Tomayto, tomahto, potayto, retrieval?
/What's in a name?
When we talk about retrieval practice, we describe it as "bringing information to mind" or "getting information out." We retrieve every day, all the time – from our favorite movie quotes to whether we turned off the kitchen stove (we hope you did).
Our shared vocabulary for "retrieval practice" helps us communicate and collaborate. But no matter what we call it, learning by any other name would be just as powerful!
Retrieval Practice: How do you define it?
Have you seen our "retrieval practices about retrieval practice?" In our first one, we asked how you define retrieval practice. Here are five of our (many) favorites:
Having to strain your memory in order to do something previously learned
Reaching into the recesses of my brain to grab knowledge I've stored there either short or long term
Recalling what you have been learning without the pressure of having your results evaluated, but rather to help make the learning, through retrieval, permanent.
Digging for the information in your brain and bringing it up to the learning surface
The act of actively generating knowledge from memory as opposed to simply reading
How do you define retrieval practice? Take our retrieval practice and view definitions from hundreds of educators. (No tomatoes or potatoes required!)
