Active recall in 94: Dunlosky utility
testing effect earns its exam-fit score when the sitting asks for a name, number or chosen method under time. Keep Active recall with “Dunlosky utility” and 94 from 94. Dunlosky's reviews treat practice testing and distributed practice as high-utility — testing effect is one way to run them.
Scores in this atlas compare it with the other 23 topics on evidence, speed, effort, exam fit, retention and beginner load. Use it on the public outline of the sitting you will actually take. This page is not a leaked paper. Active recall: What is this, in one honest paragraph? A practice of retrieving or structuring testing effect on purpose, then checking, then repairing the hole.
Active recall: What does the evidence actually say? Karpicke and Roediger are among the names this atlas cites for testing effect; treat their papers as public science, not as a brand. Active recall: How does it help a high-stakes exam? It helps when the sitting asks you to produce testing effect under time, not when the sitting only asks you to recognise a face.
Active recall: How fast is a first honest gain? A first honest lift is often a few honest sessions, not a motivational weekend. Active recall: What do beginners usually break? Beginners skip the check step and call fluency mastery. Active recall: Which tools are enough to start? A notebook, a timer, and a closed page are enough to start testing effect.
The planner keeps 94, “Dunlosky utility,” and 94. Those three are the method. Keep Active recall with “Dunlosky utility” and 94 from 94. 9494
Figures to keep
- Year of the method
- 94
- Practice figure
- 94
- Method
- Active recall
- Practice line
- Dunlosky utility