Abstract
Students overwhelmingly favor rereading over self-testing during self-regulated study — a metacognitive strategy mismatch given retrieval practice benefits (Karpicke, Butler, & Roediger, 2009).
Karpicke, J. D., Butler, A. C., & Roediger, H. L., III. (2009). Metacognitive strategies in student learning: Do students practise retrieval when they study on their own? Memory, 17(4), 471–479. DOI
Key findings
- Strategy survey: — Students report study habits — rereading is the most common strategy; self-testing is rare.
- Metacognitive mismatch: — Students do not spontaneously practice retrieval despite robust laboratory evidence for testing effect.
Application
When a medical student rereads notes five times before an exam but never closes the book and recalls — Karpicke et al — open this cite for the study behind the move.