Testing the limits of testing effects using completion tests

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-304

  Hinze, Scott R ^a   Wiley, Jennifer ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Retrieval processes; Testing effects; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; TIME;

HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79957538844     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.560121     Document Type: Article

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