The effects of summarization and factual retrieval practice on text comprehension and text retention in elementary education.
Fieke H. A. Ophuis‐Cox, L. Rozendal, Leen Catrysse, Desirée Joosten-ten Brinke, Gino Camp · Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied · 2023
= 9.04 years old) read three different texts, and each applied three different learning strategies (summarization, retrieval practice and restudy, which were counterbalanced across texts) in subsequent practice sessions. After a 2-week delay, a final test was administered. The learning strategy summarization had a larger positive effect on text comprehension than factual retrieval practice, but had a similar effect compared to restudy. The learning strategy factual retrieval practice had a larger positive effect on text retention than both summarization and restudy. Implications for educational practice are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).