Does incorrect guessing impair fact learning?
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Does Incorrect Guessing Impair Fact Learning?
Taking a test has been shown to produce enhanced retention of the retrieved information. On tests, however, students often encounter questions the answers for which they are unsure. Should they guess anyway, even if they are likely to answer incorrectly? Or are errors engrained, impairing subsequent learning of the correct answer? We sought to answer this question in 3 experiments. In Experimen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Educational Psychology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1939-2176,0022-0663
DOI: 10.1037/a0021977