{"id":"retrieval-practice","title":"Retrieval practice and long-term memory","summary":"Research examining how rereading and retrieving learned material from memory differ in their effects on later retention.","concepts":["Retrieval: recall material without consulting it","Delayed assessment: check memory after time has passed","Learning judgments: distinguish familiarity from actual recall"],"application":"Include low-stakes recall questions and explanation activities and check retention after a delay.","limitations":"Do not apply the original prose-learning experiments directly to every skill or assessment setting. Review error correction and learner burden as well.","directions":["Recall: provide opportunities to explain without the material.","Further study: revisit gaps exposed during recall."],"category":"Education","kind":"theory","kind_label":"Theory","persona_ids":["teacher","instructional-designer"],"revision":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"Test-Enhanced Learning","url":"https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/psychological-science/j.1467-9280.2006.01693.x/","publisher":"Henry L. Roediger · Jeffrey D. Karpicke · Psychological Science","edition":"2006, 17(3)","region":"International reference; verify the application environment","checked_at":"2026-10-07","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-a37ef9f5e3f2bac5","translated_at":"2026-10-09","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-4b610fee4174e05c","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/retrieval-practice","markdown":"/en/knowledge/retrieval-practice.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/retrieval-practice?lang=en"}}