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This teacher training course is made of 5 topics, this topic: retrieval practice theory, is made of 3 layers and is suitable for both teachers and managers within a school. The teacher may read about each layer here and if desired or required can use the timely practice app to embed the course into their long-term memory. |
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Looking at the forgetting curves in the graph above - we suggest that learners who forget:
within 2 days, within 3 days and within a week are ideal for timely practice - we call these learners “our cohort”, as they most benefit from timely practice,
between 1 and 4 weeks although these learners will benefit from timely practice, they may gain almost as much from whole class retrieval practice,
over 4 weeks - these are typically high attaining learners, who homework and end-of-unit tests etc works well for - although it has to be said that most “top sets” in year 7 and 8 will contain a few learners who will benefit from timely practice and without a retrieval practice program may well be in middle or even lower middle sets by year 10 and 11.
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With successful retrieval practice we are improving the recall of the faster forgetter (e.g forgets within 2 days), with a few retrieval practice questions (e.g. 5 retrieval practice questions) until they can remember as the best rememberers do (e.g. for over 4 weeks)
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Over time, the fastest forgetter with retrieval practice can remember for longer than the best rememberer without retrieval practice. After a few more retrieval practice questions the interval (the wait between one practice and the next) will become several years. Often layers no longer need to be practised, because harder layers cover the same learning.
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