What is the testing effect?

What will be an ideal response?


The testing effect refers to research that demonstrates that learning is significantly increased when quizzing or retrieval practice is used. Unfortunately, students often underestimate the value of this technique. Students often rely on less effective strategies such as rehearsal.

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Which of these statements is true regarding student involvement in IEPs?

a. promising curriculum exist for this purpose b. research demonstrates minimum positive outcomes c. it is relatively easy to accomplish. d. environmental variables are less important than personal variables

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To subvocalize is to mentally ____________________ words as you read them

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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During writing time at preschool Xander drew a stick figure and made some unintelligible scribbles around it. When he showed it to his teacher, he pointed to the scribbles and says, "This says 'I love mommy.'" This behavior suggests Xander most likely

A) has grasped the idea that the function of print is distinct from that of pictures. B) is ready to learn the concept of letter-sound correspondence. C) has a basic understanding of the alphabetic principle. D) is beginning to develop awareness that words are made of distinct phonemes.

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Ron is conducting a research study. He is concerned with individual participant’s individualized experiences rather than generalizing from their experiences to other’s similar experiences. Ron is conducting:

a. An interpretive phenomenological analysis study b. An ethnography c. A grounded theory d. A case study.

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