Repeated testing improves long-term retention relative to repeated study: a randomised controlled trial.

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Published in Med Educ on December 01, 2009

Authors

Douglas P Larsen1, Andrew C Butler, Henry L Roediger

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. larsend@neuro.wustl.edu

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