Testing (quizzing) boosts classroom learning: a systematic and meta-analytic review

Yang, Chunliang, Luo, Liang, Vadillo, Miguel A., Yu, Rongjun, Shanks, David R.·2021·Psychological Bulletin

DOI 10.1037/bul0000309

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