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The terms retrieval and retrieval practice have become increasingly prevalent in education in recent years. While there is nothing new about the idea that pupils need to both learn and remember what they have learned, things have advanced significantly in the field of cognitive science. We now know more than ever before about how the brain and specifically memory functions. This, plus an increased emphasis on long-term memory in the Ofsted inspection framework, means that many schools are focusing on retrieval and retention as key development priorities.

Aims and outcomes

  • Explore why retrieval is so important to effective learning.
  • Review what the research evidence tells us about retrieval.
  • Consider how retrieval practice can be incorporated in the classroom.

Unit content

Unit 1: What is 'retrieval' and why does it matter?
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    Step 1: What do we mean by the term 'retrieval'?
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    Step 2: The forgetting curve
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    Step 3: Retrieval practice
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    Step 4: The challenge of curricular coverage
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    Step 5: Retrieval: Learning into practice
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    End of Unit 1 quiz