A comparison of the effects of practice tests and traditional review on performance and calibration

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-151

  Bol, Linda ^a   Hacker, Douglas J ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Instructional strategies; Metacognition; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035529393     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220970109600653     Document Type: Article

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