‘pre-testing effect’
learning about the basics of learning
aug. 17, 2015—by cynthia brame, ph.d., cft assistant director last september, i read an article in the new york times magazine suggesting that pre-testing could improve subsequent student learning. the article was based on work by elizabeth ligon bjork and colleagues, and indicated that pre-testing could help students avoid the “fluency fallacy” and might alert them to...