The Testing Effect and Its Relation to Working Memory Capacity and Personality Characteristics

Autor/inn/en	Bertilsson, Frida; Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Carola; Stenlund, Tova; Jonsson, Bert
Titel	The Testing Effect and Its Relation to Working Memory Capacity and Personality Characteristics
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 16 (2017) 1, S.241-259 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1945-8959
DOI	10.1891/1945-8959.16.3.241
Schlagwörter	Recall (Psychology); Short Term Memory; Testing; Personality Traits; Correlation; Academic Persistence; Swedish; African Languages; Cognitive Processes; Individual Differences; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Resilience (Psychology); Sweden; Need for Cognition Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abberufung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Testdurchführung; Testen; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Korrelation; Schwedisch; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Individueller Unterschied; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Schweden
Abstract	Retrieval practice is known to lead to better retention of a to-be-learned material than restudy (i.e., the testing effect). However, few studies have investigated retrieval practice in relation to working memory capacity (WMC) and personality characteristics such as grittiness (Grit) and need for cognition (NFC). In two experiments, we examined retrieval practice and restudy of Swahili-Swedish word pairs in relation to individual differences in Grit and NFC. In Experiment 1, using a between-subjects design, a significant main effect of retention interval was qualified by a Group Retention Interval interaction. However, there were no effects of Grit or NFC. In Experiment 2, a within-subjects design was used, and a measure of WMC was included. The analyses revealed a testing effect; but again, WMC, Grit, and NFC were not significantly associated with performance. These results indicate that retrieval practice levels out the playing field regarding WMC, NFC, and Grit. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01