Memory techniques effectively improve recall and retention

Mohammad B. Azzam, Ronald A. Easteal. Retrieval Practice for Improving Long-Term Retention in Anatomical Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01298-8

The research found that incorporating retrieval practice into an undergraduate anatomy course enhanced final exam performance and long-term retention.

alice latimier, Arnaud Rierget, Son Thierry Ly, Franck Ramus. Retrieval practice promotes long-term retention irrespective of the placement. 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dk63q

This study confirms that retrieval practice promotes long-term retention across various placements of re-exposure episodes.

Richard John Allen, Amy Louise Atkinson, Alan D. Baddeley. Selective retrieval practice can benefit long-term retention of untested associations: Evidence from a word triplet paradigm. 2024. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tv485

The findings show that retrieval practice benefits not only the tested material but also improves retention of associated information over extended periods.

Siwei Long, Yijie Wang, Jiaxuan Chen, Hongwen Cao, Yi Tang. The Benefits of Covert Retrieval Practice on Short- and Long-Term L3 Vocabulary Retention. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16071124

This study provides behavioral evidence that retrieval practice significantly enhances both short- and long-term vocabulary recall and recognition.

Liping Zhuang, Jingyi Wang, Bingsen Xiong, Cheng Bian, Lei Hao, Peter J. Bayley, Shaozheng Qin. Rapid Neural Reorganization during Retrieval Practice Predicts Subsequent Long-term Retention and False Memory. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.02.020321

The research shows that active retrieval practice induces neural reorganization that predicts successful subsequent long-term memory retention.