Publications
Pyburn, D. T., Pazicni, S., Benassi, V. A., & Tappin, E. M. (2014). The Testing Effect: An Intervention on Behalf of Low-Skilled Comprehenders in General Chemistry. Journal Of Chemical Education, 91(12), 2045-2057.
Benassi, V. A., Overson, C. E., & Hakala, C. M. (2014). Applying science of learning in education: Infusing psychological science into the curriculum. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/asle2014/index.php
Stiegler-Balfour, J. J., Benassi, V. A., Tatsak, H. & Taatjes, A. (2014). The influence of guiding questions on skilled- and less-skilled readers’ understanding of written discourse. In V. A. Benassi, C. E. Overson, & C. M. Hakala (Eds.). Applying science of learning in education: Infusing psychological science into the curriculum. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site:http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/asle2014/index.php
Benassi, V. A., Tappin, E. M., Overson, C. E., Lee, M. J.; O’Brien, E. J., Prudhomme White, B., Stiegler-Balfour, J. J. & Hakala, C. M. (2014). Applying the science of learning: The cognition toolbox. In V. A. Benassi, C. E. Overson, & C. M. Hakala (Eds.). Applying science of learning in education: Infusing psychological science into the curriculum. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site:http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/asle2014/index.php
Stiegler-Balfour, J. J., & Benassi, V. A. (2015). Guiding questions promote learning of expository text for less-skilled readers. Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning In Psychology, 1(4), 312-325. doi:10.1037/stl0000044
Collins, D.P, Rasco, D., & Benassi, V.A. (2018). Does Deeper Processing on Quizzes Benefit Exam Performance? Teaching of Psychology, 45 (3), 235-238.
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This work is made possible by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation. The Foundation was established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis's retirement as chairman of Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
Overview
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Deep vs Shallow Processing
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Guiding Questions
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Illusions of Competence
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Transfer Appropriate Processing (TAP)
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Multiple Choice vs Recall Questions
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Testing Effect
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