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Sana, Faria; Forrin, Noah D.; Sharma, Mrinalini; Dubljevic, Tamara; Ho, Peter; Jalil, Ezza; Kim, Joseph A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Learning objectives (LOs) are statements that typically precede a study session and describe the knowledge students should obtain by the end of the session. Despite their widespread use, limited research has investigated the effect of LOs on learning. In three laboratory experiments, we examined the extent to which LOs improve retention of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Learning Processes, Reading Processes, Retention (Psychology)