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    Putting the Testing Effect to the Test. Why and When is Testing effective for Learning in Secondary School

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    Dirkx, K. J. H. (2014, 11 April). Putting the testing effect to the test. Why and when is testing effective for learning in secondary school. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Heerlen: Open University of the NetherlandsIn this doctoral thesis the testing effect is investigated among secondary school students. It includes 5 different studies.NWO the Netherlands organization for scientific research. Project no. 451.07.00

    Tussentijds toetsen leidt tot gerichter leren

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    Een kort artikel met de belangrijkste bevindingen uit het proefschrift "Putting the testing-effect to the test. When and why is testing effective for learning in secondary school?

    The Effects of Different Testing Methods on Retention and Comprehension of Expository

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    Dirkx, K. J. H., Kester, L., & Kirschner, P. A. (2011). The Effects of Different Testing Methods on Retention and Comprehension of Expository. In N. Mansour (Ed.), Programme book JURE 2011. Junior Researchers of EARLI (pp. 125). Exeter, UK: University of Exeter.In the present research the effects of different testing methods (i.e., free recall, concept mapping, and summarizing) versus restudy on retention and comprehension were investigated.This research was financially supported by the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO 451.07.007)

    The Testing Effect for Learning Principles and Procedures from Texts

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    The authors explored whether a testing effect occurs not only for retention of facts but also for application of principles and procedures. For that purpose, 38 high school students either repeatedly studied a text on probability calculations or studied the text, took a test on the content, restudied the text, and finally took the test a second time. Results show that testing not only leads to better retention of facts than restudying, but also to better application of acquired knowledge (i.e., principles and procedures) in high school statistics. In other words, testing seems not only to benefit fact retention, but also positively affects deeper learning

    Learning from Questions During a Museum Visit

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    Dirkx, K. J. H., Kester, L., & Kirschner, P. A. (2013, 30 August). Learning from Questions During a Museum Visit. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Munich, Germany.This paper describes the results of a museum study involving worksheets
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