Spanning the Memory Gap

We can help our students change the way they learn by changing the way we assess that learning. By focusing the semester on repeated, low-stakes formative assessments and student self-assessments, we can make our jobs and our students' jobs easier.

Resources

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• Sohlberg, R., Olsson, F., & Gander, P. (2021). The Effect of Forward Testing as a Function of Test Occasions and Study Material. Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 11(9), 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11090114