WIES Series: Retrieval-Based Learning: Active Retrieval Promotes Meaningful Learning

November 2, 2016, 12:30 - 1:30

Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall

Jeffrey D. Karpicke

James V. Bradley Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University

Jeffrey D. Karpicke

Jeffrey D. Karpicke’s recent work on retrieval-based learning, which involves actively reconstructing knowledge while studying, has extended this practice to complex education materials, classroom activities and computer-based learning.He will provide an overview of his research on this approach and its potential effects on long-term learning.