PSYCH 207- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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Test-enhanced learning in the classroom: long-term improvements from quizzing. Not fluent reading of notes or hi-lighted text. Recall information when given specific cues (short answer/essay tests) Recall information when given general cues (essay tests) Recognize specific information amongst related (also fluent) distracting information (multiple choice) Read a text or collection of notes. Compare: frequent testing to control (no quizzing/ instead frequent re-reading) Participants: 142 6th grade social studies students. Materials: 4 chapters in book (ancient egypt, mesopotamia, india & china) Materials- half facts tested, half not (counter-balanced) Ex: what is pharaoh tutankhamun best known for? (a) the way he ruled his kingdom (b) living to an old age. Four question options presented in different order on each test (d) his trading routes with other kingdom (c) the belongings found in his tomb. Free recall- write down as many facts as you can. Dv: proportion of items recalled or correct mc.
