Fostering retention via retrieval practice opportunities

Research shows that retrieving content from memory (by taking a quiz or answering practice questions) has a greater positive effect on future remembering of the content than spending an equivalent amount of time studying the material (including re-reading and highlighting). This is because the act of thinking about concepts helps solidify the retention of those concepts, and in turn makes it easier to remember them for a longer period of time.

In order to facilitate long-term retention of key content, MyLab Statistics provides students with many opportunities for retrieval practice:

• A variety of question types, including open-response, provide students with rich practice opportunities that require complex answer generation and thus promote deeper, long-term learning.
• Assignments that include algorithmically generated exercises give students unlimited opportunity to practice, helping to achieve mastery.

Learn how the actionable feedback in MyLab Statistics facilitates mastery.