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Pretesting Effect

The "Pretesting Effect" is a cognitive phenomenon in educational psychology wherein the act of attempting to retrieve information before instruction or study enhances subsequent learning and retention more than no pretesting, due to increased engagement with the material and improved encoding efficiency.

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364

Authors

154

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Variants

Retrieval Practice Effect

Parents

Publications

159

Pretest with Caution: Event-Study Estimates after Testing for Parallel Trends

Jonathan Roth · American Economic Review Insights · 2022 · 698 citations

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The Pretest in Survey Research: Issues and Preliminary Findings

Shelby D. Hunt, Richard D. Sparkman, James B. Wilcox · Journal of Marketing Research · 1982 · 373 citations

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The pretesting effect: Do unsuccessful retrieval attempts enhance learning?

Lindsey E. Richland, Nate Kornell, Liche Sean Kao · Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied · 2009 · 296 citations

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The Pretest in Survey Research: Issues and Preliminary Findings

Shelby D. Hunt, Richard D. Sparkman, James B. Wilcox · Journal of Marketing Research · 1982 · 249 citations

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Using Covariates to Improve Precision for Studies That Randomize Schools to Evaluate Educational Interventions

Howard S. Bloom, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Alison Black · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · 2007 · 241 citations

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Authors

364

  1. JH
    James Hartley

    Keele University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 271 citations

    4

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  2. MA
    Mirjam A. G. Sprangers

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 236 citations

    4

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  3. FS
    Faria Sana

    Athabasca University, Canada

    4 publications · 154 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. JH
    Johan Hoogstraten

    Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 259 citations

    4

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  5. EL
    Elizabeth Ligon Bjork

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    3 publications · 101 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

154

  1. Indonesia University of Education

    Bandung, Indonesia

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    245 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    366 citations

  3. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    169 citations

  4. Athabasca University

    Athabasca, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    154 citations

  5. Keele University

    Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    301 citations

  6. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    97 citations

  7. Universitas Negeri Surabaya

    Surabaya, Indonesia

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    117 citations

  8. Yogyakarta State University

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    5 publications · 378 citations

    5

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  2. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied

    5 publications · 421 citations

    5

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  3. Educational and Psychological Measurement

    5 publications · 179 citations

    5

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  4. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

    JARMAC · 3 publications · 139 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. The Journal of Experimental Education

    3 publications · 69 citations

    3

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