Testing Effect on High-Level Cognitive Skills
| Autor: | Patricia D. d. M. Godoy, Tyler A. Kummer, Mark A. McDaniel, Bryn St Clair, Jamie L. Jensen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
05 social sciences
education Outcome measures 050301 education Criterion-referenced test Thinking skills 050105 experimental psychology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Article Education Cognition Content retention Transfer of training Learning 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cognitive skill Testing effect Content knowledge 0503 education Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | CBE Life Sciences Education |
| ISSN: | 1931-7913 |
| Popis: | The testing effect is one of the strongest learning techniques documented to date. Although the effects of testing on high-level learning are promising, fewer studies on this have been done. In this classroom application of the testing effect, we aimed to 1) determine whether a testing effect exists on high-level testing; 2) determine whether higher-level testing has an effect on low-level content retention; and 3) determine whether content knowledge, cognitive skill, or additional components are responsible for this effect. Through a series of two experiments, we confirmed a testing effect on high-level items. However, improved content retention due to testing was not observed. We suggest that this high-level testing effect is due to a better ability to apply specific skills to specific content when this application process has appeared on a previous exam. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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