On the Role of Homework in the Learning Process

Retrieval practice (e.g., testing) has been shown to facilitate long-term retention of information. In two experiments, we examine whether retrieval practice also facilitates use of the practised information when it is needed to solve analogous problems. When retrieval practice was not limited to the information most relevant to the problems (Experiment 1), it improved memory for the information a week later compared with copying or rereading the information, although we found no evidence that it improved participants’ ability to apply the information to the problems. In contrast, when retrieval practice was limited to only the information most relevant to the problems (Experiment 2), we found that retrieval practice enhanced memory for the critical information, the ability to identify the schematic similarities between the two sources of information, and the ability to apply that information to solve an analogous problem after a hint was given to do so. These results suggest that retrieval practice, through its effect on memory, can facilitate application of information to solve novel problems but has minimal effects on spontaneous realisation that the information is relevant.

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ICT and the Tourism Information Marketplace in Australia

Information Communication Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch147 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 2022-2031

Author(s):

Andrew Taylor

Keyword(s):

White Paper ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Quality Information ◽

High Quality ◽

Quality Research ◽

Media Release ◽

High Quality Information ◽

Tourism Information ◽

John Howard

n November 2003, the Australian Government released the Tourism White Paper, a medium- to long-term strategy for the Australian tourism industry. The Paper provides for funding to improve the availability of high-quality information for the development of tourism in regional areas of Australia. More than $21 million, a historically large amount, has been identified for “…extending the provision of quality research and statistics” (Prime Minister John Howard, Media Release, November 20, 2003).

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ICT and the Tourism Information Marketplace in Australia

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch063 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 360-366 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrew Taylor

Keyword(s):

White Paper ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Quality Information ◽

High Quality ◽

Quality Research ◽

Media Release ◽

High Quality Information ◽

Tourism Information ◽

John Howard

n November 2003, the Australian Government released the Tourism White Paper, a medium- to long-term strategy for the Australian tourism industry. The Paper provides for funding to improve the availability of high-quality information for the development of tourism in regional areas of Australia. More than $21 million, a historically large amount, has been identified for “…extending the provision of quality research and statistics” (Prime Minister John Howard, Media Release, November 20, 2003).

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Individual differences in factors that modulate storage and retrieval of traumatic memories

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579498001813 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 681-698 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

MARK L. HOWE

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Traumatic Events ◽

Storage And Retrieval ◽

Traumatic Memories ◽

Significant Events ◽

Term Retention ◽

Long Term Retention

It is argued that memory for traumatic events is similar to that for other distinctive, personally significant events regardless of whether they are affectively positive or negative. Examined in this light, the focus now shifts to the role of individual differences in neurobiological, social, cognitive, and constitutional factors that conspire to determine long-term retention of significant autobiographical experiences. What is known about these factors in determining memorability is reviewed, issues of measurement inadequacies discussed, and recommendations for further research outlined.

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