Retrieval practice / testing effect
15 papersEvidence base for retrieval practice / testing effect — every paper below is DOI-verified so you can trace any claim back to its source.
Retrieval practice — actively producing an answer from memory before re-reading it — is the single best-supported memory technique in the corpus. Dunlosky et al. (2013) rate practice testing one of only two "high utility" strategies; Adesope et al.
Papers
- Shana K. Carpenter, Steven C. Pan, Andrew C. Butler — **Year:** 20222022DOI: 10.1038/s44159-022-00089-1
- Pooja K. Agarwal, Ludmila Nunes, Janell R. Blunt — **Year:** 20212021DOI: 10.1007/s10648-021-09595-9
- Chunliang Yang, Liang Luo, Miguel A. Vadillo, Rongjun Yu, David R. Shanks — **Year:** 20212021DOI: 10.1037/bul0000309
- Yana Weinstein, Christopher R. Madan, Megan Sumeracki — **Year:** 20182018DOI: 10.1186/s41235-017-0087-y
- Steven C. Pan, Timothy C. Rickard — **Year:** 20182018DOI: 10.1037/bul0000151
- Does retrieval practice enhance learning and transfer relative to restudy for term-definition facts?Steven C. Pan, Timothy C. Rickard — **Year:** 20172017DOI: 10.1037/xap0000124
- Olusola Adesope, Dominic A. Trevisan, NarayanKripa Sundararajan — **Year:** 20172017DOI: 10.3102/0034654316689306
- Bernhard Pastötter, Karl-Heinz T. Bäuml — **Year:** 20142014DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00286
- Christopher A. Rowland — **Year:** 20142014DOI: 10.1037/a0037559
- Adam L. Putnam, Henry L. Roediger III — **Year:** 20132013DOI: 10.3758/s13421-012-0245-x
- John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson, Elizabeth J. Marsh, Mitchell J. Nathan, Daniel T. Willingham — **Year:** 20132013DOI: 10.1177/1529100612453266
- Jeffrey D. Karpicke, Janell R. Blunt — **Year:** 20112011DOI: 10.1126/science.1199327
- Henry L. Roediger III, Andrew C. Butler — **Year:** 20112011DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2010.09.003
- Jeffrey D. Karpicke, Henry L. Roediger III — **Year:** 20082008DOI: 10.1126/science.1152408
- Roediger H. L., Karpicke J. D. — **Year:** 20062006DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01693.x
Audio companion script
This technique is called retrieval practice. Reach for it when you want to test yourself from memory instead of rereading the material. The idea is simple. You build a steady habit and let it do the work over time. It is backed by fifteen peer reviewed studies, so the advice rests on real evidence. Try it on your own material this week and notice how much more sticks.