Post on 27-Dec-2015
Supporting Durable and Supporting Durable and Efficient Student LearningEfficient Student Learning
Katherine RawsonKatherine RawsonKent State UniversityKent State University
Research supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Research supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grantsthrough Grants #R305H050038 and #R305A080316 to#R305H050038 and #R305A080316 to Kent State University. Kent State University.
The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent views The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.
Retrieval-Monitoring-Retrieval-Monitoring-Feedback (RMF) MethodFeedback (RMF) Method
Why key term definitions?Why key term definitions?
Why is durability important?Why is durability important?
Why is efficiency important?Why is efficiency important?
Why retrieval practice?Why retrieval practice?
What We Know…What We Know…Retrieval practice + restudy is goodRetrieval practice + restudy is good
More is betterMore is better
Spaced practice is bestSpaced practice is best
What We Don’t Know…What We Don’t Know…
Optimal schedule for Optimal schedule for durability and efficiency ?durability and efficiency ?
What is the What is the availability heuristicavailability heuristic??Judging the likelihood of an event based on Judging the likelihood of an event based on how easy it is to think of real or imagined how easy it is to think of real or imagined examples.examples.
Day 1: Initial studyDay 1: Initial study Retrieval practice (with restudy)Retrieval practice (with restudy) until until 11,, 22,, 33,, or or 44 correct recallscorrect recalls
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What We Knew…What We Knew…More is betterMore is better
Spaced practice is bestSpaced practice is best
What We Now Know…What We Now Know…
Spaced practice not always Spaced practice not always best?best?
Conclusions: Conclusions: Optimizing Durability and Optimizing Durability and
EfficiencyEfficiency
More is increasingly less betterMore is increasingly less better
Thanks to our tireless team of research assistants who collected data from 645 participants and who hand-scored more than 80,000 recall responses for just these three experiments alone!
Mike Appleman John KozlikMelissa Bishop Korin LeeTina Burke Caitlin MetelkoSean Burton Rochelle O’NeilDan Molnar Jill PetersonNicole Gonzalez Danielle RobertoPhil Grimaldi Melissa RoderickTonya Hardway Sara SmithAlison Kane Katie Wissman
What is the self-serving bias?
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