Testing Enhances the Transfer of Learning

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 279-283

  Carpenter, Shana K ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

retrieval practice; testing effect; transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866995458     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412452728     Document Type: Review

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