Understanding and applying the dynamics of test practice and study practice

Instructional Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 407-441

  Pavlik Jr , Philip I ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed practice; Efficiency; Forgetting; Memory; Modeling; Paired associate; Practice; Spacing; Study effect; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547411292     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-006-9013-2     Document Type: Article

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