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ERIC Number: EJ1478489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jul
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
EISSN: EISSN-1938-3703
Available Date: 2025-04-24
Toward Cross-Disciplinary Translation of the Testing Effect: A Systematic Replication
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v58 n3 p653-663 2025
The testing effect is a well-established phenomenon in cognitive psychology that refers to enhanced long-term retention of information due to active recalling through testing. Following a cross-disciplinary translation of the testing effect into behavioral principles, we systematically replicated the previous findings in a behavior-analytic context while evaluating the effects of the number of quiz questions on college students' exam performance and other academic behaviors. Students in an upper-level behavior analysis course participated. Using a within-subject experimental design in which the participants served as their own control, we compared their exam performance and academic behaviors, such as class participation and out-of-class studying, across three conditions: (a) no quizzes, (b) 5-question quizzes, and (c) 10-question quizzes. Quizzes improved exam performance and some academic behaviors, successfully replicating the testing effect in a behavior-analytic context. However, the number of quiz questions did not influence the improvements. Implications of the results and future research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University–Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA; 2Department of Applied Behavior Analysis & Autism Studies, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA, USA; 3Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University–Hazleton, Hazleton, PA, USA