TY - JOUR
T1 - The Use of Flashcards in an Introduction to Psychology Class
AU - Golding, Jonathan M.
AU - Wasarhaley, Nesa E.
AU - Fletcher, Bradford
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Four hundred fifteen undergraduate students in an Introduction to Psychology course voluntarily reported their use of flashcards on three exams as well as answered other questions dealing with flashcard use (e.g., when did a student first use flashcards). Almost 70% of the class used flashcards to study for one or more exams. Students who used flashcards for all three exams had significantly higher exam scores overall than those students who did not use flashcards at all or only used flashcards on one or two exams. These results are discussed in terms of retrieval practice, a specific component of using flashcards.
AB - Four hundred fifteen undergraduate students in an Introduction to Psychology course voluntarily reported their use of flashcards on three exams as well as answered other questions dealing with flashcard use (e.g., when did a student first use flashcards). Almost 70% of the class used flashcards to study for one or more exams. Students who used flashcards for all three exams had significantly higher exam scores overall than those students who did not use flashcards at all or only used flashcards on one or two exams. These results are discussed in terms of retrieval practice, a specific component of using flashcards.
KW - flashcards
KW - introductory psychology
KW - study aids
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U2 - 10.1177/0098628312450436
DO - 10.1177/0098628312450436
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84868615340
SN - 0098-6283
VL - 39
SP - 199
EP - 202
JO - Teaching of Psychology
JF - Teaching of Psychology
IS - 3
ER -