Qualitative Research Assignment

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Tianjiao Ma
This research aims to investigate the testing effect with educationally relevant materials, and to determine whether taking tests helps to learn because of restudying the material. In the previous studies, subjects in the condition of testing performed better on a final test may be due to they being re-exposed to the material during the test. Thus, the research question is that in what extent can restudy explain the testing effect. The researchers predict that testing would facilitate superior retention on delayed tests than restudying the material.
The conceptual independent variables in study 1 are testing and restudying. And the dependent variable is later retention. In study 2, the conceptual independent variables are repeated testing and repeated studying. The dependent variable is later retention.
The experimental participants in each study are one hundred twenty and one hundred eighty Washington University undergraduates separately, ages 18 to 24, participated in partial fulfillment of course requirements.
To measure the effects of testing and studying in two

In study one, after 5 min, subjects who study the passage twice recall more than subjects who study once and take a recall test. Nevertheless, this pattern of results are reversed on the delayed tests 2 days and 1 week later. In study two, on the 5-min test, recall is correlated with repeated studying (the group SSSS recall best). However, on the 1-week test, recall was positive correlated with the number of tests given earlier (STTT recall best). Therefore, the results are consistent with my expectations. Subjects who being tested have better long-term retention, relative to restudying the material. Besides, the results indicate the testing effect are not simply because of re-exposing to the