The Testing Effect: Illustrating a Fundamental Concept and Changing Study Strategies

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-193

  Einstein, Gilles O ^a   Mullet, Hillary G ^a   Harrison, Tyler L ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

meta cognition; testing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868625939     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628312450432     Document Type: Review

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