Retrieval practice activities

Earlier this year we shared with you about Pooja K. Agarwal’s research on retrieval practice and it’s immense benefits to increased student content memory and academic performance. One of the strat…

Resources are good. Templates are great! Check out Retrieval Grids , a flexible template you can download and create using low-stakes retrieval, spacing, interleaving, and feedback. Retrieval Grids aren't just for any classroom; adapt them for YOUR classroom!

Want a quick retrieval practice activity? Ask your students to Flash Forward ! Simply ask them one thing they want to remember 10 years from now. Watch my students share their Flash Forwards about psychology. What do your students want to remember?

Simple and effective retrieval practice ideas and activities for language lessons. Strategies for students to improve retention, acquisiton and learning.

Retrieval Practice, also known as the Testing Effect, is one of the most effective methods for revision and exams. Here are 7 ways students can use it.

Nothing cements long-term learning as powerfully as retrieval practice. Learn how to incorporate it into your classroom.

The title of this post should perhaps have been ’25 ideas for retrieval starters that can also be used as plenaries or simply basic lesson activities’ but it was less catchy… The only reason …

In recent years retrieval practice (combined with spaced practice) has completely changed my teaching practice – for the better. I have seen many of the benefits of Retrieval Practice first hand, w…

Retrieval practice is not about regurgitating facts without any understanding of meaning or context.

Retrieval practice is one of the six strategies for effective learning because it has been identified by cognitive psychology as an effective way to improve student learning. A plethora of research has been conducted on the benefits of practicing retrieval to ...