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May 2009: New research justifies "active learning"
What's the most effective way to promote long-term memory when you study? "Close the Book. Recall. Write it Down."
Read the
article by David Glenn in The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 1, 2009).
Research cited in the article:
Callender, A.C. & McDaniel, M.A. (2009). The limited benefits of rereading educational texts. Contemporary Educational Psychology 34, 30-41.
McDaniel, M.A., Howard, D.C., & Einstein, G.O. (2009). The read-recite-review study strategy. Psychological Science 20(4), 516 - 522.