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Carpenter, Shana K.; Endres, Tino; Hui, Luotong – Educational Psychology Review, 2020
Retrieval practice has been widely studied as an effective strategy for enhancing memory. In this review article, we discuss how its effects on learning complex problem-solving procedures are less straightforward, however, with repeated studying of worked examples sometimes more effective than problem-solving practice. This worked example benefit…
Descriptors: Self Management, Learning Processes, Recall (Psychology), Memorization
Briggerman, Robert Starwalt – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study explored the effectiveness of a unique math intervention program in a local school district in Orange County, California in terms of academic achievement and student perceptions about their math abilities as a result of their experiences in the program. As the predominate instructional approach, the program provided students with…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Student Attitudes

Spetz, Steven N. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1989
Argues that the emphasis in law courses on memorizing facts fails to teach the desired concepts of reasoning and problem-solving. Recommends the use of open-book tests. Suggests that because law is an imprecise subject, and there are no right or wrong answers, it should be taught in an open format. (LS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement

Moore, Gordon T.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1994
A study (n=121 students) evaluated the effect of a radically redesigned Harvard University (Massachusetts) medical school preclinical curriculum. Results indicated that students in the new curriculum learned differently; acquired distinctive knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and underwent a more satisfying and challenging preclinical experience…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design