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SUBMITTER: Szpunar KK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3631699 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20130401 16
The recent emergence and popularity of online educational resources brings with it challenges for educators to optimize the dissemination of online content. Here we provide evidence that points toward a solution for the difficulty that students frequently report in sustaining attention to online lectures over extended periods. In two experiments, we demonstrate that the simple act of interpolating online lectures with memory tests can help students sustain attention to lecture content in a manne ...[more]