Butler and Roediger (2007) gave some students a lecture summary whereas other "students" received short answer tests with feedback if the participants for half of the answers.A final control group of participants did not get a summary nor did they receive a short answer test.The group that did the best on a later test was:
A)the control group.
B)the group given lecture summaries.
C)all groups performed equivalently.
D)the group that received short-answer tests.

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The group that received short-answer tests performed the best on a later test. This suggests that actively retrieving information from memory through testing can lead to better retention and recall of information compared to passively reading a lecture summary. The control group did not receive any intervention, so it is not surprising that they did not perform as well as the group that received a form of intervention.

Butler and Roediger (2007) Gave Some Students a Lecture Summary