Self-testing produces superior recall of both familiar and unfamiliar muscle information

Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 309-314

  Dobson, John L ^a   Linderholm, Tracy ^a   Yarbrough, Mary Beth ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy and physiology education; Kinesiology; Learning; Retrieval practice; Self testing; Testing

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZATION; READING; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TEACHING; TIME FACTOR; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ANATOMY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; MENTAL RECALL; MUSCLES; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84964595341     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00052.2015     Document Type: Article

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