in the classroom?

In a new paper, Student's Use of Retrieval in Self-Regulated Learning asks if complex problem-solving procedures are easily resolved with restudy and worked examples.

The research paper highlights the implications of students’ perceptions of the purpose of retrieval for monitoring and self-regulating learning, including effort during learning, and in particular with problem-solving learning.

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Every year when the examinations start, students and teachers across the world commence revision activities. How many consider

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One thought on “The Limitations Of Retrieval Practice”

  1. KIM COWIE says:
    7th October 2022 at 1:17 pm

    At last, some common sense being applied to ‘retrieval’. It has limitations, of course it does.

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